Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [vb pp] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the household was identical to the register entry , the elector on whose account the address had been selected had effectively been selected at random , and was therefore nominated for interview . |
| 2 | The defences at Alcester have only been found at one point on the north-west side by the river , and are of two periods with a wall supported by timber piles , close enough to the river bank as not to need a ditch system at this point . |
| 3 | These types of record have all been used at one time or another by the authors . |
| 4 | Example 58 , from Handel 's Messiah , is an early but outstanding example of a powerful accompaniment based on three rhythmic elements : Two elements only are used at first , the ‘ chord ’ rhythm of the upbeat quaver chord at the end of each bar , with its resolution on the first beat of the next bar , and then the higher quaver and semiquaver rhythm . |
| 5 | The knowledge explosion means what it implies ; the task of producing a scheme that would really satisfy all needs , and avoid the criticisms which had very rightly been levied at all the previous schemes , was enormous . |
| 6 | The UK government reportedly favoured the principle of " subsidiarity " [ see also p. 36741 ] , which it took to mean that decisions should only be made in Brussels which could not better be taken at national level . |
| 7 | He said that guerrilla attacks would henceforth be directed at military targets , state companies and economic installations among others . |
| 8 | Buildings — and not just historic ones — represent energy , labour and materials , which either can not be replaced or can only be replaced at enormous cost . |
| 9 | When it is demolished it is lost for good and can only be duplicated at considerable expense . |
| 10 | Unfortunately , certain landlords tend to abuse rights of access and as a first step the tenant should ensure that the right is subject to reasonable notice and may only be exercised at reasonable times , except of course in cases of emergency . |
| 11 | Continuous time means that observation is unceasing , such as a continuous record of river discharge ; quantized time is when imaginary sections are used to subdivide time , as when precipitation amounts are measured daily or weekly ; discrete time is when interest focuses upon time duration and frequency of events per unit of time ; and sampled time is when observations can only be made at particular periods , such as weekly measurements of plant growth . |
| 12 | The family celebration , at his grandmother 's house where they frequently met , was enjoyable — to a point , but the loss of his father could only be exacerbated at such a time . |
| 13 | Initially , however , such marketing can only be targeted at sophisticated investors and only on 30 business days each year . |
| 14 | At the same time it was widely known that unemployment relief , while inadequate , could only be paid at all as a result of direct subsidy from the Reich . |
| 15 | If the focus process suggests one candidate in an earlier ‘ batch ’ than another , we can say that it is imposing a strong preference between those candidates ; so strong that the second one will only be considered at all if the reasoner decides the first is completely implausible . |
| 16 | ‘ More and more decisions can only be taken at European level , ’ Mr Bangemann said . |
| 17 | A pedestal basin generally has a slightly larger washing area than a wall-hung basin ; it does n't need such a secure fixing , and the supporting pedestal hides the plumbing , but it can only be installed at one height . |
| 18 | The disturbance of setts will only be permitted at certain locations and for specific reasons . |
| 19 | They can only be resolved at great danger to myself and so I beg you , my Lord , to order my withdrawal from this country for Satan walks here . |
| 20 | Such issues can only be resolved at local level . |
| 21 | But if it was intended that Jesus survive the Cross , or never perhaps be crucified at all , one can not help wondering whether Judas was privy to the plan . |
| 22 | The meteorological aspects of the German winter have already been discussed , and could perhaps be reread at this point ( p. 36 ) . |
| 23 | It should perhaps be stressed at this point that the three-element model , while modelling many of the features of solid polymers , remains only a model . |
| 24 | In terms of manpower all three types of decision are constantly being made at all levels of the nursing organisation . |
| 25 | On Sunday 8 September 1560 , a mop fair was held at nearby Abingdon . |
| 26 | A question that has still not been answered at any point during the debate was asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham ( Mr. Walden ) : what happens if the other countries go ahead without us ? |
| 27 | The ancient civilizations were firm believers in a form of hypnosis ( although the word itself had not been coined at that time , only coming into existence in the early nineteenth century : it derives from the Greek hypnos , meaning sleep ) . |
| 28 | In some areas , such as the Three Valleys water company region north of London , aquifers have not been replenished at all . |
| 29 | The missed approach is commenced immediately on reaching decision height , if visual contact has not been made at this point . |
| 30 | But I would make clear to Mr if he looks at the minutes of the budget review sub-committee , that the suggestion of the director of property services wastes his time fully exploring all options for the disposal of all or any part of the County Farms estate , for which he probably asks for a large amount of money , since it involves an enormous amount of wasted time , is not been agreed , it 's a non-delegated item , it was a recommendation of this committee which has not been moved at this committee , and it was a most unfortunate and woolly form of words . |