Example sentences of "[noun sg] at [det] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the opening attempt at such a panorama , even if well observed , can only be provisional . |
| 2 | In India , where continued hegemony was now the consideration paramount above all others in the minds of British politicians , a wholehearted attempt at such a policy , by one so well qualified to pursue it , must have seemed at least worth a try . |
| 3 | Possibly the last attempt at such a use of newspaper power — Cecil King 's 1968 ‘ Enough is Enough ’ article in the Mirror which called for Harold Wilson 's resignation as Prime Minister — resulted in the dismissal of the ‘ abuser ’ of power , Cecil King himself . |
| 4 | It is then asked that the witnesses be examined either in accordance with a given list of questions , which will have been drafted by the applicant party , or regarding certain matters summarised in the letter of request itself ; an example might be ‘ a road traffic accident believed to have taken place in the sight of the witness at such-and-such a place and time ’ . |
| 5 | Was the condition of the patient already in the ambulance so critical , so life threatening as to justify the ambulance driver going through the red traffic light at such a speed , that the victim was carried 30 yards on the bonnet ? |
| 6 | Not that she was destined to get any practice at such a mega-speed , since Downes , at least for the first half of the interview , was to enunciate his words with the slow deliberation of a stupefied zombie . |
| 7 | Who wants to count calories and munch on a piece of dry toast at such a time ? |
| 8 | Reg Seekings , who was with Paddy Mayne , was also dragged across the desert at such a speed that his arms and face were skinned . |
| 9 | The Comintern expressed righteous indignation at such an attack , although eighteen months later it tacitly accepted all these points . |
| 10 | This meant that on average a girl would have to obtain higher examination marks than a boy to secure a place at such a school . |
| 11 | No doubt he exaggerated ( such was his wont where his conscience was concerned ) ; yet the only news she had received from Em herself had not been happy ; and now — to learn that she had suffered a miscarriage in that desert place at such a time of year , and that she had not felt able to share the grief of it with her own affectionate sister … |
| 12 | So far as white settlement is concerned , the rapid peopling of the Canadian prairies and north country , of southern , central , and eastern Africa could not have taken place at such a speed without the railway . |
| 13 | ‘ Quite the wrong simile at such a time . |
| 14 | The perspective can be to a point at such an elevation that the projection lines appear to be parallel . |
| 15 | What justification can there be for another academic article at such a moment ? |
| 16 | The basic view is best expressed by Skinner himself : ‘ A person disposed to act because he has been reinforced for acting may feel the conditions of his body at such a time and call it ‘ felt purpose' ’ , but what behaviourism rejects is the causal efficacy of that feeling . ’ |
| 17 | It was here that the great receptions and gala balls took place , though it was not the setting for the traditional New Year 's ambassadorial reception as described by Hubner , which was that of the Throne part played by the Empress , since this was her first appearance at such a function and it thus enables us to observe her on an occasion of high formality : |
| 18 | The great Prince Sabatini would not relish starting his day at such an hour . |
| 19 | The Taxman expressed moral outrage at such a suggestion , declared that this was not his conception of the implications of being in loco parentis , and said that he , as a parent and husband , would have no hesitation in reporting the criminal actions of his child or indeed his wife , particularly if he saw no sign of either remorse or an intention to reform . |
| 20 | ‘ You may be sure , ’ said Jared Tunstall , ‘ that if ever I do go bankrupt I should certainly die of grief , or of mortification at such a turn . |
| 21 | But on the Carvin this is not so because they have set the on/off facility at such a point that only the ‘ send ’ side is affected , leaving your last reverb treated signal to die away naturally . |
| 22 | It then decides to set its market price at such a level that the one possible rival in the market can , at best , only earn a zero net present value ( NPV ) . |
| 23 | It is then that the atmosphere of peace becomes tinged with a sense of sadness at such a loss … beauty desecrated . |
| 24 | Even if my aunt had been mentally lost to Uncle Félix years ago , as the mater said , he 'd hardly be thinking about marriage to another woman at such a time . |
| 25 | Each occurrence at such a spot builds up the energy store until , after generations , it begins to be noticed more consciously . |
| 26 | He tried to convey the power of the emotion which gripped a man at such a moment . |
| 27 | The speaker at many a company induction course will illustrate his organisation or departmental structure using a hierarchical diagram . |
| 28 | Stocks of petrol were low , and late one afternoon cars passing the orderly room were stopped by an irate major-general , who berated us for using valuable petrol at such a time of crisis . |
| 29 | ‘ It must be difficult to sustain a romance at such a distance . |
| 30 | His killing drew condemnation from the leaders of all the main parties , and prompted speculation as to its significance at such a time of crisis on the level of national politics . |