Example sentences of "[vb -s] at a [adj] point " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet pragmatics tends only to examine how meaning develops at a given point . |
| 2 | Given the tension here was one of humiliation , that can be sufficient in itself to sustain the momentum , especially as this workhouse scene comes at a critical point in the sequence structure — for they have already in an earlier lesson experienced the well-intentioned caring of the ‘ lady ’ who housed these girls out of pity but was obliged to hand them over to the authorities . |
| 3 | The videotaping of the child 's statement comes at a crucial point in that process but for the child it is only one part of it . |
| 4 | The British Presidency comes at a turning point in the Community 's history . |
| 5 | Instead of beginning a search at the start of the structure ( i.e. first element of the array ) , the binary search technique begins at a mid point . |