Example sentences of "at this stage " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this stage , too , the allocation of parts and the standard of performance is becoming a lot more competitive — a foretaste of the profession itself . |
| 2 | Mistake was perhaps to let Moira F. see it at this stage , he wrote . |
| 3 | Some brewers add extra sugar at this stage to encourage the continuing fermentation . |
| 4 | Potentially the customer holds the strong cards at this stage of the discussion : the hotelier or restaurateur knows what his business problems are and knows what the computer system is going to have to achieve — and the potential buyer , who has thought this through before the supplier appears , is more likely to end up with the right system . |
| 5 | At this stage cut off the complete head and invert it in a paper bag , hanging these in an airy place for a few days until the seeds are quite dry . |
| 6 | An experienced instructor will stop helping the student at this stage and will refuse to comment until after each flight . |
| 7 | ( a ) At this stage , the technique appears to be a front kick |
| 8 | At this stage there would be no harm in leaving the tenons slightly long . |
| 9 | Start general rounding off , and at this stage , some form of modelling could be tackled ; working on deep folds , light creases and facial features . |
| 10 | It is at this stage of the hob that the one-man band plays the best music . |
| 11 | ‘ There can be problems of infection at this stage , ’ David Gardner said . |
| 12 | Keep in mind at this stage that a gas supply is needed . |
| 13 | In the notebooks of Crime and Punishment , Marmeladov ( at this stage called ‘ the civil servant ’ ) is made to argue that ‘ if only a man is really alive , then he suffers , and therefore he needs Christ , and therefore Christ will come . ’ |
| 14 | Accordingly I ought to be able to say that at this stage his comments seem to me beside the point , or more exactly in excess of it . |
| 15 | But , even at this stage , there are many hurdles to overcome , as a conference of City experts highlighted last week . |
| 16 | He added : ‘ At this stage I ca n't give you any indication of what level the toll might be … it depends on the amount of interest from industry and commerce . ’ |
| 17 | It adds : ‘ The viability of this proposal will need to be further explored with the private sector and others as it is too early at this stage to value the commercial opportunities a road might bring for improved coal and mineral extraction , forestry , recreation and other developments to defray construction costs . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ We can not be expected to draft legislation at this stage , ’ he said . |
| 19 | Which would suggest that it might be rash to release Mr Sisulu , who has been secretary general of the ANC since 1949 , at this stage . |
| 20 | ‘ A number of invitations have been outstanding for some time , and people just chose to take them up at this stage , ’ one said . |
| 21 | Biggs is of the opinion that Mason would be unlikely to survive more than a couple of rounds against the world heavyweight champion and at this stage it would be unwise to even think of him as a genuine contender . |
| 22 | But I would be surprised if I did after this year , although , at this stage , I am still playing well enough and I am enjoying it enough so that if I want to play another tournament , I can . ’ |
| 23 | The summer 's sprawl begins to be oppressive at this stage in the year and trigger fingers are itching to snip back overgrown mallows , clear out the mildewing foliage of golden rod and reduce the overpowering bulk of bullyboy ground cover . |
| 24 | But I would be surprised if I did after this year , although , at this stage , I am still playing well enough and I am enjoying it enough so that if I want to play another tournament , I can . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ When the cortege arrived a grave ear-marked , I think , for one of the Kavanagh sisters had been opened two doors down from Patrick 's , which at this stage had a wooden crucifix made and erected by Peter and crazy pavings which I gather were stepping stones from a stream on the homestead and mentioned in one of the poems . |
| 26 | Peter does n't ’ And it was at this stage that someone else said , ‘ But Peter would n't like it , ’ and some little woman , who I 'd thought until that moment was a nun , said , ‘ Oh , fuck Big Petie . ’ |
| 27 | I knew there was n't any point in asking him to return them at this stage . |
| 28 | John Toshack , a little surprised by Real 's vulnerability towards the end , spoke of questionable decisions and a tendency towards ‘ strange results ’ at this stage of the season . |
| 29 | Not much would be served at this stage by ousting Sir Derek Alun-Jones as chairman , as some shareholders would like . |
| 30 | The company 's advisers , Baring Brothers , believe that nothing would be served by making Sir Derek a scapegoat at this stage . |