Example sentences of "[that] [verb] at a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 A major problem that arose at an early stage was the reconciliation of the local authority 's requirements for one car-parking space per flat with the DoE 's refusal to fund a scheme in which the entire ground floor would be used for parking .
2 For the sake of clarity , one possible solution is to provide that the SSAPs to be used are those that applied at a specified date even if changed subsequently between exchange and completion .
3 These contain a spinning mechanism that turns at a gentle 15 to 30 revolutions per minute — just enough to ensure convection and prevent cells from adhering to the glass walls of the bottle .
4 But all that changed at a phenomenal pace .
5 On the positive side , it says that the company 's financial condition remains strong , with about $150m of cash and long-term investments at 1992 year end , and $112m of debt , and a debt-to-equity ratio that stands at a conservative 13% .
6 An episode which attracted particular concern was a strike that occurred at an obscure photo-processing plant in North London , the Grunwick works .
7 We shall see that although the uncertainty principle places limitations on the accuracy of all our predictions , it may at the same time remove the fundamental unpredictability that occurs at a space-time singularity .
8 Through this relationship , they can also be a record of the life force that exists at a certain site .
9 The assumption is that there is only one possible explanation of our saying this : namely , that we believe that the man 's utterance is the result of encoding something that exists at a pre-linguistic level , namely a thought , and that in the case of the parrot there is nothing at this level .
10 If you are catching 6-pounders and want to catch 8lb bream , then move to another swim , or fish that swim at a different time .
11 I accept Mr submissions on Autee that arrive at a different figure from him .
12 The gall bladder is a reservoir that empties at a slow pace .
13 It is a show that progresses at a terrific pace , none of the performers , from Duncan downwards , spare themselves .
14 Their movements were deliberate and careful and Wycliffe had the impression of figures in slow motion , indeed of a whole existence that proceeded at a slower pace , muted , subdued , and infinitely depressing .
15 Idly she unravelled the muddle of paths , wandering past low , stunted railings , and dwarf ‘ Keep off the grass ’ signs sprouting from the balding turf ; past desolate putting greens ; past tightly-shuttered refreshment kiosks ; past the narrow lanes marked ‘ Men ’ and Women' that commenced at a modest distance from each other and wound through dark shrubbery to merge in a single , dripping tomb , divided by a wall .
16 Alternatives Basic dome — the three pole dome has three poles that cross at a central point .
17 ( In modern French , a discussion that proceeds at a businesslike pace , even briskly , may be said to do so rondement . )
18 The servo amplifier circuitry is mounted on a small printed circuit board that fits within the case of the servo mechanics and the user is presented with three colour coded wires that terminate at a miniature plug or socket .
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