Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv prt] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked down at Tom 's heavy brown ankle boots , his thick navy overcoat and the green corduroy cap with the tufts of white hair sticking out at either side . |
| 2 | Since many people are unable to meet the costs of litigation from their own resources , the availability of representation under the legal aid scheme will often be the crucial factor in deciding whether the case goes on at all . |
| 3 | As I have already noted , some kind of political change goes on at all times , produced by the succession of generations , the rise and fall of dynasties , competition among various social groups , economic and cultural developments , changing external circumstances , and more idiosyncratic factors , which can only be understood fully through detailed historical studies . |
| 4 | Reactions Carried Out at Constant Pressure |
| 5 | The present looks back at some great figure of an earlier century and wonders , Was he on our side ? |
| 6 | For a drainage level to come in at this depth would have required some 600 ft. of tunnelling and of course , since the art of blasting was not yet introduced , it would have been a protracted and costly operation . |
| 7 | Where a transfer of value is made by associated operations carried out at different times it shall be treated as made at the time of the last of them . |
| 8 | Thus tree rings are differentiated by the types , density and size of cell laid down at different times of the year ; varves by the gradation in particle size resulting from sedimentation of debris released into rivers and carried to lakes by the annual melt of glaciers ; and ice core layers by differences in dust content and acidity . |
| 9 | Many of the more glamorous film and photographic opportunities crop up at short notice , so you have to be flexible . |
| 10 | ‘ The action goes along at break-neck velocity to reach its conclusion and so there is no problem with the audience fidgeting . ’ |
| 11 | Make the other tentacles in the same way , varying the direction of the curve so that when assembled the tentacles branch out at different angles . |
| 12 | ‘ Mr. Kegan phoned over at nine to say he wanted to talk to you as soon as possible , and you wo n't have time to do it yourself before he comes . ’ |
| 13 | This year , the funds have been allocated very much according to the UFC 's grading of the quality of research carried out at each university . |
| 14 | The gap between the two , although only a few metres wide , is deep enough for my boat to pass through at any state of tide . |
| 15 | The car drew up at one of the big houses on the prosperous shore road , facing the grassy slope that led up to the promenade . |
| 16 | The price-earnings ratio for the larger software companies was 24.7 against just 15.1 for smaller companies , while total market capitalisation to turnover came in at 1.24 for large and 1.11 for small companies . |
| 17 | Fallen branches littered the rides and new growths of whippy little sapling twigs poked down at head-and-shoulder height to a horseman . |
| 18 | The top-placed battery car came in at eighth place . |
| 19 | Clements turned up at 3.55 . |
| 20 | So while his real eyes glanced round at another vault of blank green rock , his A eyes saw the first of the ghosts sliding out of the stone to say hi . |
| 21 | One of the greatest of all sports car road races ever run , the Mille Miglia was first held in 1927 and , by tradition , cars set off at one-minute intervals from the centre of Brescia , raced down to Rome and returned . |
| 22 | Seamans said it was very rare that violence broke out at American football , baseball or basketball games , ‘ and what is the biggest concern is that it seems to be organised violence at European soccer games which is something we have never experienced , ’ he added . |
| 23 | Secretaries hit out at that bad office equipment |
| 24 | The account was then allowed to lie dormant while Yousefi collected the cheque books sent out at regular intervals . |
| 25 | Ari looked up at this prompt . |
| 26 | Instead of buying them aftershave at Christmas , their eyes lit up at enormous , giftwrapped , tubs of Swarfega . |
| 27 | The extension 's roof sloped up at forty-five degrees to within about four feet of the roof proper . |
| 28 | The first time , Dot cried out at this new kind of hurt . |
| 29 | Guy 's mouth kicked up at one corner in a wryly amused smile . |
| 30 | Half the fun of viewing them is that subjects come up at random . |