Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been a year of controversy for Brady as the club has still to decide on whether to move to a new home at Cambuslang or remain at Celtic Park . |
| 2 | For instance , he might burst out laughing on being told of a tragedy , or cry at joyful news . |
| 3 | ( 2 ) A solicitor who is an officer , member or employee of or who is otherwise working in the practice of a recognised body , or a recognised body which is an officer or member of a recognised body , or a registered foreign lawyer who is a director or member of a recognised body , shall not by any act or omission by himself ( or itself ) or with any other person cause , instigate or connive at any breach of these Rules or any rules , principles or requirements of conduct applicable to recognised bodies by virtue of these Rules or section 9 of the Act and , for the avoidance of doubt , it is confirmed that a solicitor who is an officer , member or employee of or who is otherwise working in the practice of a recognised body remains personally subject to all the rules , principles and requirements of conducting affecting solicitors . |
| 4 | Another very firm edge can be obtained by knitting a ‘ cord ’ or roll at each edge ( see Diagram 2 ) . |
| 5 | Pieces of material much longer than the vice jaws should be gripped between two wood strips and held in the vice with the addition of a G-cramp or screw at each end ( fig.2 ) . |
| 6 | We were on a lonely stretch of road just outside London : it was late in the afternoon , darkness was about to fall and we were arguing about whether we should hurry on to the city or stay at some roadside tavern for the night . |
| 7 | Though impulsive in some ways , she was an ordinary , practical girl who had never really believed in grand passion or love at first sight . |
| 8 | While in his view Truth need not assume shape or form at any time , yet when it is made to do so in order to meet specific human needs it is called Iśvara or God and assumes a personal connotation . |
| 9 | Provided they have at least one year 's service with the University by the expected date of birth , or have at any time been eligible to receive full-rate Statutory Maternity Pay or were at any stage entitled to the benefits of a previous employer 's paid maternity leave scheme , women are eligible for 18 weeks maternity leave on full pay , followed by up to 22 weeks unpaid maternity leave . |
| 10 | I could not have looked out of the window if I had tried , the chores were all done , and there was nothing whatever to do except sit at that table and write . |
| 11 | There are among honey bees three reported examples that appear at first glance to qualify as cognitive trial-and-error . |
| 12 | JVC , Ferguson , Hitachi and Fisher will all launch VHS video recorders that run at half speed , to double the recording and playback time available from a standard VHS cassette . |
| 13 | His heart sank , perversely convinced that he was to be transferred to some damp hole where he would be able neither to stand upright nor lie at full length , and chained there in darkness . |
| 14 | ‘ Tell me about those three-storey houses that stand at each corner of the crossroads . |
| 15 | Computer users , unfortunately , attach a singular importance to computer manuals and they constitute much of the offerings that arrive at unwilling computer archives , who would soon drown in computer manuals if the flood were not turned back . |
| 16 | As we near 2000 we can expect to see not only more networking , but also networks that operate at higher speed and with greater capacity to cope with the increasing demands of modern computer applications such as ‘ multimedia ’ . |
| 17 | For reasons which had seemed wise at the time , the Bar had not accepted that offer at that stage . |
| 18 | Acetylcysteine also seems to improve survival in established fulminant hepatic failure , perhaps by reversing some of the adverse haemodynamic changes that occur at that time . |
| 19 | However , not enough was known of the biology of stocks to make control measures credible or effective , and whalers in international competition for declining stocks had no alternative but to press for the largest allowable quota , and hunt at maximum efficiency to attain the largest share . |
| 20 | It was like a chain , with Leconte and Forget at one end . |
| 21 | At meal times the children would make a line and wait at one end of the room , where a table had been placed , there they would be given a helping of that day 's menu . |
| 22 | Counselling help and support at this stage can be vital to the way that individuals learn to face up to their lives as post-generation parents . |
| 23 | There is strong emphasis on loyalty and support at this stage : |
| 24 | Advice and support at this time could aim to minimise the chances of a girl returning to an unhappy discordant home and to parents with whom she may largely have lost touch . |
| 25 | and you go and stand at those castle round parts and we went for a walk and there was a football match going on was n't there ? |
| 26 | Dot did n't tell her that at school they already had hot and cold water and she could wash her hands and face at any time . |
| 27 | Place 1.5 ml of overnight bacterial culture into a 1.5 ml tube and centrifuge at top speed for 10 seconds . |
| 28 | The nurses cast an eye at his blood pressure and look at each other . |
| 29 | yeah , they 'll be , and she 's always moaning driving Sue up the wall , why should I keep him blah , blah , blah , blah , doing nothing , we sit and look at each other and Sue said for Christ sake she said you 're twenty years old , not forty , she 'd been bad on and off again , throat , well she had the shoulder , throat er she thought she had , oh the diabetes was one were n't it , diabetes one , they thought she had , thought that she had glandular fever but she has n't and er , so Sue said to her well are you looking after yourself and she said yes I am , Sue said well I du n no she never seems to be , cos she 's never been well has she really ? |
| 30 | Yeah , and look at that snow |