Example sentences of "[noun] were at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Confronting the referee over his mug of vodka , I insisted that he call the game off as it was obvious the five Chamden lads were at a complete disadvantage against our full team . |
| 2 | He came in when the lads were at a low ebb somewhere on the ocean bed . |
| 3 | In India we missionaries were at a loose end . |
| 4 | Most measurements made in this work were at a fixed frequency of 1,592Hz . |
| 5 | The newspapers embarked on a steady reporting of rape and sexual assault cases , alleged to be on the increase , although official figures stated that sex offences were at a 10-year low . |
| 6 | Admittedly , the weather was worse , English fortunes were at a low ebb , and the higher charges may well have deterred many people , especially the Caribbean fans ; but one suspects that some thousands of people simply could not face the prospect of yet another day almost entirely given over to fast bowling . |
| 7 | The shift between 1931 and 1951 is particularly significant , since the former census was taken during a period of heavy unemployment when employment opportunities for older workers were at a low level and public opinion did not favour efforts to promote it ; whilst in 1951 the exact opposite conditions prevailed . |
| 8 | In 1870 Stroudley was appointed locomotive and carriage superintendent of the London , Brighton , and South Coast Railway at a time when its locomotives , rolling-stock , and workshops were at a low ebb . |
| 9 | With regard to the right hon. Gentleman 's earlier remarks about opting in , I suggest that he discusses that matter with his right hon. Friends who would have signed the treaty in full without waiting to see what the economic conditions were at a later stage . |
| 10 | Assuming a constant rate of inflation of 5 per cent per annum , the real value of the relief would decline by a compounded figure of 39 per cent over 10 years and , if inflation were at a constant 10 per cent per annum , the corresponding decline would be 61 per cent . |
| 11 | Enjoying immunities from various forms of taxation and from administrative interference by the State , the monasteries were at a distinct advantage in accumulating land and retaining scarce peasant labour , and they benefited from a flow of bequests by repentant sons of the Church . |
| 12 | The fortunes of wartime Britain were at a low ebb in July 1941 . |
| 13 | The Indian authorities on Nov. 22 and 28 denied that US pressure had been brought to bear , maintaining that negotiations for the sale of a reactor were at a preliminary stage and would not contravene international law . |
| 14 | He had taken up a woman 's role , and in the most feminine way taken up the nursing of Sien when his own mental and physical health were at a low ebb . |
| 15 | The three children were at a separate table , grudgingly tolerated by the landlord . |
| 16 | Assistant county planning officer Alfreda Thistlethwaite said negotiations between the National Trust and Government departments over buying the land were at a crucial stage . |
| 17 | Large areas of India were at a virtual standstill on May 22 , with little public transport and few shops open . |
| 18 | During Flypast 's visit in early March , preparations were at a frantic pace for a limited opening in April , with progressive expansion as and when time and money permitted . |