Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elsewhere , the Malla Park near Kilpisjärvi is famous for its flora , and walkers can reach the three-countries stone , where the three Arctic Scandinavian countries meet at a single spot . |
| 2 | The parallels of the extreme behaviourist and the extreme hereditarian meet at a finite point and join hands in mystic union , like the snake with its tail in its mouth , welded together by the acetylene torch of commitment to one approach and one answer to a multitude of questions . |
| 3 | Where there are definite intuitions about which elements belong at a given level , we may speak of substantive levels . |
| 4 | The mines were going off too early , but aniseed balls placed between contacts proved effective , for aniseed balls dissolve at a constant rate no matter what the temperature . |
| 5 | As a result , genes underwriting the avoidance of incest remain at a high level in the population . |
| 6 | When the Netherlands is the seat of war , all the peasants grow rich , for they pay no rent when the enemy is in the country , and provisions sell at a high rate . ’ |
| 7 | The simplest models assume that earnings grow at a constant rate of g per cent per year . |
| 8 | Rolle 's Meditations embody at a literary level his appreciation of the shaping energies of the form of the inner life . |
| 9 | There are also statutory covenants requiring landlords , of properties let at a low rent , to ensure that they are both fit for human habitation at the start of the tenancy and are kept fit for habitation throughout the lease : |
| 10 | These " Kerr " black holes rotate at a constant rate , their size and shape depending only on their mass and rate of rotation . |
| 11 | The lower tier work centre committees operate at a level intermediate between workplace and zone ( the RENFE equivalent of the BR region ) . |
| 12 | The Warranties generally require confirmation that a state of affairs exist at a certain date , eg Completion . |
| 13 | The eggs hatch and the tadpoles develop at a spectacular rate . |
| 14 | My own recollections begin at a public function just over 20 years ago . |
| 15 | AN ULSTER teenager was in a spin last week after prematurely celebrating winning a brand new car in a prize draw at a local disco . |
| 16 | If Southland 's game is representative of New Zealand rugby , then it 's quick and the forwards move at a great pace ’ — JACK ROWELL ( England ‘ B ’ coach in New Zealand ) after the 31–16 win against Southland . |
| 17 | John had advised him to transfer from Rome airport to the railway station to avoid a five hour wait at Rome , but oh ! no ! big boots insisted on flying , although the late flight from Rome is notorious — and , of course , just after John had left for Naples airport , having to do quite a lot of the journey on foot , as late evening buses stop at a given time on Public Holidays , rang to say that Alitalia was alleging weather problems at Naples and so the passengers would be transferred by coach arriving at 2am . |
| 18 | However , gilts trade at a clean price but have accrued interest added on . |
| 19 | All cold-blooded creatures move at a leisurely pace , but are capable , as we have seen , of sudden flights of speed when necessary . |
| 20 | Obviously , there will always be resource problems for a variety of activities that local authorities would like to carry out , under whatever Government exist at a particular time . |
| 21 | Therefore it is hypothesized that , rather than evolving at a constant speed in calendar time , futures prices evolve at a constant speed in event time . |
| 22 | Cattle and sheep move at a leisurely pace over the earthworks that mark where men once lived and worked . |
| 23 | A new Technical Conservation , Research and Education group has been created to co-ordinate research and conservation skills developments , and ensure that our practical conservation standards remain at a high level . |
| 24 | Children get at a loose end . ’ |
| 25 | Since the lift generated depends on the ratio of two flow patterns ( created by the cylinder 's rotation and the wind acting on the cylinder ) a sudden increase in wind speed while the rotors turn at a constant speed reduces the lift in proportion . |
| 26 | The strategy could not make , nor sustain if it could , the ceteris paribus conditions such as the idea of a perfect vacuum in which objects fall at a constant rate of acceleration whatever their size and shape . |
| 27 | Four clerks sit at a long desk , chatting . |
| 28 | We 'll make the poor Weavers work at a low rate ; We 'll find fault where there 's no fault , and so we will bate ; If trading goes dead , we will presently show it ; But if it grows bad , they shall never know it ; We 'll tell them that cloth beyond sea will not go , We care not whether we keep clothing or no . |
| 29 | ‘ This new scheme will ensure that , where local authorities spend at a sensible level , no ratepayer or ratepaying couple anywhere in the country will be more than £3 a week worse off when the community charge is introduced , ’ he said . |
| 30 | There were a range of meetings , some private meetings with district councils when they 've given the opportunity to discuss issues erm themselves , and quite clearly our members did in fact look at a whole range of projections before coming to a final view . |