Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She shook her head in disbelief ; everything was suddenly moving at breakneck speed . |
| 2 | The sluggish growth of exports last year was not mainly because they were uncompetitive , but because manufacturers , already operating at full capacity , switched output from exports to the home market to take advantage of surging demand and healthy margins . |
| 3 | a and , and that I think would not be taken into account , so we 're just looking at agricultural income |
| 4 | O K. It seems to me that and just looking at human nature something is that right ? |
| 5 | Leading the commission group , Patricia Hewitt , a former aide to Neil Kinnock , explains they are not just looking at social security , but at barriers to economic opportunity and how to help local people and local groups to overcome those barriers . |
| 6 | Although change in weight is very noticeable after a few months or a year , it simply is not detectable by just looking at physical shape on a daily basis . |
| 7 | Despite that it 's already running at full production . |
| 8 | We were still climbing at full power and a touch of nose up trim enabled me to increase the rate of climb . |
| 9 | But , in fact , nuclear waste is produced the whole way through the ‘ nuclear fuel cycle ’ , even when the reactors are still operating at full power . |
| 10 | Then you use your mirror as you absorb the sound ( or memory of sound ) /appearance/sensation , always speaking at normal speed , of course . |
| 11 | Commercial Union is also looking at top flight equities and/or unit trusts with its CU Quilter Personal Equity Plan . |
| 12 | Both reactors are now operating at full load . |
| 13 | The same old Democrats , mindful of the importance to the party of the manual workers and trade unions , are now sniping at free trade with Mexico . |
| 14 | The swan will keep just ahead of the Gruncher all the time , driving him crazy with my smell , and in the end the swan will fly straight over the big deep lake and the Gruncher , now travelling at terrific speed , will follow right behind . |
| 15 | Collins was the other striking contributor within Scotland 's side , tirelessly continuing at international level where he had left off for his club in Saturday 's Old Firm game and looking unaffected by the demands of a workload which had caused wholesale disruption to the national team elsewhere . |
| 16 | NI insists that the Mirror and the Record are separate newspapers with different editors and very little common content , even selling at different cover prices . |
| 17 | Now working with coach Nauder van Zyl , Zola is reportedly looking forward to again competing at international level , once the boycott on sporting contact with South Africa is lifted . |
| 18 | His recreational hours were invariably spent either driving at great speed down country lanes or in the public bars of Herefordshire , engaged in uncomplicated conversations with local farmers . |
| 19 | The Baikal-Amur Mainline railway ( BAM — see pp. 33476-77 ) finally entered into commission in November 1989 , although it was not yet working at full capacity and much of the infrastructure around it was still being built . |
| 20 | The old system had been removed , but the new ones were not yet working at full power . |
| 21 | Erm but if you 're dealing with issues about human relationship then they 're very very important , very powerful and er they they can make a huge difference familiarity , sensitivity in the use of this kind of can be very important Okay , we 'll come back to that cos I w when we come when we 're actually looking at improving communication we 'll come back to those issues . |
| 22 | In the novel , Tom Rath , a veteran paratrooper , and his wife Betsy are continually complaining at suburban life or feeling guilty about corporation values . |