Example sentences of "[det] [modal v] [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can not enjoy a happy life with God unless we are willing to be disciplined — unhappy though that may appear at first . |
| 2 | The Laws of Manu , an ancient law book of the Hindu way of life , which discusses the customs , conventions and laws , that should operate at each stage of life and govern the relation of the different orders with one another , regards the four āśramas as the best means of attaining co-operation For the common good . |
| 3 | Some may baulk at such a suggestion but it is only making explicit what archivists do implicitly . |
| 4 | This may start at any position in the line . |
| 5 | Change from one state of a system to another may occur at different rates at contrasting levels . |
| 6 | This might seem at first sight to express the naive view that onomatopoeia and other kinds of sound symbolism constitute essential features of poetry , but Wimsatt 's conception of the iconic function of language embraces a great deal more than this . |
| 7 | One of the problems for local government is that it is easier to see how this might work at national level where the interests are clearer and more easily identifiable . |
| 8 | This could occur at all levels . |
| 9 | Nobody can long sustain the argument that all fat per se is bad , and few would argue at great length that a diet containing small amounts of saturated fat ( which butter decidedly is ) is unacceptable . |
| 10 | Some would flinch at such language as a description of how medical resources are allocated , but would agree with what is behind it , that rational allocation or planning is an illusion . |
| 11 | This can occur at any time but particularly when the student has been observed or supervised in her nursing care . |
| 12 | Some of the latter may excel at specialised subjects such as engineering or finance . |
| 13 | With regular partial water changes , and plenty of food , they will grow quite quickly and will need thinning out as many will grow at different rates and need more space . |
| 14 | You got half an hour plus ten minutes relief for your refreshments and that would happen at ten in the morning and you 'd been there since seven . |
| 15 | In many cases it is simplistic to make a bald differentiation between an obligation and a right , for each can exist at many different levels . |
| 16 | it can be seen that the feature list for the ’ dance ’ sense of ’ ball ’ needs to be modified to include the act of ’ hitting ’ ; and with it , everything else that can occur at such a function . |