Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no record of John having been apprehended and/or fined at that time , but it is almost certain that he would be dealt with in some way . |
| 2 | The NFU plan aims to offer the farmer a choice between setting land aside and receiving the full , subsidised rate for produce , or producing at maximum capacity without support . |
| 3 | It has been a year of controversy for Brady as the club has still to decide on whether to move to a new home at Cambuslang or remain at Celtic Park . |
| 4 | But , although many babies pull off hats , socks and booties in their first year , they do n't really try to dress or undress at this stage . |
| 5 | Often they are recruited or assigned at short notice to an unfamiliar school and are expected to instantly mould themselves to its systems of operating and style . |
| 6 | Perhaps I was sent to the chippie , or café up the street to fetch cigarettes , or lemonade , or to go at full haste and deliver a note to one of his girl-friends ; or maybe he simply wanted to chastise me for something I had done , as for instance when I inadvertently got him into hot water by mentioning to Mum that I had seen him with a girl ( an infamous young woman ) after he had faithfully promised not to see her again , ever . |
| 7 | Further , many females who are alienated or marginalised at one stage of their lives are included at another , and vice versa . |
| 8 | For instance , he might burst out laughing on being told of a tragedy , or cry at joyful news . |
| 9 | In my desperate fear and danger , I was like a pain-maddened animal , ready to kill or wound at any moment . |
| 10 | On stylistic grounds other northern castles built or rebuilt at this time may be attributed to him , notably Raby and Sheriff Hutton ( 1382 ) , and perhaps also Lumley in county Durham and Wressle , Yorkshire . |
| 11 | I did not know what to say or do at this moment but just said ‘ Thy will be done ’ . |
| 12 | ( 2 ) A solicitor who is an officer , member or employee of or who is otherwise working in the practice of a recognised body , or a recognised body which is an officer or member of a recognised body , or a registered foreign lawyer who is a director or member of a recognised body , shall not by any act or omission by himself ( or itself ) or with any other person cause , instigate or connive at any breach of these Rules or any rules , principles or requirements of conduct applicable to recognised bodies by virtue of these Rules or section 9 of the Act and , for the avoidance of doubt , it is confirmed that a solicitor who is an officer , member or employee of or who is otherwise working in the practice of a recognised body remains personally subject to all the rules , principles and requirements of conducting affecting solicitors . |
| 13 | Children are not unfamiliar with situations in which they tell , or are told , what someone else said or thought ; or in which they tell what they themselves said or thought at some point in the past or think at the time of speaking . |
| 14 | There were things all three of them knew , and things all three of them were wondering , but no one cared to question or acknowledge at this hour . |
| 15 | The answer differs according to whether the contract was avoided by section 7 or frustrated at common law . |
| 16 | or damaged at this time . |
| 17 | While not a new power , it was one not greatly recognised or understood at common law . |
| 18 | If so , it is then relevant to consider whether ( a ) such conduct falls within the general scope of any duty imposed by statute or recognised at common law and ( b ) whether such conduct , albeit within the general scope of such a duty , involved an unjustifiable use of powers associated with the duty . ’ |
| 19 | If a stepping motor is used to change the position of a mechanical load by several steps the system designer needs to know how much torque the motor can produce whilst accelerating , decelerating or running at constant speed . |
| 20 | Another very firm edge can be obtained by knitting a ‘ cord ’ or roll at each edge ( see Diagram 2 ) . |
| 21 | In which case are Upehull and Upsall related , the ‘ s ’ having been introduced by scribal error or misreading at some stage , or is the later form a name given to a family coming originally from Uppsala in Sweden ? |
| 22 | Effective teaching & learning at key stage 3 : teacher & pupil perspective |
| 23 | Pieces of material much longer than the vice jaws should be gripped between two wood strips and held in the vice with the addition of a G-cramp or screw at each end ( fig.2 ) . |
| 24 | Almost all the media coverage would be about her and Charles , how far apart they stood , whether they spoke or looked at each other . |
| 25 | We were on a lonely stretch of road just outside London : it was late in the afternoon , darkness was about to fall and we were arguing about whether we should hurry on to the city or stay at some roadside tavern for the night . |
| 26 | Though impulsive in some ways , she was an ordinary , practical girl who had never really believed in grand passion or love at first sight . |
| 27 | George Kidner came to me in a great state of mind because he has been asked to appear before a committee consisting of C. Bathurst , Peto & C. Mills & sitting at Central Office . |
| 28 | She found that in the time allowed four-fifths of the adult pairs conversed , looked or smiled at each other . |
| 29 | The grid size can easily be increased or decreased at any stage during the design process , thus allowing you to create anything from a tiny motif to a large electronic or intarsia design that would cover a complete garment piece . |
| 30 | The Family Division of the High Court has jurisdiction to hear public law cases which have been transferred up the court system or issued at High Court level . |