Example sentences of "[vb -s] at an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , this proves difficult in the space available when you consider that the total number of current classes stands at an impressive 170 ! |
| 2 | It can be said of these strong-minded and independently gifted accomplices that their work shows a dimension of reciprocity and replication , of the production unit , which stands at an appreciable remove from parody and plagiarism , and from the mimicry of other people 's voices which is comprehended in the term ‘ ventriloquism ’ , which Amis goes in for in private , among friends , and which is also a pleasure of the novels he writes . |
| 3 | this fixed fee competitive scenario , then we will insist that we are actually comparing apples with apples and not apples with pears , whe when the client looks at our fee and he looks at an external consultant 's or another railway internal consultant 's fee |
| 4 | To find it , simply follow a line from Beta through Epsilon ; Omega lies at an equal distance on the far side of Epsilon . |
| 5 | The quest for dominance starts at an early age , and even kids spar with one another . |
| 6 | With a star of greater mass , everything happens at an accelerated rate , and the star 's active life is much shorter than with our sedate Sun . |
| 7 | Something in me still revolts at an outright demand : it draws me into explanations of the connection between money and work . |
| 8 | Analysts said they expected the group to have no big problems persuading shareholders to approve the restructuring plans at an extraordinary general meeting on December 21 . |
| 9 | Developmental evidence suggests that an attachment to the symbols of monarchy occurs at an early stage , well before sophisticated cost-benefit analyses of national revenue are possible ( Abramson and Inglehan , 1970 ) . |
| 10 | Crohn 's disease occurs at an unusual high frequency among patients with Turner 's syndrome , known for its association with autoimmunity . |
| 11 | A. This argues that , since information arrives at an uneven rate , the observed distribution of futures price changes ( or returns ) will be a mixture of a number of normal distributions , and this observed distribution will be leptokurtic . |
| 12 | The migrating cells may be made up of a mixture of all the different cell types in immature form , that go to all the sites and a particular type survives only if it arrives at an appropriate site — a sort of cell selection . |
| 13 | In contract Mr does not count hours , but arrives at an overall figure of seven thousand five hundred pounds . |
| 14 | David Livingstone arrives at an African village . |
| 15 | OPTIONS : Any regiments of Dwarfs may be equipped with either spears at an additional cost of +1 point per model , or crossbows , at an additional cost of +3 points per model . |
| 16 | Delegates at the second annual congress of the movement voted overwhelmingly early yesterday to approve a programme designed to build an independent economy and social structure in Latvia before the republic secedes at an unspecified date . |
| 17 | The Banks have also agreed to give the IBOA information on staff and payroll costs at an early date . |
| 18 | Obtaining office copy entries ( as opposed to furnishing merely a copy of the registered title ) is advisable as it reveals at an early stage whether or not there is a second charge which may not have been disclosed to the husband 's solicitors . |
| 19 | More than once they saw a passer-by , soaking wet , shout threats and curses at an open window . |
| 20 | Bamboo grows at an amazing pace . |
| 21 | ‘ The US economic recovery is well on its way , as long as the Fed makes sure that the money supply grows at an appropriate pace , ’ said Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady . |
| 22 | The creature grows at an alarming rate , then escapes and cuts a swathe of destruction as it moves through the southern Italian countryside . |
| 23 | Because incense burns at an even rate and without flame , it is well suited for measuring the division of the religious day and for other purposes . |
| 24 | Like finds at an archaeological site , each book listed there is an object that speaks for itself . |
| 25 | A new idea emerges at an interdisciplinary interface where there is a fusion of different technologies . |
| 26 | The path eventually emerges at an old fishing hut on the shore of Loch Avich . |
| 27 | Language learning progresses at an easy pace , with plenty of reinforcement and revision to ensure lessons are thoroughly learnt . |
| 28 | London traffic now moves at an average speed of eleven miles per hour . |
| 29 | When the adult points at an interesting object , the young baby looks at the adult 's hand . |
| 30 | The NPV method simply discounts at an agreed discount rate . |