Example sentences of "[adv prt] at [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | We find customers prefer to sit down at individual desks and discuss their requirements . ’ |
| 2 | Every time his plane touched down at Nice airport and he saw palm trees and tanned porters in white , short-sleeved shirts , Adam enjoyed afresh the glamour of a life where one stepped on to a plane in bleak winter weather and shortly afterwards stepped off in warm sunshine . |
| 3 | You bring lots of people in at junior management and through a series of apprenticeships you cream off the people who get to the top . |
| 4 | The most immediately noticeable different from their debut is that Claire 's vocals sound wholeheartedly more agreeable when she 's not being forced to shout along at breakneck speed and ‘ What A Predicament ’ allows her space to work within its range of varied musical styles . |
| 5 | The most immediately noticeable different from their debut is that Claire 's vocals sound wholeheartedly more agreeable when she 's not being forced to shout along at breakneck speed and ‘ What A Predicament ’ allows her space to work within its range of varied musical styles . |
| 6 | In addition , Alexander Hardinge , who had replaced Wigram as private secretary to the King and who constantly saw his loyalty as lying with the institution and not with the person , was available to come over at short notice and did so . |
| 7 | The Newcastle-based steel fabricator and erector contracted to carry out the steelwork went into receivership early in the operation but fortunately Bone , Connel & Baxters of Motherwell was able to take over at short notice and , says Alan Muir , ‘ did a great job ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ It needs to be worked through at local level and discussions will be taking place for some time , ’ said Mr Smith . |
| 9 | This road forms the focus for an irregular network of side-streets and lanes which lead off at diverse angles and provide access to land and buildings behind the frontages . |
| 10 | My goggles ice up at regular intervals and I wipe them with my glove , afraid that I will miss the trail a groundless fear as the dogs follow the pack scent . |
| 11 | For soon after descending from their international express at Zurich 's main station , new arrivals may be standing on the bridge where Zurich 's river , the Limmat , joins its lake , the Zurichsee , looking up at green fields and trees , at ancient towers , or perhaps down-lake to a wide expanse of blue water criss-crossed by the wakes of pleasure steamers , decorated by the white sails of holidaying yachtsmen . |
| 12 | What are the cargoes we pick up at short notice and deliver to out-of-the-way ports in Africa ? |
| 13 | Among his worst crimes are not being married , not turning up at milking times and stealing food . ’ |
| 14 | Broadcast schedules have to be planned in advance , programmes go out at regular times and have slots of fixed length . |
| 15 | They were doing a sort of Nordic cha cha cha with Dutch doll movements , hands and feet turned out at right angles and clockwork jerks of the head . |
| 16 | As Pottz said , ‘ Anyone who paddles out at big Pipe and says he 's not scared is either lying or crazy . ’ |
| 17 | There are three stages in this calculation : Stage 1 : Determination of The reaction is carried out at constant pressure and so we can put 4 qP . |
| 18 | There are three issues you have to sort out at different ages and phases of your child 's development , and they involve the following questions : |
| 19 | Reactions are carried out at high pressure and temperature and the processes involve large scale filtration , drying , milling and packing . |
| 20 | When the rest of the crowd turned out at closing time and headed for the Floral Gardens with their carry-outs , Tich bedded down for the night in the public lavatory on the other side of the railway bridge . |
| 21 | It dawns on us that we are back at temporal beginnings and slipping down the evolutionary tree . |
| 22 | A CRICKET club is biting back at persistent raiders and vandals by covering the roof of its pavilion with razor-sharp security wire . |
| 23 | Nowadays , when we look back at old photographs and films of the 1950s rock and roll craze , and the Teddy Boys , it is easy to wonder what all the fuss was about . |
| 24 | Grant sweeps around at full speed and heads for land . |
| 25 | Also available from Bisque is the battery-powered , remote-control Bagno-Stat , which allows you to pre-set the towel radiator heater to come on at specific times and maintain required temperatures . |
| 26 | In our case this iteration has gone on at great lengths and I and my colleagues have had to struggle to ensure that we have allocated enough time to deciding the direction in which the company should be going , and the changes that have to be carried out in order to get it there . |
| 27 | Webb has constantly said he is happy to carry on at Old Trafford and fight for his place . |
| 28 | JOANNE HOCKLEY from Felixstowe Ferry booked her place in the match-play stages of the British Women 's Amateur Championship when she handed in a 72 during the second qualifying round at Royal Lytham and St Annes . |