Example sentences of "[adj] be [verb] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pigments which optically separate one ommatidium from another are withdrawn at night so that each rhabdom can receive light from many facets . |
| 2 | Can this be used at work ? |
| 3 | It rests on a massive plinth of carboniferous limestone around the 1300-ft contour , this being based at valley level on impervious rock . |
| 4 | This is measured at room temperature and equals the volume of gas obtained from the known mass of liquid in the Hofmann bottle . |
| 5 | This is detailed at level three in the data base and is shown in Figure 6.30 . |
| 6 | This is discussed at length in Chapter 9 . |
| 7 | Suppose that a two-year bond with cash flows of 10.25 at the end of year 1 and 110.25 at the end of year 2 is trading at par ( i.e. has a par yield of 10.25 per cent ) . |
| 8 | This was felt at home to be a major humiliation , and the government found itself under fire from the whole spectrum of public opinion . |
| 9 | Most of this was hidden at night , the garish neon signs dominating everything with their flashing instructions to smoke this , eat that , wear those . |
| 10 | This was discussed at length with Janet , after which it was agreed that the therapist would see her for the next 2 months at fortnightly intervals and that no more than one telephone call per week would be acceptable . |
| 11 | Increasingly with voluntary bodies , and I know that this was discussed at length in the P A G , but will be of interest to members , increasingly with voluntary bodies , we are moving towards er , jointly providing services with them , in a partnership arrangement where we are effectively purchasing and commissioning services from them , and that is the way we would wish the policy to go . |
| 12 | Overall , four-fifths were studying at university and one-fifth were polytechnic students . |
| 13 | Rather fewer are killed at work , a low figure by international comparisons , though the number of those whose lives are abridged by industrially contracted ill-health is not known or included . |
| 14 | Members , branches , action groups , etc who intend to propose motions for debate , are asked to make sure that these are received at HQ in St Albans by first post on FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 7 , 1992 . |
| 15 | These were debated at length but the actuarial profession did not find it possible to support them . |
| 16 | One of the referenda urges that abortion should be permitted in cases where the life of a mother-to-be is considered at risk . |
| 17 | The first series of these was held at Radio Tanzania between May 22nd and August 19th 1968 . |
| 18 | She 's the same as we 've all been treated at home |
| 19 | All were answered at length in a meticulous hand and , from a closer study of these letters , much can be learned of this gardener who was to be acknowledged as the greatest of his time . |
| 20 | The Baby parade has continued ever since , encompassing such ditties as ‘ I Found A Million Dollar Baby In A Five And Ten Cent Store ’ , ‘ You Better Keep Babying Baby ( Or Your Baby 's Gon na Bye-Bye You ) ’ , and ‘ Baby Let Your Drawers Hang Down ’ , the latter being performed at Babe Connors ' Club in St Louis , where the girls did bumps and grinds on a mirror floor . |
| 21 | The 33-year-old proprietor of Alton Electrical was resting at home at Lime Grove , Alton , when we caught up with him . |
| 22 | In one sense the argument is tautological , since if less were consumed at home more would be available for export . |
| 23 | No more is known at present because plans are still changing , but Bill Gates ' threats to make life miserable for WABI by bringing out competing products of his own are believed to involve Bristol and a Microsoft licence to Wind/U . |
| 24 | No more is known at present because plans are still changing , but Bill Gates 's threats to make life miserable for Wabi by bringing out competing products of his own are believed to involve Bristol and a Microsoft licence to Wind/U . |
| 25 | To avoid unnecessary clogging of the support system , queries should first be filtered at site level by the local LIFESPAN expert/manager . |
| 26 | To avoid unnecessary clogging of the support system , queries should first be filtered at site level by the local LIFESPAN expert/manager , before an SPR is raised . |
| 27 | Nevertheless , the case of a 13-year-old being raped at knife-point in a Coventry churchyard received the most sustained coverage . |
| 28 | The progress of the design chosen — as with that of the marketing activities in support of the launch — at node 8 is monitored at node 9 and control actions decided by comparison with the objectives established at node 3 . |
| 29 | A loose coupled freight hauled by Nos. 76028/29 was derailed at speed on this point ( featured in our first volume ) and the eastbound track was never reinstated . |
| 30 | The question of the disabled was discussed at length in Standing Committee . |