Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] at a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using this diagram , it is possible to see at a glance the relationship of one context to the rest of the site . |
| 2 | The boy , who ca n't be named , was due to appear at a Youth Court in Swindon . |
| 3 | Mm and I was just wondering if that is your girl who is due to come at a quarter past six then she erm |
| 4 | Section 47 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 , was not brought into force for another five years until 1982 , Ministers of both parties having accepted the advice of Home Office officials that the provision was too risky to implement at a time of acute overcrowding in the prisons . |
| 5 | This occurred at a time when the militancy of rank-and-file officers increased . |
| 6 | This occurred at a time when the Government support in the opinion polls was at one of its lowest ebbs and seemed a desperate attempt to create an atmosphere in which opposition to the Poll Tax became synonymous with criminality . |
| 7 | This occurred at a time when the future of the Harwell Laboratory , AEA 's main research establishment , had come under review . |
| 8 | It was ironic that 1989 saw the centenary celebration of the Fabian Essays of Webb , Shaw , and their comrades ; this came at a time when Britain seemed in more complete reaction against the imperatives of Fabian rationalism than at any time for a century . |
| 9 | This came at a time when all Latin American countries had adopted policies of export-orientated growth , economic liberalization , financial deregulation and the dismantling of investment restrictions and trade barriers . |
| 10 | This came at a time when several years of large oil-revenue increases had created an exceptionally propitious atmosphere for reaching some kind of understanding . |
| 11 | This occurs at a potential of +50mV inside that part of the axon with respect to the outside . |
| 12 | This happened at a time when the ice had , so to speak , sucked up much of the sea . |
| 13 | This happened at a turning-point in Caribbean affairs , for in 1670 the Spanish accepted the inevitable and by the Treaty of Madrid acknowledged the English colonies in the West Indies as legitimate settlements , though the logging settlements on the central American mainland were left in an ill-defined position . |
| 14 | A gold ring from Kalyvia shows a naked woman pulling down a bough of the sacred tree and another worshipping at a boulder . |
| 15 | ‘ I wonder how long we are prepared to vacillate at a time when Britain , and all that Britain stands for , and human civilization , are in peril ? ’ |
| 16 | Then , there is the real possibility that a serious defeat for the government could result in a general election and , under the British system , the opposition , just as much as the government , would prefer this to happen at a time favourable to themselves . |
| 17 | The greater number of developers are not necessarily confined to any particular geographical area and will , therefore , not only investigate the market potential in the immediate locality of their home base , but Will be equally prepared to operate at a distance . |
| 18 | But all this comes at a cost , one which McDeere only realises as his new employers ' real work becomes increasingly clear . |
| 19 | This comes at a time when some Western governments are questioning the standard hard-line attitude always taken by British and American leaders and certainly in West Germany there is a growing feeling towards more direct contact with Moscow and less reliance on America 's nuclear stockpile . |
| 20 | Paradoxically , this comes at a time when both the Conservative Government and the police themselves are much more cautious about the potential contribution of policing . |
| 21 | This comes at a time when staff contracts are changing . |
| 22 | This comes at a time when many advanced economies are undergoing profound structural change , with technological change , the growth in importance of the service sector and the growing internationalisation of production . |
| 23 | If a partner or sole trader has more than one business enterprise ( e.g. two or three small cafes ) , and one is successful whilst another runs at a loss , the loss incurred by one enterprise may be offset against the tax liability for the successful enterprise . |
| 24 | One of the advantages of a quantitative study of this sort is that it is possible to view at a glance a collected set of responses . |
| 25 | I mention that this mechanical bird has three blades because we have here something of great importance for a photographer — the three blades are designed to give a far smoother ride than the two-bladed machine , and because of this it is possible to shoot at a speed as low as 125th of a second . |
| 26 | Turn to page 10 to see at a glance which sports are free at each Club . |
| 27 | The second looks at a number of countries ( ranging from the USA to Austria ) ; in each country , the project discusses the relation between the institutional structure and economic policy-making and outcomes at macro and micro levels , with reference to the following external shocks : OPEC 1 and 2 , world recession and rapid technological change . |
| 28 | Negotiations to renew Lome III opened at a meeting of EC and ACP ministers in Luxembourg on Oct. 12-13 , 1988 , following a preparatory meeting in Mauritius on May 10-11 ( see p. 35737 ) . |
| 29 | An excellent air conditioning system , independently variable between the driver 's and passenger 's sides and fitted as standard , improves on an already good ventilation system , although its controls and high-tech graphic display are not easy to understand at a glance . |
| 30 | In their last financial years , only 39 FT-SE 100 companies ' audit fees increased above the rate of inflation ; 25 companies ' audit fees were cut from 1990 to 1991 ; 30 companies paid the same amount ; and the fees of six increased at a level below the rate of inflation . |