Example sentences of "[noun pl] at an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 What is sure is that Field , with his access to the latest English pianos at an early age , at no time played the harpsichord , and this , perhaps , above all helped him to develop the use of the pedal , which he would often sustain through changes of harmony , for the sake of the colouring of the phrase .
2 If I could show you a way of keeping your premiums at an affordable level but still obtaining the li , the level of life cover that you need to be of to your wife and your family , would , would that be of interest to you ?
3 The department is therefore able to impose central , corporate views , on to the business units at an early stage .
4 In 1992 , excluding divestments , we added [ 600 ] million boe to our reserves at an average cost of $x per boe .
5 However , they are so often held back with comments such as ‘ you are too young ’ , ‘ we can not trust you ’ , ‘ your time will come ’ — time and time again I have heard the same complaint by those who have achieved their goals at an early age .
6 They may be armed with spears at an additional cost of +1 point per model .
7 OPTIONS : Any Mobs of Savage Orc Boar Boyz may be equipped with spears at an additional cost of +2 points per model .
8 OPTIONS : Any Mobs of Boar Boyz may be equipped with spears at an additional cost of +2 points per model .
9 OPTIONS : Any Mobs of wolf riders may be armed with spears at an additional cost of +1 points per model .
10 Any Mobs of spider riders may be armed with spears at an additional cost of +1 points per model .
11 The Chancellor was forced to eat his words at an angry meeting of European finance ministers in Brussels .
12 Most of them are tilted in their orbits at an identical angle to Earth 's ( the exception being the inner and outer two planets ) , proving that they have all evolved together .
13 Obvious examples are travelling or living abroad , the husband having to be away for long periods , having to relocate , changing children 's schools at an awkward stage in their career , having to do a lot of company entertaining .
14 The rest is up to the children , music included ; as Runswick and music director Terry Edwards discovered on their rounds of the schools at an earlier stage in the project , the teachers had only to supervise , rarely to prompt or invent-solid preparation indeed for the GCSE 's new emphasis on composition .
15 On average each desktop publishing software vendor produces a new and improved version of the software every eighteen months at an incremental cost of perhaps 20% of the original cost-effectively free in real terms .
16 However , unless we identify the drivers who have not yet been on the training courses , and ensure their attendance at sessions at an early date , we will have to restrict Taxicard work to those drivers who have already attended the training , in order to fulfil our assurance to Taxicard holders that participating drivers have undergone this training .
17 DEVELOPMENT of huge gas reserves in the northern and central North Sea moved a stage further yesterday with an agreement by a British Gas-led group to exploit three discoveries with reserves of one trillion cubic feet at an estimated cost of about £800m .
18 Currently 95 per cent of it is buried in landfill sites at an annual average of half a tonne of rubbish per household .
19 Mark Moore seems to be shedding vocalists at an alarming rate .
20 In a study of communication among signers from different countries at an international workshop , Moody ( 1979 ) noted that three features were found : grammar , mime and ‘ international ’ gestures .
21 Virtually all such products were imported , and many were expensive and beyond the reach of countries at an early stage of economic development .
22 OPTIONS : Any regiments of Sea Guard may be equipped with bows at an additional cost of +2 points per model .
23 Any regiment may swap its bows for long bows at an additional cost of +1 point per model .
24 A regiment may swap their bows for long bows at an additional cost of +1 point per model .
25 Any Mobs of Savage Orc Boar Boyz may be equipped with bows at an additional cost of +4 points per model .
26 Any Mobs of wolf riders may be armed with short bows at an additional cost of +1 points per model .
27 Any Mobs of spider riders may be armed with short bows at an additional cost of +1 points per model .
28 Any Mobs may be armed with crossbows instead of bows at an additional cost of +1 point per model .
29 Any chariot crew may be given short bows at an additional cost of +1 point per crewman .
30 Any chariot crew many be given short bows at an additional cost of +½ point per crewman .
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