Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] at [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from generalities relating to balanced inclined planes , one patent sought to protect details of the lift as a whole ; the second sought to protect the device of gradually reducing the gradient of the upper end of the incline to balance the apparent loss in weight of the descending tank as it became immersed at the lower level . |
| 2 | Roberts , using statistics for 1960 , 1970 and projected for 1980 , shows how in six of the largest Latin American countries , Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Mexico , Peru and Venezuela , the urban population has grown at a faster rate than has the total population ( Roberts 1978 ) . |
| 3 | International factoring has grown at a faster rate than domestic factoring over the past five years but still remains only a small fraction of domestic business . |
| 4 | Between 1985 and 1990 , however , the number of people aged over 85 supported in residential care by local authorities has declined at a slower rate than that for all people aged 65+ . |
| 5 | Having looked at the broader canvas of mission in these first two chapters , we now focus our attention without apology on the need for ‘ church growth ’ . |
| 6 | In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time . |
| 7 | It could scarcely have come at a worse time . |
| 8 | This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ . |
| 9 | For the CEGB , trying to sell nuclear reliability to an increasingly sceptical local population , this could hardly have come at a worse time . |
| 10 | She could not have come at a worse time ; a few hours after she arrived , she was a helpless burning hulk , with most of her passengers and crew dead . |
| 11 | It could not have come at a worse time for the Royal Family , almost on the eve of the wedding of Princess Anne to Commander Tim Laurence . |
| 12 | I 'm afraid it could n't have come at a worse time . |
| 13 | But he gave her a smouldering glance and said , ‘ This change in the weather could n't have come at a worse time . |
| 14 | ‘ In many ways , it could not have come at a worse time because the selectors are obviously considering alternatives after the defeat at Old Trafford and I would like to think I would be one of them . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ God witness , ’ said Llewelyn , drumming his long fingers on the arms of his chair in a hard-driven rhythm that was always a key to the stresses of his mind , ‘ it could not have come at a worse time . |
| 16 | The invitation could not have come at a better time . |
| 17 | For Sinton , who made his England debut in Poznan in the crucial final qualifier against Poland last November and was a member of the England B side that defeated France B at Loftus Road in February , that run could not have come at a better time . |
| 18 | And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family . |
| 19 | ‘ The cash could n't have come at a better time , ’ said George at their home in Swansea , Wales . |
| 20 | " You could n't have come at a better time , " said Fleury cheerfully . |
| 21 | ‘ This holiday has been a godsend and could n't have come at a better time . |
| 22 | It could n't have come at a better time . |
| 23 | League Cup success could n't have come at a better time for Rangers , nor for that matter could the return to goalscoring form of Ally McCoist . |
| 24 | League Cup success could n't have come at a better time for Rangers , nor for that matter could the return to goalscoring form of Ally McCoist . |
| 25 | ‘ Then my news could not have come at a better time ! ’ |
| 26 | That 's his first for the club and could n't have come at a better time for Hereford , though . |
| 27 | New boy , Brian Marwood gave them the lead ; his first goal for the club and it could n't have come at a better time . |
| 28 | And it could n't have come at a better time for the 29 year old bowler in this his benefit season . |
| 29 | If the money had been spent on social and industrial problems then the American economy might well have grown at a higher rate than it has , and technological innovation might have been more rapid in areas which directly contribute to trade . |
| 30 | Nor could it have occurred at a worse time . |