Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] at [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus tree rings are differentiated by the types , density and size of cell laid down at different times of the year ; varves by the gradation in particle size resulting from sedimentation of debris released into rivers and carried to lakes by the annual melt of glaciers ; and ice core layers by differences in dust content and acidity . |
| 2 | Whatever desperate or mundane disappointments might lie ahead , as we gazed down at those phantoms from another age I felt that we had become travellers in time . |
| 3 | They gradually caught on at other establishments , although not on such a substantial scale . |
| 4 | Built in 1935 with her sister , Gneisenau , Scharnhorst weighed in at 32,000 tons . |
| 5 | He thought suddenly of Antony Royd , weighed in at four pounds , doing eleven lengths in four minutes . |
| 6 | When the fish were weighed ashore , one fish had lost some precious ounces but the other fish weighed in at 12 lbs 3 oz on certified scales . |
| 7 | The 1987 champion berry , a woodpecker , weighed in at 28 drams 4 grains ; not a record breaker this time . |
| 8 | Until Livingstone , various Right-On pet publishing and campaigning projects had been largely confined to tedious discussion documents and papers wrangled over at interminable meetings . |
| 9 | In Faye 's first painting , she had turned out so wraithlike and ethereal that she had secretly weighed herself on Faye 's bathroom scales to make sure she still came in at fifty-three kilograms . |
| 10 | ‘ I finished in 55 minutes and 40 seconds and Tim came in at 59 minutes . |
| 11 | The chain was faulty , and came off at regular intervals . |
| 12 | The helicopters lifted off at 1030 hours . |
| 13 | Then they marked half the webs with artificial stabilimenta and came back at two-hourly intervals to check on the longevity of the webs . |
| 14 | Frightened by the collecting crowd , the man lashed out at several others until he was finally arrested by the police . |
| 15 | The result was so spectacular that those of us in the front line who were showered with debris turned up at future games wearing motorbike goggles to protect our eyes and in honour of our hero . |
| 16 | They were doing a sort of Nordic cha cha cha with Dutch doll movements , hands and feet turned out at right angles and clockwork jerks of the head . |
| 17 | Given the geographic spread of the ‘ contestants ’ it was not surprising that the packages arrived back at varying times but outlying areas such as Newcastle , Liverpool and Bristol were not obviously handicapped . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , I do hope that I 've done well , ’ Anne told Diana when she arrived back at Green Gables . |
| 19 | But when she arrived back at Green Gables , Anne knew at once that something was wrong . |
| 20 | Now three of her fingers were broken and stuck out at strange angles . |
| 21 | A MESSAGE from Bishop Augustine Harris , read out at all Masses associated with Sunday , 20th December . |
| 22 | ‘ It was hard at first getting into the routine of doing a set programme , especially the 6am run , which started off at 30 minutes and is now at 50 . |
| 23 | The answer worked out at twelve tons . |
| 24 | But , in order to buy rather than rent their own homes , Britain 's nine million home buyers now have to borrow an average of £37,000 — more than twice the average income — whereas 10 years ago the average loan of £11,800 worked out at 1.7 times income . |
| 25 | Launching the product at London 's Science Museum , Mr Sugar hit out at other suppliers for hyping new products ‘ without any evidence that their equipment is actually nearing production ’ . |
| 26 | But of course there had been no communication between her aunt and Silas for three years , therefore she was unlikely to be aware of what went on at this back-blocks property . |
| 27 | The pilot agreed and together they took off at 1047 hrs . |
| 28 | The branch had previously disclosed that a BA fitter had used the wrong bolts to secure the windscreen panel , which fell off at 17,000 feet , 20 minutes after take-off . |
| 29 | Where before he went off at obtuse tangents , now he takes the songs where he wants them to go rather than let them control him . |
| 30 | The take-off flare went up at 0440 hours and Colonel Seawell was the first away as Group Commander . |