Example sentences of "[adv] at each [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she 's taking solids , she wo n't want much at each meal . |
| 2 | A dozen or so well-bred men in dark suits — some of them , noted Dyson with interest , wearing Brigade ties — were standing about drinking gin and smiling agreeably at each other 's jokes . |
| 3 | He trod lightly , picking his feet up swiftly at each step in order to make as little contact as possible with the soft oozing mud . |
| 4 | Words or phrases may be replaced either throughout the length of a document in one step , or optionally at each occurrence . |
| 5 | Oblivious to the milling crush around them , they stood staring delightedly at each other . |
| 6 | To detect any contamination of samples before breaking the code , negative controls of sterile water were included with the samples in a ratio of one negative control per three samples and treated identically at each stage . |
| 7 | It was briefly revived in 1957 until superseded by a new Promenade ‘ Circular ’ , which was circular only at each end ! |
| 8 | If the stock in these categories is to be revised and replenished often enough at each service point to keep its readers supplied with fresh material , then buying of new titles will be at an extremely wasteful level — since few of the titles withdrawn would be out-of-date or physically obsolete at the time of their withdrawal . |
| 9 | They spent only a minute or so at each tree , cleaning off dried latex , adjusting the collecting supports and making new incisions through which the day 's latex could escape . |
| 10 | ‘ I only overhang the couch by a foot or so at each end ; why do n't I attempt to curl up there when you and Janice are in residence , if not flagrante , in the bedroom ? ’ |
| 11 | A few checks will soon show which tags ( if any ) connect together at each position of the switch . |
| 12 | The iron-clad Monitor and Merrimack hammered away at each other in the American Civil War . |
| 13 | Even the pair of plumed cockatoos that normally chattered away at each other in their wrought-iron enclosure were asleep on their perches . |
| 14 | Quite apart from the unique trousers , the jacket was similar to those worn by cavalry officers as dress kit , buttoned at the throat and falling away at each side . |
| 15 | How can Unionism possibly survive when Protestant and Catholic are no longer at each other 's throats , when discrimination has been dealt a body-blow ? … |
| 16 | Pick an open , clear piece of water and close your eyes for small intervals which you gradually make longer at each attempt . |
| 17 | Individuals feed and grow slowly , spending longer at each growth stage and ultimately producing fewer eggs . |
| 18 | Their long , slurred vowels rendered their German almost incomprehensible to me , though it was impossible not to listen in as they argued more loudly and grinned more broadly at each other 's jokes as the beer did its work . |
| 19 | Branson and Draper smiled broadly at each other . |
| 20 | Bold and extrovert characters , they would sit on the bedroom balcony and shout raucously at each other , but they really are quite handsome birds . |
| 21 | In an hour they were all ready and stood in the parlour looking humorously at each other in their best shirts of white linen and clean breeches . |
| 22 | Kenneth and Mary smiled uncertainly at each other . |
| 23 | It allows them to promote the false claim that the blacks are not fit to run South Africa when clearly they are still at each other 's throats . |
| 24 | What kind of life are we going to have together if we 're forever at each other 's throats ? ’ |
| 25 | The men glanced quickly at each other . |
| 26 | ‘ One of these days ’ George promised and they smiled quickly at each other isolating Maxim in a twinge of envy . |
| 27 | You can SCAN , which involves just looking quickly at each page , to pick out anything which you recognise as being relevant to you , and which you can then read in detail ( scanning involves looking for keywords ) . |
| 28 | He continued up the hill , and she went on down ; but a few paces further on she stopped and looked back , and it was at that precise moment that it happened , because he had turned back as well and for a few moments they looked longingly at each other , each tongue-tied , but each sure , now , of the other 's feelings . |
| 29 | And so the lines had been drawn for the battle that still raged , feminists and FAMILY glaring balefully at each other over the dying body of the welfare state . |
| 30 | I felt very down , but once he began to need my milk it seemed worthwhile and I gradually began to produce a little more at each pumping . |