Example sentences of "[vb pp] at an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | DNA and protein were mixed at an approximate ratio of 2:1 . |
| 2 | I suppose we were the first people in the 1960s to target our market and bring to people things that were well designed at an affordable price . |
| 3 | This means that the extra payments received for overtime beyond the scheduled week are earned at an earlier stage in large firms . |
| 4 | Jilly Fox had been educated at an expensive boarding-school . |
| 5 | The ozone layer is located at an average height of 12 kilometres above the earth 's surface an it screens us from 99% of the harmful ultra-violet radiation coming from the sun . |
| 6 | Two further introns were included in our comparisons : the second LSUrRNA intron from P.wickerhamii , which resembles Pw ri1 in sequence and secondary structure , and ri2 from Scenedesmus obliquus mitochondria , which is located at an identical position as ri2 from P.wickerhamii ( 21 ) . |
| 7 | Someone , for example , who finds himself in the embarrassing situation of seeming to have winked at an unknown passer-by may offer the account that he has some grit in his eye — this often accompanied by a flurry of overacted eyelid-rubbing and nose-blowing . |
| 8 | Seconds later , they were installed at an umbrella-shaded table with the little boy sitting in state alongside . |
| 9 | Three top designers were approached at an undisclosed cost . |
| 10 | Samples for footprinting were prepared by mixing 9µl of radiolabelled DNA ( about 50pmol base pairs ) with 9µl of actinomycin , dissolved at an appropriate concentration ( typically 40µM ) in 10mM Tris-HCl pH8.0 containing 10mM NaCl . |
| 11 | ‘ This validation from the Prime Minister has come at an important time for the industry as it strives to get up off its knees , ’ said Keith Banbury , Chief Executive . |
| 12 | The charges against Mr Perez have come at an inconvenient moment , not only for him but also for Venezuela . |
| 13 | In order to avoid this obviously ridiculous result , the German scientist Max Planck suggested in 1900 that light , X rays , and other waves could not be emitted at an arbitrary rate , but only in certain packets that he called quanta . |
| 14 | This was essentially a room for transacting business , though if Fournier 's picture is reliable , the Emperor seems to have sat at an inconvenient height at his desk in a small chair , covered in green plush , so low that once seated in it , writing must have been difficult . |
| 15 | If the matter really can not be resolved at an informal level , then it should be formally communicated in writing to the person in charge of the activity . |
| 16 | With rents normally frozen at an obsolete level , entry fines were either certain , or , if technically arbitrary at the will of the lord , required by custom to be reasonable , which amounted to much the same thing . |
| 17 | Obviously all age-groups are arbitrary ; the point being made here is that the actual divisions used should be chosen for their usefulness in classifying people for the purposes of the research being undertaken , and this decision should be considered at an early stage . |
| 18 | The question of whether the proposed disposal is in the best interests of the client and when the business should best be sold should be addressed at an early stage . |
| 19 | Alternative arrangements can be developed and their performances assessed , and areas of possible problems can be identified and alleviated at an early stage of the design . |
| 20 | If those authorities were negligent or in any way in breach of duty , it is important that that fact should be uncovered at an early stage . |
| 21 | A paper describing the inventory was presented at an international workshop in Prague . |
| 22 | At Key Stage 2 pupils can also begin to make use of viewdata compilations of simple written sources , provided that the material is presented at an appropriate language level . |
| 23 | Spoken to a satisfactory minimum number of candidates being presented at an appropriate fee , SEFIC examinations can be carried out anywhere in the world , on any suitable premises and at any time of the year ( with at least a month 's notice ) . |
| 24 | Accurate and detailed accounts need to be kept and these should be open for inspection at any time by governors and members of the organising committee with a financial statement presented at an annual meeting . |
| 25 | Two general reviews of the field presented at an introductory level are Bally et al. |
| 26 | They should be instructed at an early stage , and informed promptly of developments . |
| 27 | In SPAR , however , reference resolution is able to overturn any preferences applied at an earlier stage . |
| 28 | I wander across to where ‘ young ’ Howard ( 58 ) is sitting slumped at an isolated table with his wife and Alan Watkins , their backs turned on the glittering throng . |
| 29 | It must be shared , and its final use must be decided at an early planning stage . |
| 30 | The first witness had decided at an early stage not to travel to Dublin ; the second only recently made his decision not to give evidence . |