Example sentences of "[vb -s] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Phyllis is very particular about cleanliness , which is why she always shops at the new branch of Safeways . |
| 2 | The seasoned rockers and cabaret bores at the local pub would appreciate the fact they have travelled up and down the country , playing every decrepit club and hovel on the way . |
| 3 | If Winnicott 's image of the mirror-image is a valid one and what the baby needs at a certain stage is a reflection of a meaningful world in which she/he has some place , we are also back with perception and self-perception . |
| 4 | It also suggested that legislation should be brought in that required planners , designers and architects to consider future health and safety needs at the initial design stage . |
| 5 | We first met Pacific waters at the windswept village of Puerto Natales , and suddenly there were mountains all around us : mountains and glaciers , and curious seabirds and dolphins and spume-whipped sea , the water a vivid blue under a cloudless sky . |
| 6 | ‘ ( 2 ) Where the company has at a relevant time … entered into a transaction with any person at an undervalue , the [ administrator or liquidator ] may apply to the court for an order under this section . |
| 7 | ‘ ( 2 ) Where the company has at a relevant time … given a preference to any person , the [ administrator or liquidator ] may apply to the court for an order under this section . |
| 8 | ‘ ( 1 ) … where an individual is adjudged bankrupt and he has at a relevant time … entered into a transaction with any person at an undervalue , the trustee of the bankrupt 's estate may apply to the court for an order under this section . |
| 9 | For a continuously varying trait ( let us use human size as an example ) , the value of the trait in an individual is probably determined by what genes it has at a large number of genetic loci , together with the effect of the environment . |
| 10 | He ought to swap the doctors that he has at the Serious Fraud Office for those who decide applications for disability allowance and attendance allowance . |
| 11 | Today , the Games ' record in this event stands at a superb 48.63 secs , while Ireland 's record-holder , Willie Johnston ( 52.25s ) , would have given Devitt a three-metre start and beaten him ! |
| 12 | The nine-foot figure stands at a new development in Dockwray Square , North Shields , Stan Laurel 's home for 10 years . |
| 13 | CONFIDENCE in the housing market stands at a 15-month high , according to a Gallup report published today . |
| 14 | Church attendance , despite rallying from a low point in the mid-Eighties , stands at a paltry 2.4 per cent of the population — half a per cent behind the Catholics . |
| 15 | Tony Bowran stands at a full six feet . |
| 16 | The number of plastic cards in circulation has risen from less than 10 million 10 years ago to 27 million today , while the total bank lending on cards — which in January 1980 stood at £934 million — currently stands at a massive £6.6 billion . |
| 17 | The number of plastic cards in circulation has risen from less than 10 million 10 years ago to 27 million today , while the total bank lending on cards — which in January 1980 stood at £934 million — currently stands at a massive £6.6 billion . |
| 18 | The policing of Northern Ireland therefore stands at a tense crossroads . |
| 19 | Charities for the homeless report that 5,000 new people a year arrive on the streets and that the total figure now stands at a staggering 300,000 for the whole country . |
| 20 | North of the Border , a balance between those architects expecting a rise and those expecting a fall in workloads in the next six months stands at a dismal minus 19 per cent . |
| 21 | On the positive side , it says that the company 's financial condition remains strong , with about $150m of cash and long-term investments at 1992 year end , and $112m of debt , and a debt-to-equity ratio that stands at a conservative 13% . |
| 22 | However , this proves difficult in the space available when you consider that the total number of current classes stands at an impressive 170 ! |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Upper House stands at the southern end of a deep yard , flanked to the east by the barn and to the north by a Norman church . |
| 25 | So what do you think about the overall situation as it stands at the present time ? |
| 26 | Our last port of call is at Chequer 's Buttress ( E1 5b ) , which fittingly stands at the far right end of Froggatt Edge . |
| 27 | However , there is a place in social research , and a very important one , for the type of interview which stands at the other extreme to the structured one , namely the non-standardised interview . |
| 28 | But before Budd came on , they had to listen to Andy Roberts , who stands at the opposite end of ufology to Hopkins and whose new book , Phantoms Of The Sky ( written with Dave Clarke , published by Robert Hale ) , gave the conference its name . |
| 29 | Mr Campbell commented ‘ The most important recent development in ordinary shares was the reverse yield gap which at present stands at the alarming value of 4 ¼%.; |
| 30 | Act aeon leans sharply across the field from the right bottom corner , struggling against three hounds , while the goddess stands at the left , quiet , head a little bent , lending a curious still beauty to the cruel scene . |