Example sentences of "to move at [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Four months : they began to move at four months , that was what the doctor had said .
2 Every species has a slightly different solution to the problem of getting about , and the amount of work required to go at a particular speed depends in part on how well an animal has been designed to move at that speed .
3 But the moment Vincente 's back was turned the ball tended to squirt off at eccentric angles — or , worse , refuse to move at all .
4 If you have recently buried a pet you may even find that you do n't want to move at all .
5 ‘ Savings rates always lag behind — and if the 2 per cent rise is temporary they may not have time to move at all . ’
6 It was only by being constantly on the scene , as a neutral , that we seemed to me to move at all .
7 The president is ostensibly the driver of this large complex machine , but at the beginning of each new administration the question is : Will the man temporarily in charge of this unwieldy , temperamental vehicle be able to master its tricky controls and get it to move at all ?
8 Once in bed she felt unable to move at all and became tearful .
9 Hardly able to move at all for the blissful heaviness of her limbs , Julia tried to make her mind work enough to answer him .
10 For example , on a gentle 5° slope , the possible speed may range from about 27mph to not being able to move at all .
11 She felt no desire to move at all .
12 They landed on a ledge wide enough to hold them , the horse shivering with fear but knowing not to move at all .
13 A large peacekeeping force is now being assembled , ready to move at 48 hours ' notice .
14 Walt Disney once revealed that his key discovery , making it possible to animate his Mickey Mouse and other cinematograph drawings , was not the technique of hinging and synchronising the limbs to move at 24 frames per second .
15 This would avoid them needing to move at some point .
16 Compelled to move at last he crossed over and glanced casually into the pharmacist 's as he passed .
17 ‘ Is it alive ? ’ she asked , expecting it to move at any moment .
18 The empty pot was heavy and Asik found it very difficult to walk without carrying anything , but the pot made it almost impossible for him to move at any speed .
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