Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] at [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter Wood relinquished the Chairmanship of RBIC , and RBIS , to Chris Pearson , Director of Private and Offshore Banking and Director , South of England in October 1992 when the rapid growth of Direct Line made greater demands on Peter 's time ; Norman , who had been due to retire at that time , was asked to stay on for two years to see the restructuring process completed . |
| 2 | On the autobahn or the test track , this translates into an uncanny ability to accelerate strongly to 140 mph with sufficient in reserve to cruise at that speed for as long as conditions allow . |
| 3 | Was there anything like erm redundancy money or anything like that payed at that time when the place |
| 4 | He talks as if I 'm free to go at any minute , and I 'm the same . ) |
| 5 | The agent subsequently contacted us to advise that the company 's was the highest bid and asked if we would be prepared to proceed at that figure . |
| 6 | You are free to cancel at any time . |
| 7 | It is clear to see at most training clubs that praise is in very short supply with novice and even more experienced handlers . |
| 8 | ‘ Obviously I think about it , every East German has at some time thought about it , or still does . |
| 9 | It is interesting to remember at this point that the EC excludes the Canary Islands , the Channel Islands and the French Overseas Departments , but includes Monaco and the Isle of Man . |
| 10 | ( 3 ) It is frequently possible that if one homoclinic orbit occurs at one parameter value , and another occurs at another parameter value , then certain general properties of an intermediate sequence of homoclinic orbits can be determined . |
| 11 | My Lords , I found a very interesting er aspect in the Royal College of Nursing 's review was that resources were not the issue , the Royal College itself came down in favour of the fact that it was management that needed to be tightened up and My Lords it was interesting looking at that survey that it was a telephone survey and in one of the two hospitals er one or two of the hospitals that were rung up , it was quite difficult to find the person who 'd answered the survey . |
| 12 | It made me feel funny looking at that hair , and I did n't like it . |
| 13 | The price of 36s. has thus some claim to be called the true equilibrium price : because if it were fixed on at the beginning , and adhered to throughout , it would exactly equate demand and supply ( i.e. the amount which buyers were willing to purchase at that price would be just equal to that for which sellers were willing to take that price ) ; and because every dealer who has a perfect knowledge of the circumstances of the market expects that price to be established . |
| 14 | They would seem to be of integral importance to any manager or coach handling black sportsmen , yet few theorize at any level other than the physiological or , more occasionally , the psychological . |
| 15 | But if that was what Adams wanted , well , he was willing to clutch at any straw . |
| 16 | 2 Look at this list in terms of the relevant media and make a list of objectives to achieve within the period . |
| 17 | In the late tenth century Sigeric archbishop of Canterbury went to Rome to receive his scarf of office , the pallium of lambs ' wool which was the mark of an archbishop ; and this seems at that time to have been an immemorial custom of very recent origin . |
| 18 | One lamp holder was then fixed in each compartment and the end of the lighting cable plugged into the shop mains , a socket for this provided at each stage . |
| 19 | Many of the French laughed at such antics , or felt disgusted at being allied with so ‘ primitive ’ a people . |
| 20 | The pilot must be vigilant on every aerotow and must realise the importance of being prepared to release at any point on the climb out should his glider get badly out of position . |
| 21 | ‘ As far as I can see there is only one house that is easier to get at that way than by going through the town , and that is the house on stilts . ’ |
| 22 | Words in category ( 2 ) seem to be confined to black speakers , though this remains at this stage an untested observation . |
| 23 | In this context an assignment may be considered " terminated " , because it can not affect or be affected by the other process , and is free to terminate at any time . |
| 24 | Even this brief delay meant that he would be out of sight and out of earshot , but did that matter at this stage ? |
| 25 | If the Opposition is to achieve even the most limited of its ambitions , and push John Mayor into a minority government , Labour 's bottom line is to achieve a swing larger than that seen at any election since the war . |
| 26 | Perhaps the internal strains within the authorities of a newly-reunited Germany — and the demands of public opinion in the old East — make any punitive measures against ex-Easterners peculiarly uncomfortable to promote at this time ( and Krabbe 's coach has been widely fingered as a luminary in East Germany 's old chemically-enhanced Sportkulur . ) |
| 27 | That is a question I am afraid that is impossible to answer at this stage , that wo n't be known until he 's had a thorough investigation by the surgeons at the hospital who er probably wo n't be able to answer that for a day or two yet . |
| 28 | It is very easy to laugh at such calculations ; even King 's pre-1692 figures were just wild guesses . |
| 29 | I was fortunate to have had these advantages ; it is quite impossible to operate at any level in industry without being aware of the world forces which are pressing upon us . |
| 30 | ‘ Mo you 're too respectable to look at such things . |