Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The action goes along at break-neck velocity to reach its conclusion and so there is no problem with the audience fidgeting . ’ |
| 2 | The long sentences in Swift 's ironic essay in support of cannibalism are explicable as a stylistic expression of the persona he adopts in order to intensify the impact of his outrageous proposal : in Corbett 's words , we seem to be " listening to a man who is so filled with his subject , so careful about qualifying his statements and computations , so infatuated with the sound of his own words , that he rambles on at inordinate length " The greater the range and size of the corpus which acts as a relative norm , the more valid the statement of relative frequency . |
| 3 | He arrives spot on time , is introduced in 15 words and goes off at high speed . |
| 4 | Leonard Forde , who has n't played since the quarter-final win over Down , returns to the left corner of the defence , and Paul O'Callaghan takes over at left half forward . |
| 5 | However , stability demands that the gain falls off at high frequency ( see next section ) . |
| 6 | Grant sweeps around at full speed and heads for land . |
| 7 | As Pottz said , ‘ Anyone who paddles out at big Pipe and says he 's not scared is either lying or crazy . ’ |
| 8 | Transfer-listed Thomas comes in at left back as Dicks starts a three-match match ban following his red card for elbowing Franz Carr at Newcastle last month . |
| 9 | comes out , comes out at New Year 's Day , I was at home then and it erm going to come back New Year 's Day |
| 10 | Glenn hits back at new law |