Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In one particular case we find progressive assimilation of manner , when a word-initial follows a plosive or nasal at the end of a preceding word : it is very common to find that the C i becomes identical in manner to the C f but with dental place of articulation .
2 Psion Organiser II , bought by Catering & Allied at a branch of Dixons .
3 SOFTWARE in use at Morgan Grenfell : Caterdata from T IS — licensed to Catering & Allied at an entry cost of about £4,000 .
4 Acknowledge just how much you have learned from those experiences which may have appeared difficult or unpleasant at the time .
5 The term ’ provisional sum ’ is defined as ’ a sum provided for work or for costs which can not be entirely foreseen , defined or detailed at the time the tendering documents are issued ’ .
6 The other large grey goose , much darker , especially on head , neck and forewing than Greylag ; bill rather longer , either all orange-yellow , or orange-yellow at the tip and blackish at the base : legs orange .
7 Styles became more back-comby bouffantish and rock-hard lacquered as smooth held sway , then the loose , fairly full on top but very long & layered at the back & sides cut of later '70/'71 .
8 NSAID intake was noted as either intermittent or regular at the time of the first endoscopy only .
9 Choose plants that should reach the desired height without becoming bare or ragged at the base ( this can be a problem with berberis ) .
10 That does not mean that the law should change with every passing fancy — crimes such as theft , fraud , murder , etc. will never become fashionable — but ‘ social ’ crimes such as publishing indecent or obscene material are dependent on society 's perception of what is or is not indecent or obscene at the time , and the legislation of one period may be inappropriate in another period of time , to the extent that resorting to the courts to deal with the matter may be quite inappropriate and ineffective .
11 The reason for such a power is that contemporaneous reporting may prejudice either the proceedings in question ( as where the material — although heard in open court — has not been made known to the jury ) or some further proceedings which were pending or imminent at the time .
12 When I saw my friend Bob Hope in some comedy or other at the age of six I provided him with an imaginary wife , who was called ‘ Nothing ’ .
13 He would probably have been less confused or surprised at the implementation of some of his other priorities .
14 I was very annoyed and upset at the time because there were other girls of my age in the dale and they could go and I could not .
15 Remembering that the elderly often become quite anxious and upset at the prospect of any change or disturbance of their normal routine , however pleasing the end-result promises to be , you will need to take anything they may regard as an ‘ upheaval ’ very slowly .
16 One man who emerged from the tour with much credit was Alan Smith , the manager , who had been diplomacy personified during the political crisis and sensitive and supportive at the time of Barrington 's death .
17 Ken 's job in the library often leaves him tired and touchy at the end of a day .
18 To prevent them rolling off into the water , the eggs are cuneiform , or wedge-shaped : narrow at one end and broad at the other .
19 He had been unemployed and depressed at the time of the theft , and had since started attending college and returned to live with his mother .
20 I was young and foolish at the time ,
21 8/Face sketched in lightly , eyes are lowered as is the custom in San'a to be as demure as possible if not a little apprehensive and afraid at the prospect of meeting your husband for the first time on your wedding night .
22 Screams from a nearby interrogation block have been heard loud and clear at the desk of the duty sergeant at Castlereagh without causing anyone to intervene to stop the maltreatment .
23 But on April 1st the worriers will find that the NHS is still firmly in the public sector — financed from taxation and free at the point of delivery .
24 It will continue to be true to its founding principles , available to all and free at the point of delivery , ’ she said .
25 The secrets of the period , hidden and unknowable at the time , have been revealed in the historical conclusion of 1914 .
26 Mr Lamont looked uncomfortable and embarrassed at the party , attended by the press , on Wednesday night .
27 Everything became one long dreary goodbye as parents came to thank Cassie for all she had done for their children , and the children themselves became sad and fretful at the thought that soon Cassie would no longer be their teacher .
28 One night of winter , with howling winds blowing and heavy rain lashing the streets , he arrived cold and wet at the Club , went straight to the bar as usual , and was given his usual drink by the bar man , ‘ Johnny ’ .
29 He 'd swopped lunchtime 's grey suit for soft cream twill trousers , beautifully cut and pleated at the waistband , with a dark olive silk shirt .
30 Aside from the fact that he does n't actually discuss it in any detail , there is little more than a disappointed huffing and puffing at the exhaustion of the avant-garde 's shock value ( backed up by a particularly crass quotation from Peter Bürger about Duchamp 's readymades ) and some utterly routine panting over the outlandish prices being currently paid for Van Goghs — plus a quotation from a sub-Warholian Manhattan ‘ artist ’ answering an art magazine questionnaire with a few smart remarks about business and producing art for the market .
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