Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] at [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His black hair sprouted at all angles from his scalp and he still had n't found time to shave . |
| 2 | Now , Richard Fairbanks of New York 's Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory has uncovered a detailed record which shows how fast global sea level rose at different times during the transformation from the glacial to the post-glacial world . |
| 3 | In the course of the next week fighting flared at several points along the Armenia-Azerbaijan borders . |
| 4 | To create a sense of occasion that is in keeping with the depth of emotion felt at such times is very difficult without recognized formalities and strong ritualistic content . |
| 5 | The study looked at all areas of the natural environment , including the management of the diverse grasslands and associated rare species , for which the Park has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest . |
| 6 | As new crust emerged at mid-oceanic ridges , they suggested , it became magnetized with the polarity of the prevailing magnetic field ( Fig. 2.13 ) . |
| 7 | AFHQ 's response came at 1857 hrs that afternoon [ KP 228 ] : " Agree all Yugoslav nationals in Eighth Army Area to be returned unless involves use of force , otherwise evacuation to Distone ( Italy ) in accordance with FX 77268 of 17 May . " |
| 8 | A muscle near her right cheekbone fluttered at erratic intervals , and the nail polish was chipped . |
| 9 | But , especially , they show that whenever a siege occurred at neighbouring villages invariably suffered a s a result of heavy billeting , garrisoning , or even the mustering of armies on their greens and in their fields . |
| 10 | But when the action of splash and spray is considered , there arises the possibility of the rock bench extending above this , or , if the rocks are suitably stratified , of subsidiary benched at higher elevations . |
| 11 | Quinn stood in the booth facing away from the street pretending to consult the telephone directories until the machine rang at two minutes after eight . |
| 12 | I remember only too well a student whose little girl died at six months of age . |
| 13 | One day when the driver arrived at ten minutes past ten an angry customer berated him : ‘ You 're late , you should have been here ten minutes ago ! ’ |
| 14 | As a result , extensive leaching of ooids and bioclasts occurred in the vadose zone ( early leaching ) , and cementation occurred at deeper levels in the phreatic zone . |
| 15 | Twenty years ago few tailor shops were without a bottle of gin : the men drank as they liked ; one kept the score , and the publican came at certain times to replenish the gin bottle . |
| 16 | The accident happened at Running Waters on the A181 near Durham City . |
| 17 | ‘ One article arrived at 2,000 words long . |
| 18 | Erm now I I do n't think anybody 's suggesting that in er the Greater York new settlement we would be likely to achieve a large shopping mall anchored at both ends , one by Marks and Spencers er and the other by Fenwicks , or or or any o or bins or any other department store , so he must really understand the process and really what we talking about er er in North Yorkshire . |
| 19 | This infant died at 34 days . |
| 20 | But the output started at 8 volts at about 800 r.p.m. and fell to 7 volts at 2800 r.p.m. ( max r.p.m. for the engine under test ) . |
| 21 | The phone rang at regular intervals . |
| 22 | The kitchen and the one spare bedroom were constantly , noisily occupied , the doorbell rang at all hours , and once , answering it , a man she had never seen struck her on the side of the head with an empty bottle and told her to leave his wife alone . |
| 23 | An A4 page scanned at 300dpi needs just over a megabyte of storage , the same page scanned at 16 levels of grey would need 4 megabytes . |
| 24 | The problem is that for many centuries there were a number of variant systems in which the year of grace began at different times — 1 January , Christmas Day , the Annunciation , Easter Day , and 1 , 24 and 29 September . |
| 25 | Coelomic fluid was successfully aspirated in nearly all cases up to 10 weeks ' gestation , but the success rate fell at later weeks ( table I ) . |
| 26 | In the second test zone , oil and gas flowed at daily rates of 1,750 barrels and 13.6 million cubic feet respectively . |
| 27 | In order to prove the commercial value of his coal reserves in the Rhondda valley , he initiated steps to show that the steam coal of the valley lay at exploitable depths , an act which led to the astounding growth of the Rhondda . |
| 28 | In May 1970 New Society looked at 359 judges including those offices surveyed by the Economist but also , amongst others , county court judgeships and metropolitan magistrates . |
| 29 | Watt used a cylinder closed at both ends to keep it as warm as possible . |
| 30 | Yesterday the roll stood at 107 pupils , though the school has room for 210 . |