Example sentences of "[adv prt] [noun] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A young red deer puts on weight at a considerable rate during its first summer , but its growth is reduced to less than half of this rate during the winter . |
| 2 | Every £1 in extra revenue brought in 93p at the bottom line , said the board , with the new 7 per cent Government levy on sales the only deduction . |
| 3 | The extension of the LFA has left this gross anomaly unaffected since it brings in land at the lower elevations outside the original LFA boundary . |
| 4 | The advantage of a Statutory Demand over the filing of a High Court writ or County Court summons is that it tends to bring on matters at a faster and more urgent rate . |
| 5 | His poster for this film shows Googie Withers gazing over fields at the distant figure of the neighbouring farmer she loves . |
| 6 | Within ten years it was turning over £20m at a gross profit margin of 50pc . |
| 7 | It soon became evident that their overlords , the British , intended to hand over power at an early date . |
| 8 | However , how many times have you seen your ball deviate off course at the last moment due to someone not repairing their pitch mark ? |
| 9 | Authors at the conference , in social and business sessions include Shirley Hughes and Aidan Chambers , who round off conference at the Random House Breakfast on Wednesday , Anthony Sampson , Terence Blacker and Terry Pratchett , the guest of honour at the annual dinner dance . |
| 10 | Pulling off her bright headscarf , tossing off her jacket , she threw off apologies at the same time . |
| 11 | In return the National Sports Congress , which had organized a campaign against the tour , agreed to call off demonstrations at the remaining four games . |
| 12 | E/A turned and made off East at the same time as we sighted him . |
| 13 | The trend there has been simply to pay off debt at a faster rate . |
| 14 | The deeply unpopular Somerset was overthrown in October , and power passed to those who had opposed the war ; his successor , John Dudley , earl of Warwick , was only recognizing the inevitable when he gave up Boulogne at the same time as peace was made with Scotland in March 1550 , when the last stronghold held by the English , Lauder , capitulated . |
| 15 | Her husband was due to retire then and they had decided that they would both give up work at the same time . |
| 16 | Very difficult indeed , you did n't like calling up people at a private house and ask if we could use the phone . |
| 17 | He finished in some style , picking up birdies at the last four holes . |
| 18 | The next strongest performance has been by Giorgio de Chirico , up 690% at an average price of £55,000 even after a 25% fall last year . |
| 19 | ARABLE farmers seeking to optimise returns from their crops will be able to pick up tips at the two-day Cereal ‘ 93 National Cereals and Combinable Crops Event , which gets under way tomorrow . |
| 20 | In the hour before dawn , when the pulsar had risen above the horizon and the sky was still dark , they picked up pulsations at the correct rate — and , as confirmation , found them again the following morning . |
| 21 | One of the few draw-backs of computer faxes is that they treat all faxes as bitmap files and gobble up memory at an alarming rate . |
| 22 | At the last moment he caught sight of Owen , who had taken up position at an adjoining table , and raised hands to heaven . |
| 23 | The exploration industry itself took on staff at an increased rate , and the market conditions for employment obliged the universities to undertake the training required . |
| 24 | The aim to teach and carry out research at the highest possible level in the University 's mission statement is key to the future successful development of the University . |
| 25 | An application for planning permission to carry out development at the above-mentioned site has been received . |
| 26 | If the pound was expected to devalue to £1 = $2.4 then the holder of sterling balances could sell his £1,000 now ( at £1 = $2.8 ) , buy back pounds at a future date ( at £1 = $2.4 ) , and hence make a sterling capital gain of £167 . |
| 27 | Parish councillors in East Cleveland have asked Cleveland County Council to supply two kissing gates to keep out motorcyclists at the playing field allotment site at Lingdale . |
| 28 | Begin with the most common offenders : milk , milk products and chocolate , cutting out beef at the same time as this can sometimes cross-react with milk . |
| 29 | The one at the front was sending out beams at a faster rate than the one at the rear . |
| 30 | He was now churning out drawings at a tremendous rate . |