Example sentences of "[det] [verb] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old Eagle Warehouse had the appearance of a curve at the west end of Bothwell Street , though in fact it was made up of four straight sections each placed at a shallow angle . |
| 2 | A practical circus consists of a series of tasks each placed at a different position in the room . |
| 3 | That looking at a bald head , a stupid girl , and something else . |
| 4 | Scientists working in a team , each looking at a separate facet of a problem , may well throw light on details , but they are no more likely to make fundamental discoveries than monkeys with typewriters . |
| 5 | Some of those arguing for mixed-ability teaching did so on the narrowest professional grounds that it would improve teaching and learning , obliging teachers to treat pupils as individuals each proceeding at a different pace and in a different manner . |
| 6 | ‘ You mean , if you cut that picture up into four — which would be a distinctly pro-life act if you want my opinion and gave it to four different restorers , they 'd each stop at a different point ? ’ |
| 7 | We all met at a pre-luncheon reception and then adjourned to the dining hall to sample the culinary delights which were to space our classes for the next five days ; four classes with dancing after dinner was the order of the day , all meticulously time-tabled . |
| 8 | And he wanted to make similar remarks about our initial belief that though we use the same language and agree on the words with which to describe the colours of the objects around us , still we might for all we know see the objects completely differently ; an object that causes in me what I call a sensation of red may cause in you what I would call a sensation of blue , though we can never know this since we will continue to agree on what to say and on how to act in our differently coloured environments ( we will all stop at a red traffic light , for instance ) . |
| 9 | Moreover it inevitably ran into difficulties and criticism in the early 1980s when the American economy was in serious trouble — with a steep rise in oil prices and no agreement on how to conserve energy , and with inflation , unemployment and interest rates all running at a high level . |
| 10 | Research people at Coventry providing a corporate service will be those concerned with wider or longer term projects , in fibres and performance materials , and those working at a strategic level . |
| 11 | Those working at a supra-regional and regional level believe that once the services that they can make available are known more widely , money will follow the patients to them . |
| 12 | She was n't a bad wife or anything like that , it was just that she 'd met this man at work , where she worked , they both worked at a dry cleaning place . |
| 13 | I followed the Sergeant out to the office ; we both sat at a small table , and after a very enjoyable supper of cheese rolls we played the chanters until 1 a.m. , pausing from time to time to drink a mug of tea . |