Example sentences of "[vb base] at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for this is simple : you will never be able to judge the precise moment of impact , so brace for it long beforehand , fly at the correct speed , keep the wings level and do n't try to round out unless you are absolutely sure you can see the surface . |
| 2 | You did n't see it at first , but you saw if you held you head at the right angle . |
| 3 | So , we 're in a pretty strong position to make acquisitions if they appear at the right price and they fit our strategic framework . |
| 4 | First , just two appear at the front end as distinct blocks of tissue and then , about each hour , another pair are added behind them and a wave of formation proceeds backwards so that at the end of a few days there are 46 somites . |
| 5 | Signs that there had been loss of control appear at the very beginning of James 's reign when commissioners hearing private suits to the King were ordered not to give reversions to places of consequence . |
| 6 | They climb over the fence , and knock at the next-door maisonette . |
| 7 | I knock at the wood-plank door and it sounds as empty as a politician 's promise . |
| 8 | This pump-leak system allows K + ions to recycle across the basolateral membrane , promotes hyperpolarisation of the parietal cell , and thereby contributes to the maintenance of the electrochemical gradient that favours Cl - exit at the apical membrane during acid secretion . |
| 9 | You 'll need a V17 fax at the other end , but these are pretty rare . |
| 10 | Dawn Run is third behind Wayward Lad and Forgive ‘ N Forget at the final fence . |
| 11 | Well as Dennis was implying , erm you 're really looking say at the low comedy . |
| 12 | I climb the stairs and hesitate at the front door . |
| 13 | If you 're in any doubt about it , do n't — you 'll do less harm if you leave it than if you prune at the wrong time . |
| 14 | ‘ 'T IS all very well putting on your old gown and pretending to be a serving-girl so we could pass that dolt at the solar door . |
| 15 | ‘ Right place at the right time . |
| 16 | This positive working relationship helped to strengthen the foundations of the sport , especially when Sarah moved on in 1987 to become a senior staff coach at the English Ski Council and Development Officer for freestyle . |
| 17 | ‘ How many of us , ’ he asked , ‘ really try to buy goods made of recycled materials or at least protest at the extravagant use of costly and unnecessary packaging ? ’ |
| 18 | For short time , high temperature bakery items at 200°C–220°C , pre-heating at 300°C will ensure that you bake at the correct temperature ( on average 80° C will be lost whilst loading the oven ) |
| 19 | We sneer at the European Parliament , but it is time that we looked at Europe in other than a partisan way — ’ Ha ha , ha . |
| 20 | VISITORS to Belgium often sneer at the scruffy appearance of the country 's towns , farms and people , and pointedly note how much neater everything is as soon as you cross the border into Holland . |
| 21 | In Fig. 2 we show at the upper right a typical fragment of foveal retina from one of our preparations . |
| 22 | The American approach has traditionally been to offer a range of models , like Cessna and Piper 's basic two-seat trainers , the 152 and Tomahawk at the bottom end of the range for training , leading on to the Cessna 172 or PA 28 for the experienced pilot owner . |
| 23 | Some have been designated as sites of special scientific interest ( SSSI ) , but these stop at the low-water mark , allowing rubbish dumping further out on the water . |
| 24 | Stop at the other side of town on the same road , the Dublin road , I think ? ’ |
| 25 | Steam trains stop at the restored station on the West Somerset Railway which runs past the beach from Minehead inland to Bishops Lydeard near Taunton . |
| 26 | I despaired when I heard Sir Geoffrey Howe , who was Foreign Secretary at the time , speak at the Tory Party Conference in October and heard him repeat the same old stock phrase : Britain will never make a deal over its hostages in Lebanon . |
| 27 | These same people the , even when faced with the blatant facts of their mistakes , still hurl at the hapless retailer who unwittingly sold them the five 3″ goldfish that they tried to cram into a small glass bowl full of raw tapwater . |
| 28 | MASSIMO AMBUCETTI/AP Vested interest : AC Milan 's Demetrio Albertini tries to slow down English midfielder Paul Gascoigne of Lazio in the Italian Serie A match at the Olympic Stadium in Rome yesterday |
| 29 | ‘ Feed him cotton wool sandwiches and wait at the other end ! ’ said the vet . |
| 30 | Rachel and I wait at the little barrier in the station terminus , and again I think what an ordinary pair of holidaymakers we must look — too tatty to be honeymooners , but the same kind of contentment together . |