Example sentences of "[vb past] at [adv] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he was joined in the Test team by Desmond Haynes , one of the most dependable and successful of all opening partnerships was created , and as the senior member in his late twenties Greenidge matured at just the right time . |
| 2 | She was told that , unless insemination occurred at exactly the right time each month , her acid levels would kill off the donor sperm . |
| 3 | She recognised at once the well-built woman who turned from some chore at the kitchen sink as the woman who had opened the door to her last Friday . |
| 4 | He murdered at least a dozen young men before burying their bodies in and around his home . |
| 5 | It was the best lesson I 've ever had , and it came at just the right time . ’ |
| 6 | He never came to a conclusion for Angelina and Oliver came at just the wrong moment , just as the fish required the hand of the maître . |
| 7 | It was very difficult to concentrate on football , and then my injuries came at completely the wrong time . |
| 8 | Having coached Waikato in the New Zealand provincial championship for some years , Ross was looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to come to Northampton came at exactly the right moment . |
| 9 | They were just poling away and Matt shouted ‘ Hey , fellers , cut ’ but they did n't take any notice and I remember thinking maybe they 're testing the rope to see if it works , and Matt and I turned at just the same moment and saw where the Indians were heading us — straight into a pile of rocks and foaming water — and I knew the rope must have broken or something . |
| 10 | We organized at least a dozen ‘ Letters to the Editor ’ each day — these were mainly unsolicited , but we encouraged more — and spread them about so as to appear in a number of newspapers and magazines across the country . |
| 11 | The opponents have a confident sounding auction to a six diamond contract , during which South showed at least a five and probably a six card diamond suit . |
| 12 | In fact your letter arrived at just the right time , since I am now planning the Spring ‘ 93 Edition of Rural Wales . |
| 13 | The two successive episodes of Northern Hemisphere ice-sheet collapse began at precisely the same time as the climate shifts that are recorded in the Greenland ice core ( within the cited uncertainty ) . |
| 14 | Well , my interest in allegory really began at quite a different point . |
| 15 | My interest in allegory really began at quite a different point . |
| 16 | She said he had left the house in the forenoon of 24 October and been covered in blood when he returned at 3am the next day . |
| 17 | Although both the USSR and Somalia downplayed the Soviet presence in Berbera , there existed at least a long-range communications station for submarines at Berbera , which formed part of the Soviet nuclear strategic infrastructure . |
| 18 | The timing of these changes and the details of the structures adopted varied between the countries comprising the United Kingdom , but ‘ as a service provider , local government in Scotland developed at broadly the same pace as local government in England and Wales ’ ( Page 1983:43 ; cf. foster et al. |
| 19 | Towards the end of the century the bourgeoisie discovered at least a temporary formula for combining getting and spending , cushioned by the acquisitions of the past . |
| 20 | They needed at least a two goal win to reach the international stages of the competition . |
| 21 | He desperately needed at least a neutral , if not a friendly neighbour to the north . |
| 22 | A gigantic undertaking like the invasion of Europe needed at least a few days of good weather to give it a chance , and we appeared to be settled into a period of wind , rain and low cloud . |
| 23 | Fascinating in the way it hinted at both a deep sensuality and fastidious restraint , his mouth twisted . |
| 24 | Cruzate 's more pessimistic view was less well received that Penzias ' more technically exciting world , but represented at least a small dose of reality into some technical ivory towers . |
| 25 | Yet it also represented at least a first step towards an institutional framework for dialogue between State and commoners . |
| 26 | Most managed at least a half day each week . |
| 27 | What is more , in the decade after 1975 employment in these two sectors grew at twice the average rate for all industry . |
| 28 | Bridget looked at where the small pink finger was pointing , she could see nothing . |
| 29 | Vega-built B–17G N3509G had undergone an intensive maintenance and restoration programme at World Jet Inc in Florida and looked at least a million dollars , but the bidding slowed at $900,000 . |
| 30 | In the last chapter we looked at how the social institution of marriage has changed at different times in history . |