Example sentences of "[verb] at [art] [adj] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The money supply , measured by a broad definition , should only be allowed to increase at a stable and gradual rate , in line with the growth of the economy 's productive capacity . |
| 2 | In 1990 it came of age , in 1991 it carried on where it left off with a superb Easter opening at a cold and windy Donington Park , England … |
| 3 | If they made the bead taste bitter , by dipping it in alcohol , or quinine , or the pungent methylanthranilate , then the chick would peck once , show disgust by shaking its head vigorously and wiping its beak on the floor of its pen , and then back away , refusing to peck at a similar but dry bead offered any time from a few seconds to a few days subsequently . |
| 4 | Bill looks at the Danish and then at the dog , its eyes fixed on the Danish . |
| 5 | The visitor , seeing an orchard in blossom , thinks wistfully of the autumn fruit harvest , knowing that by then he will be far away ; but the resident looks at the pink and white flowers with delight , for when these lovely petals fall he will see the young fruit growing until , when September comes , the orchard is once again beautiful . |
| 6 | Jill Goolden looks at the Gallic and Germanic influences on Alsace wines |
| 7 | Carl Gardner looks at the corporate and creative statement made by Fitch-RS 's new King 's Cross headquarters , designed by its own architectural division , Fitch Benoy |
| 8 | I trained at the Royal and I 'll be able to get you a bed immediately . ’ |
| 9 | Before we consider how these ideologies affected attitudes to death , we must glance at the social and economic changes that provided the context within which they operated . |
| 10 | Excellent facilities are available which allow experimental work to be pursued at the cellular and molecular as well as at the whole animal level ; modern equipment and computing facilities are backed up with excellent mechanical and electronic workshops , photographic and graphic facilities , and technical support is available . |
| 11 | In spite of the shift to the political right there remains widespread support for state-funded programmes in education and health and for those which are targeted at the poor and the old . |
| 12 | So it promises to bridge the gap that still in fact exists in many if not most organizations between what happens at the local and individual level and what 's happening at the corporate level . |
| 13 | We are still , however , a long way from a socialist feminist policy on housing , and much more work needs to be done at the theoretical and political level . |
| 14 | Volcanic lines and clusters also exhibit patterning at the regional and local scale with both radial and rectilinear arrangements being found . |
| 15 | If another competitor catches you up , they may overtake at a safe and suitable place , and you should give way . |
| 16 | Nuclear power is a national option with repercussions that are first felt at the regional and local levels . |
| 17 | In the modern period capital is instead organized at a national or transnational scale so that the previous ( capitalist ) rationale for sub-national government has withered away , except for a few spatially constrained sectors of capital , such as development interests or companies engaged in extracting mineral resources . |
| 18 | If a problem ( or a proof ) seems too difficult as it stands one can try looking at a special or simpler case . |
| 19 | Looking at the administrative and financial arrangements more generally , the diminution of political concern is remarkable . |
| 20 | In this assessment of an explanation the writer has disagreed with the main proposition and supported it by looking at the Liberal and Labour parties separately , and secondly at the other factors making for Liberal decline . |
| 21 | sales and marketing manager for Whirpool Commercial , looks at the hygiene regulations that apply to the caterer , with particular reference to the Food Safety Act , highlighting the importance of using a commercial , rather than domestic microwave , and also looking at the economic and environmental benefits offered by a waste compactor . |
| 22 | A visit to a country house for instance will probably include reference to some of the social groups and classes of the period under study ( upstairs/downstairs , the estate workers , the craft or factory workers who produced many of the goods seen in the house ) ; the role of the gentry as leaders and rulers of their society can be covered ; there will be ample scope for looking at the economic and technological aspects of life in the period , especially if the house is related to its setting and the surrounding estate and countryside that supported it ; finally there will be objects or rooms in the house which relate to cultural or religious life in the period . |
| 23 | And the contact turned into an embrace without either of them looking at the other or talking , they just put their arms around each other . |
| 24 | Probably only a minority of these carried the commitment through into adulthood , though as Gilroy writes ( 1987 : 187 ) , " by looking at the broad and diverse use to which the language and symbols of Rastafari have been put , it is possible to conceive it as a movement in which the lines dividing different levels of commitment are necessarily flexible " . |
| 25 | While some may come to admire the Guercino or the girandoles , many people , including children , may enjoy looking at the old or not-so-old toys , or even a collection of fifty years of milk bottles from the local dairy . |
| 26 | ‘ We 'll look at that when we 're looking at the commercial and marketing risk . |
| 27 | His manager , Simon , who was also Cyril 's elder brother , had persuaded him to lower his sights — or rather to aim at a different and better target . |
| 28 | These would take place on a series of Sundays , for instance , or as a block of evening classes , and cater for all levels of ability from foundation and introductory courses to advanced tuition , allowing students to progress at a steady and consistent rate . |
| 29 | Oral explanations and discussion may convey a meaning and a depth lacking in written explanation which may tend to be accepted at an uncritical and somewhat superficial level . |
| 30 | The enquiry will be based on detailed case studies , including corporate and state interests operating at the national and EEC levels , as well as local employers , landowners and pressure groups in three different rural districts — Copeland ( Cumbria ) , Aylesbury Vale ( Buckinghamshire ) and East Devon . |