Example sentences of "[adj] [v-ing] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dry slope was dotted with rabbits — some nibbling at the thin grass near their holes , others pushing farther down to look for dandelions or perhaps a cowslip that the rest had missed . |
| 2 | That has much to do with the bringing together of all participants in the one place — all staying in the same hotel , all competing at the same venue , all joining in the same events , culminating in the Barbarian Easter Tour-style tradition of each nation providing a ‘ cabaret ’ turn at the farewell banquet . |
| 3 | When speeches are made after seated dinners at lengthy , formal wedding receptions , they begin after all eating at the formal meal has finished , and are preceded by the announcement from the toastmaster , ‘ Ladies and Gentlemen , you may now smoke . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ There have been occasions when there were three different speakers all preaching at the same time , attempting to drown each other out . |
| 5 | In saying that an event c caused an event e , or that e was the effect of c , we typically have in mind but do not say that a set of things including c , but not necessarily all occurring at the same time , was required for e . |
| 6 | They are not necessarily all living at the same level on the shore . |
| 7 | Er another problem we had as well is we had all going at the same time in a very close area as well . |
| 8 | It is assumed that all trains are of equal length and are all moving at the same speed , so that they each take p seconds to pass the crossing . |
| 9 | So you 're all starting at the same |
| 10 | They all came from similar backgrounds and , as like minds , they were all congregating at the same place for the same reasons . |
| 11 | But you 're all arriving at the one time . |
| 12 | They bubbled with enthusiasm , all talking at the same time while raving on about the beauty of the bush walk . |
| 13 | Only those acting at the second and third stages have been described in the present chapter , but the most important agents for small mammal bone accumulations are those operating at the first stage of taphonomic modification . |
| 14 | Only those acting at the second and third stages have been described in the present chapter , but the most important agents for small mammal bone accumulations are those operating at the first stage of taphonomic modification . |
| 15 | Honeymoon and silver anniversary couples staying at the Villa Paradiso , Excelsior Palace and the Miramare receive a bottle of sparkling wine and flowers or fruit , those staying at the Jolly Diodoro receive fruit on arrival . |
| 16 | Those working at the sharp end will be able to add from their own experience . |
| 17 | In an economic climate such as that obtaining at the current time , employers are even more likely than usual to wish to alter their employees ' terms and conditions of employment , whether relating to pay , overtime requirements or other matters . |
| 18 | Alcohol and other drugs have direct sedative and stimulant effects on the brain , both acting at the same time but over different periods of time . |
| 19 | ‘ We only met walking round Aurae Phiala yesterday , and then found we were both staying at the same pub . |
| 20 | ‘ We need a strong system of local government capable of both planning at the wider geographical level and of acting sensitively and accountably at the most local level , ’ he said . |