Example sentences of "[v-ing] at [adv] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wilf Orton , prosecuting , said Hooker , driving at up to 50 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour limit , had been trying to over-take four slower moving vehicles when he hit the other car side on . |
| 2 | Erm so you , you , and you , you 're looking of , of land reform teams of four , five members so you 're , you 're looking at somewhere between two and three million cadres to go into the villages . |
| 3 | With consumption growing at only about 1 per cent a year ( the rate of growth of the labour force ) , the system would have become one in which machines were being installed at hectic rates in order to produce other machines . |
| 4 | Crash investigator , David Bristow used tyre marks on the road and a reconstruction to calculate that Gooch 's car had been travelling at up to 96 mph . |
| 5 | With boards travelling at up to 25 knots , the emphasis is on not falling since in a few seconds the fleet will have zoomed past and gained a huge advantage . |
| 6 | It 's recognized as our most magnificent falcon , diving at up to 200 mph to capture its prey . |
| 7 | The polishing machine consists of a simple rotary polishing lap running at up to 30 rpm , on which is placed a precision lapping chuck ( Fig. 4.7a ) with several slides held by vacuum suction ( Fig. 4.7b ) . |
| 8 | Darlington Harriers are arranging a 10km fund raising fun run for August 30 , starting at 11am on High Row you must be 17 or over to take part . |
| 9 | ‘ You drove to Penzance , leaving home at about seven-thirty , you went to the film and started to drive back , but your van broke down at Badger 's Cross and after trying to start it and sheltering for some time , you walked home , arriving at about half-past two . ’ |
| 10 | In 1988 , she travelled around with an imposing security squad of African-American women , hinting at once of black nationalism , gay pride and eerie robotic conformity . |
| 11 | Moreover , despite the apparent contradiction , casual working at least in this sector is a highly formalized system of working . |