Example sentences of "[v-ing] at a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the back of Wall Street 's overnight strength , the FT-SE 100 cash index rose 33 points at the outset and , with the futures index opening at a hefty premium , looked poised to turn in a record-setting performance . |
| 2 | A faint smile crossed Lancaster 's face , as though he was laughing at a cruel joke in dubious taste . |
| 3 | In the 1980s local decentralization has been occurring at a slower pace than in the previous decade and in some cases appears to have gone into reverse . |
| 4 | General ‘ political economy ’ explanations must be correct in locating such developments within complex shifts in the production process , industrial infrastructure , and labour force requirements occurring at a particular stage of advanced industrialization — though much work needs to be done to define these shifts more precisely . |
| 5 | An electric shock US , for instance , is an event occurring at a particular time , with a certain duration and intensity , that impinges on a particular part of the animal , and so on . |
| 6 | All of the world 's savannas have been affected by human activity and , as Table 7.2 shows , deforestation is occurring at a rapid rate due to agricultural development and fuelwood collection . |
| 7 | It was clear from the work done then that , even after a full year , major changes in unemployment , self-employment , and employment taken up and ended within the group , were still occurring at a high rate . |
| 8 | The method of carbon dating is based on the assumption that these two reactions have been occurring at a constant rate for the past 15000 years . |
| 9 | She has suffered poor health from time to time , but has fought back to establish a variety of activities in her retirement including stewarding at a National Trust property and giving practice interviews to pupils from Tiverton school . |
| 10 | However , landing at a natural rock jetty is possible in good conditions . |
| 11 | Flat-footed water lilies balance at the far end , quivering at a sudden movement , a bird diving . |
| 12 | Herman , whom Erika had already been keeping at a safe distance from her feet , backed away . |
| 13 | Murder victims Julie Godwin , mother of a young child , and Elizabeth Over , both 30 , were holidaying at a remote bush camp close to the Mozambique border in Zululand . |
| 14 | Cultivation extends to about 600m , ending at a lower level on the colder north side of the island . |
| 15 | This miraculous event caused Massaccio immediately to repent his past life , and he became a Benedictine monk , dying at a great age with the reputation of having led a saintly life in his chosen monastery . |
| 16 | More evidence of the worldwide decline of coral has emerged from Florida , where researchers who have been monitoring the health of the reefs since 1976 report that they are dying at a rapid rate . |
| 17 | On the left a businessman is dictating a letter to be typed , pedalling at a treadle-powered Graphophone to give better speed control than possible with a hand-crank . |
| 18 | The operator told us that rubbish is smouldering at a considerable depth and it would take a lot of work to put it out . |
| 19 | With the basket of stocks trading at a combined price of £12.70 yesterday , the puts , exercisable at a strike price of £14.09 and initially costing 117p apiece , carried a mid-price of 203p . |
| 20 | Institutions poured into the issue amid speculation that the flotation would start trading at a substantial premium . |
| 21 | Along with the rest of the property sector , British Land 's shares have been trading at a considerable discount to its assets per share , and yesterday 's move is an attempt to close the 40 per cent gap which built up as institutions took a dimmer view of the market . |
| 22 | With the issue priced right at the bottom of market expectations , analysts last night forecast that shares will start trading at a hefty profit . |
| 23 | With the issue priced right at the bottom of market expectations , analysts last night forecast that shares will start trading at a hefty profit . |
| 24 | Surely someone moving toward the light ought to measure it traveling at a higher speed than someone moving in the same direction as the light ; yet the experiment showed that both observers would measure exactly the same speed . |
| 25 | Stretched out on a bed was Chuck Riley , with a girl dabbing at a nasty bruise on his forehead . |
| 26 | Cardiff looked up then at the Constable , still dabbing at a fresh nosebleed with his now-crimson handkerchief . |
| 27 | Although I was walking at a normal pace the impact stunned me . |
| 28 | Then , if you wish , split your walks into a.m. and p.m. on alternate days when you are walking at a moderate pace . |
| 29 | He found himself walking at a steady pace towards those meaty shoulders . |
| 30 | Growling like a mother cat may make a cat owner feel ridiculous , but if it helps to restrain a cat from tearing at a valuable chair , it is well worth a try . |