Example sentences of "[verb] at the [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In practice , medical workload is often reduced in the summer period and educational events usually organised at the least popular holiday times , so this serves further to simplify the exercise . |
| 2 | The shortest priced favourite can stumble and fall at the very first fence while the 100–1 outsider can achieve the ultimate glory . |
| 3 | ON Monday night in London four of Darlington 's brightest bands appear at the highly trendy Orange Club in West Kensington , hoping to impress a crowd of business executives . |
| 4 | James Courtney crashed at the very fast Mathers cross bend on the first 250 race , but was reported last night to be sitting up in hospital . |
| 5 | BARRY GOODWIN looks at the most probable causes of fish deaths in some of this year 's new ones and suggests ways to prevent it from happening to you . |
| 6 | Intonation and sentence stress — This section looks at the most common intonation patterns and problems in English , and gives students practice in the intonation used , for instance , in making polite requests , showing interest , disagreeing politely etc . |
| 7 | The need for user studies has been widely discussed in the past decade , and Chapter 4 of this book looks at the very considerable recent literature on the subject . |
| 8 | Equine nutritionist Zoe Davies MSc looks at the rapidly expanding supplement market . |
| 9 | At one remove from decentralization is the Athenian model of action which lies at the least controlled end of the continuum . |
| 10 | The summer school job that she 'd been relying on had been cancelled at the very last minute and other temporary jobs were a bit thin on the ground . |
| 11 | More than physical possession , in which , Proust says , one actually possesses nothing , Marcel seeks from Albertine reassurance concerning his own distinctiveness , his separateness , his individuality , and in Proust 's conception of love , therefore , failure is inevitable , because despite the conventionally unifying language of love , what we seek at the most profound level is not contact with another person , but contact with ourselves . |
| 12 | Nevertheless , given the strength of local ties , the patriotism that w as to mark the great crises remained an abstract emotion , imperfectly felt at the most intimate levels . |
| 13 | In the former you examine design specifications from which are produced a drawing , diagram or plan to scale , looking at the most economic and effective way of manufacturing the article . |
| 14 | we 're looking at the most likely scenario being appointing nobody , and if we do appoint somebody a complaint examiner , it seems , |
| 15 | I am looking at the most magnificent townscape in London . |
| 16 | They will also use the data from two major surveys which have been funded directly by the ESRC : the survey , for which Paul Edwards is primarily responsible , looking at the place of industrial relations considerations within managerial decision-making in large manufacturing establishments , and the so-called ‘ Higher Level Survey ’ , for which Paul Marginson is responsible , looking at the hitherto neglected area of enterprise-level decision-making in industrial relations . |
| 17 | In others he will have virtually no guidance , beyond looking at the relatively few determinate sentences for attempted murder and considering what adjustment should be made for the fact that death ensued . |
| 18 | Propagating roses by seed is more involved , so we will begin by looking at the less complicated vegetative methods favoured by a majority of amateur gardeners . |
| 19 | ‘ Having twins as characters was a device for looking at the very silly phrase ‘ having it all ’ : it was a way of signalling this division within us . |
| 20 | The possible implications of this development are best considered when looking at the more general direction which the control on discretion is , and should be , taking . |
| 21 | If you think about , it 's very difficult for looking at graph one than er than er looking at the more settled line on graph two , which is actually the same thing if you abide by that |
| 22 | Actuaries have recently been considering the particular difficulties of calculating pensions valuations in divorce cases , but have also been looking at the much wider issues raised by the changing pattern of divorce and marriage . |
| 23 | Until the end of the month David Zwirner , son of the Cologne gallery magnate Rudolph Zwirner , shows a video installation called ‘ hors-champs ’ by Stan Douglas , a young Vancouver artist whose work was seen at the most recent ‘ Documenta ’ . |
| 24 | To do this we look at the very small differences in energy levels of electrons in the atom that these nuclear properties produce . |
| 25 | If you look at the very slow times , I think you 'll find it was pretty dead old ground . ’ |
| 26 | Come and see celebrity cooks in action , sample foods and wines from around the world and look at the very latest in kitchen equipment . |
| 27 | Here we look at the more important names . |
| 28 | A group of visitors look at the fully automated packing line in operation . |
| 29 | Even if we adopt a much narrower focus and look at the specifically political institutions of the proclaimed democracies , it is plain that there is a long way to go before democratic principles are fully embodied in them . |
| 30 | As training and hire costs are comparatively low int he USA and certain other countries , it 's not altogether surprising that our young , impecunious hopefuls feel frustrated at the much higher prices asked in the UK . |