Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] at a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would n't be much use at a party . ’ |
| 2 | Occasionally he sneaked off to one side and had a good long suck at a silver flask . |
| 3 | We did n't have much to do , just sit at a table or something , and when it 's over I go outside and sit in the car , and Peckinpah comes out and gives me this look . |
| 4 | Secondly , married women whose earnings are curtailed ( but nevertheless remain at a level above the ICA earnings limit ) or who stop work altogether and claim ICA are likely to find their financial dependency on an earning spouse is increased . |
| 5 | Just look at a swan landing on water , a whale leaping out of the water , or a child playing on the beach — such beauty just in the movements . |
| 6 | Any time you have something such as the Rodney King incident on video tape for the entire nation to see , and the jurors somehow arrive at a verdict of not guilty , it is obvious that the system is not based on truth or justice at all . |
| 7 | These changes in form thus occur at a multitude of levels , from the molecular to that of an entire population , and are conserved by genetic transmission . |
| 8 | They also remove at a stroke the central workplace the bedrock of strong trade union organization . |
| 9 | These developments also come at a time when drives for greater efficiency are features of both public and private sectors . |
| 10 | Using committees internally to overcome restrictions on information and thereby arrive at a decision . |
| 11 | What makes the privatisations even more attractive is that vouchers on the secondary market now sell at a discount of over 60% . |
| 12 | Sock Shop shares , having hit 325p last year , now stand at a record low of 62p . |
| 13 | Parents often arrive at a session with a large number of complaints and generalizations about their child 's behaviour . |
| 14 | Well look at a miner I mean if he worked three days a week he might only get thirty shillings , in tho very very very seldom worked a full week . |
| 15 | For details of these please ask at a Post Office Counter , or phone the Parcelforce National Enquiry Centre on 0800 22 44 66 . |
| 16 | Modigliani and Miller begin their discussion of equity valuation by looking at the effect of dividends on the current prices of shares , ‘ Do companies with generous distribution policies consistently sell at a premium over those with niggardly payouts ? |
| 17 | So you can help ensure that your parcel arrives safely ; please show the full , correct address including the postcode ; if you are unsure about the correct postal address then ask at a post office counter or contact your local Customer Care Unit for advice . |
| 18 | They measure the seasons by the changing day length , as may be demonstrated by keeping migratory birds under artificial day length conditions : they then migrate at a time dictated by their experienced day length , rather than the time of year . |
| 19 | HAVING REACHED the point of flying your model around in circuits , rather like a fixed-wing model , you will sooner or later-probably sooner-arrive at a point where you are unsure of the model 's exact position or attitude . |
| 20 | In the second method , the apices of the two veins may approximate , and ultimately fuse at a point on the wing-margin : coalescence of this type takes place inwardly towards the base of the wing . |
| 21 | Never eat at a place called Mom 's . |
| 22 | When are we gon na have rules revisions , there 's a long way to go and as the , the er General Secretary said , be careful , because I 've been to talks with , on , from the Regional Committee with the T & G yes we got on lovely with them , they 're fine , they , they gave us a nice big er commemorative medal of the dockers ' strike and it 's got my granddad and my great granddad on it cos they was there in the other union mind you while we 've done all the striking and that they stood by , but nevertheless they 're not bad lads anyway and as John said we must be careful that we are not the ones that are gon na be taken over , because I remember that old song of the fifties , never smile at a crocodile |