Example sentences of "[vb base] at an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , if changes appear at an early stage it may be necessary to carry out more frequent testing ; alternatively , the reverse situation may apply . |
| 2 | Has more yellow on bill than smaller Bewick 's Swan , reaching below nostril at an acute angle . |
| 3 | I feel stupid if I cry at an emotional film or book |
| 4 | The significant point to emerge from Zeki 's work is that a perceptual phenomenon once believed to be the result of high level cognitive processing now turns out to have a single cell correlate at an early stage in the visual pathways . |
| 5 | By Barry Turnbull A GAS blast served up bangers and smash at an award-winning butcher 's shop . |
| 6 | Agencies ' reports will thus provide information on both the financial and operational performance of the activities they cover at an earlier stage than is possible in departmental reports . |
| 7 | On this model of organic relationships , the lower animals are merely immature versions of humankind : they develop along the same scale but mature at an earlier point in the process . |
| 8 | Look at an actual example of disjuncture between politics an ideas , although very different from the ones analysed by Anderson . |
| 9 | We must consider that when we look at an alternative structure for the present arrangements for meat hygiene inspection . |
| 10 | If you look at an American kit for say , £10,000 to £14,000 , which then requires in excess of 500 hours of sweat equity , the Chevron does n't look bad value after all . |
| 11 | consider at an early stage if client headed note paper and / or specimen signatures will be required ; and |
| 12 | I felt guilty — I seem to do that a lot , like when I could n't be with my parents when my father was dying , even when I know at an intellectual level that I do n't need to . |
| 13 | I was raised in Britain where I took my A-levels and went to university , but I now teach at an American college . |
| 14 | However , it has been argued that certain clauses operate at an earlier stage so as to define and restrict the extent of the contractual obligation undertaken and so prevent there being any breach of contract . |
| 15 | Godwin also offered guidance on moral problems ; we must always look to the general good , calculate the consequences of the courses of action open to us , and arrive at an unbiased decision . |
| 16 | arrive at an accurate description of the actual use , |
| 17 | However , the problems that we have considered mean that it is likely that we may miss the target and actually arrive at an unintended situation . |
| 18 | It is a fundamental requirement of any democratic and just society that the process by which individuals are accused , tried and , where appropriate , punished should be open , and exposed to public scrutiny and comment at an appropriate moment , other than in wholly exceptional circumstances — for example , where on grounds of national security the court must receive evidence about matters of security or intelligence ; or where , for purposes of the administration of justice , particular matters must be dealt with concerning informants . |
| 19 | Ideally , start at an external corner . |
| 20 | An analogy might be the lip-reading that we do at an unconscious level . |
| 21 | He has been stonewalling throughout the whole month since Lamb told the world , through the Daily Mirror , how the Pakistanis scuff and scrape and scoop at an old ball until it swings as though it was factory fresh . |
| 22 | Fashions change at an alarming rate and at any given time experts hold differing views . |
| 23 | But it is important that these ‘ greenhouse gases ’ remain at an appropriate level . |
| 24 | It was like watching someone push at an invisible turnstile . |
| 25 | Others intercede at an earlier stage , working along the routes that the municipal trucks take . |
| 26 | ‘ If you ran a mile race , you would go off fairly quickly then settle at an even pace before building up towards the end . |
| 27 | Two courses dealing with English at an unspecified level , ESL at an unspecified level , Bengali at In-service level , and a Diploma in TEFL gave insufficient information for codification to be practical . |
| 28 | Thrill to the swirling ribbons , wonder in amazement that no one dropped a club — GASP at an empty stage ( slight technical hitch , not our fault — REALLY ) . |
| 29 | ‘ Do n't sit there ’ they chorus at an unfortunate guest foolish enough to try and sit in a chair in the drawing-room which was last used by Queen Victoria . |
| 30 | The family and the media , it can be argued , both work at an ideological level in perpetuating inequality of the sexes , while firms which pay lower wages to female workers operate at a material level . |