Example sentences of "[be] [verb] at a particular [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From knowing the actual word that should have been written at a particular position in the input , a simple NAWK program was written which loaded the target word for each position into an associative array , then went through the Q100 lattice and printed out the recognition score assigned to each target word . |
| 2 | Well we 're looking at a particular condition of the lung that affects patients in intensive care ; it 's a disease a bit like pneumonia , it 's called the adult respiratory distress syndrome , and it 's a disease that we believe is associated with a lot of fluid in the lung , and a compatriot of mine , Dr Young , and Dr McQuillam have been working on a research that er has asked the question — ‘ if we reduce the amount of fluid in the lung , do these patients get better and get better quicker ’ . |
| 3 | Students may be placed at a particular point in the range of modules depending on their competence profile . |
| 4 | Using the special version of the DIM statement to reserve an area of memory is the simplest way for short programs which do not have to be located at a particular memory address . |
| 5 | The philosophers of pragmatism resisted the idea that experience could be frozen at a particular moment in time and analysed in chunks . |
| 6 | A bank can not predict which of its customers wish to withdraw or deposit money on any given day ; a travel firm can not control which of its package tours will be booked at a particular time . |
| 7 | ‘ We 'll be looking at a particular area to see how we can try and reconcile these two sets of figures , ’ the spokeswoman added . |
| 8 | The owners of steelworks would contract with a master craftsman for a particular job to be done at a particular price . |
| 9 | It is well recognised that managing software is difficult because it is in essence a control problem , posing questions such as which particular versions of software items should be used at a particular stage of a project for a particular purpose , or what software should be issued to whom , and when . |
| 10 | Obviously you can not know in advance which type of mat will be used at a particular tournament , so you should do your final training on any type of mat , just to get used to the feel , and then try to use any free time you may have on the actual competition areas to get a little practice in beforehand . |
| 11 | Decision trees prove to be a good method of showing the basics of a decision , that is , what are the possible actions that might be taken at a particular decision point and what set of values leads to each of these actions . |
| 12 | They , like the GCSE and A level , are supposed to be taken at a particular age , at 7 , 11 , and 14 . |
| 13 | One of the drawbacks of A level is that because it is an examination to be taken at a particular time , namely after two years of study in the sixth form ( there are exceptions to this , but such is the general rule ) it is taken by people who are at very different stages of development , of readiness for the examination , and , above all , of interest in the subject matter . |
| 14 | Coins , especially those of precious metal , were made at a particular standard of so many coins to a unit of weight ( be this a Roman scripulum or an English grain ) . |
| 15 | In order to have a sense of how the different codes are used in interactions , it is necessary for the linguist to be quite clear about which code is being used at a particular time . |
| 16 | It happens erm I 've handled a case myself where shares were valued at a particular amount on the death and er in due course they needed to be sold as part of the administration unfortunately they 'd gone down er a fair amount in the mean time . |
| 17 | ( a ) Middle East Economic Survey ( MEES ) , indicating the terms on which both freight and insurance were being negotiated at a particular stage of the war , described the freight element as follows : ‘ Kharg to Europe : W70-80 . |
| 18 | Their responses affect the habits of nectar-seeking insects and the type of pollen that is being spread at a particular time of day . |
| 19 | There needs to be a facility whereby , when one is looking at a particular cross-reference , one can call up the entry or part of an entry to which that cross-reference refers . |
| 20 | Social benefits are not solely restricted to cash returns but include any favourable effects that may affect members of the community at large ; for example , the time saved in travelling because a hospital is sited at a particular location . |
| 21 | It is not satisfactory where a significant separate item of loss is incurred at a particular time . |
| 22 | Because it is conducted at a particular point in the year , the spring , the LFS can not be used to investigate seasonal variations in the size or structure of the temporary workforce . |
| 23 | A report is aimed at a particular reader who is expecting and may have asked for facts , conclusions and recommendations . |
| 24 | The ‘ activity ’ is the name given to the longest unit , it relates to the mode in which the teacher and children are working at a particular point in the lesson . |
| 25 | It would sound odd to put this description into the past tense , with " described " and " constructed " , unless you were deliberately emphasising the the fact that this book was produced at a particular point in the past , for example in order to compare it explicitly with a book written more recently . |
| 26 | was born at a particular moment ( the Big Bang ) |
| 27 | In the absence of an animal , or even in addition to it , it is quite possible that some form of comfort was found at a particular place or sanctuary , and even within the minute span of evolutionary time measured by a single generation , it is possible for such a retreat to have become a very special place for a whole family , or even a tribe . |
| 28 | Consistently the view was presented that one had to feel that the job which one was doing at a particular time could be related to some end product . |