Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [v-ing] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also brought Victorian attitudes dictating that dancing lessons in dance schools were more acceptable than dancing at large public Assemblies . |
| 2 | What had seemed so fresh and enticing at first was now stale , predictable . |
| 3 | Notice of Election is due to be published on 12 August 1993 with the nomination period commencing on Wednesday , 13 August 1993 and closing at 4.00 pm on Tuesday , 24 August 1993 . |
| 4 | It was that sort of place , closely knit , tight , and all go : working to horns , starting at eight and ending at five . |
| 5 | His mouth , so hard and demanding at first , was softening , moving slowly over hers . |
| 6 | The darker humour associated with ED 209 , which does indeed look quite large and threatening at first ( and not at all like a model only one foot ( 30cm ) high , which it is ) is typified when it , in error , riddles a young executive with machine-gun bullets on its first official presentation and the stunned silence is broken by a cry of ‘ Someone send for a paramedic ! ’ |
| 7 | That 's what it is Martin , confirmation really of what er Mick said to you in that interview , Steve , Tommy two , three but playing at central defence , Dean 'll be the skipper playing in midfield , Michael at the heart of the defence , Phil in midfield , Paul wears seven but will play up front , er Mark at eight in midfield , wears nine , well that 's a bit of nonsense is n't i in terms of numbering , cos he 's gon na play at left back not at centre forward , Gary is ten , Tony eleven , then on the bench , really good to see David and Rod , Bob 's there as well along with er Paul and that 's er possibly a a first chance for the youngster there , and Michael who has been bloodied already but er a little bit of experience in and er the youngsters , and as I say again it 's really good to see and in the number and er I 'm still practising and I shall give you the Pisa team when you return to the er rather sodden Lane with the spectators all huddled towards the back of the stands to get er extra protection from the er rain that 's being swept a on to the stands and er has obliterated the markings on the pitch . |
| 8 | Less embarrassing than shouting at each other in front of all these people . ’ |
| 9 | First , at the θ = 0° position the motional voltage has a considerable influence on the chopping behaviour , as shown by the differences in the results for the motor stationary and operating at 1 000 steps per second . |
| 10 | In the case of more general or abstract essays ( on whole works , on authors or on critical issues ) , it is necessary to find other means of organising an argument — though some of the means also turn out to be applicable when looking at individual passages . |
| 11 | We are taken through all the various stages of recording a simple song on four-track and , along the way , it becomes apparent that recording at this level is nowt but common sense and a basic understanding of the gear you have in front of you . |
| 12 | Avoiding an unfavourable current can often be done by tacking close to the shore since the water is normally slower when moving at shallower depths . |
| 13 | False clarity is only another name for myth ; and myth has always been obscure and enlightening at one and the same time : always using the devices of familiarity and straightforward dismissal to avoid the labour of conceptualization . |
| 14 | New hospitals are open and working at full pressure . |
| 15 | Many pupils may object that they find this kind of culture to be alien and puzzling at first since this is a non-exam course there is opportunity for pupils to mark time without any serious results but to achieve personal development gradually or late on in the course at an individual pace . |
| 16 | Lot number forty one , the brass sticks there we are , we 've got one of them showing for you just one of them showing , I 've got a hundred and fifty offered for it , one fifty , sixty , seventy , eighty one ninety , two hundred I 'm bid I 'm offered two hundred pounds , anybody else at two hundred and selling at two hundred , two twenty , two forty going on ? |
| 17 | He was breathless and moving at high speed , but there was nothing agitated or uncontrolled about him . |
| 18 | Any gas appliance is more efficient when operating at full load , which is not the case with most central heating boilers when providing only hot water heating . |
| 19 | As such , they believe active citizenship is alive when looking at voluntary/charitable work and community control . |
| 20 | Restoration by a small team led by Terry Sykes started in 1988 and looking at this dainty locomotive now in all her glory , their efforts have been well rewarded . |