Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says that he shot it down , after chasing it at low level . |
| 2 | Not having a copy of Class War : Britain 's Most Unruly Tabloid to hand , and doubtful of getting one at short notice , I ask if he has the telephone number . |
| 3 | In this case , the researcher decides how many of each category of person should be included in the sample , but then , instead of selecting them at random from a sampling frame , the researcher goes out looking for the right number of people in each category until the quota is filled . |
| 4 | In their view , two things were required to give Britain the prospect of security in the atomic era : first , the atomic bomb itself ; and second , the means of delivering it at strategic ranges . |
| 5 | ‘ How about joining us at Green Park tomorrow ? ’ |
| 6 | He has been friendly with Holy Trinity 's vicar since teaching him at theological college in Durham . |
| 7 | Toothed whales usually travel in pods and hunt fish and quid by pursuing them at high speed . |
| 8 | The galley was shaped like a three-sided square , and by parking himself at right angles to the double sink , his back to the companionway ladder , Nathan had her trapped . |
| 9 | Not only had they sent a tactless cable but , seeing it was 2 am in England , decided to save money by sending it at reduced rates to be delivered when the MCC office opened at 9 am . |
| 10 | Most football grounds now divide their rival fans by placing them at opposite ends of the ground and by preventing access between the ends . |