Example sentences of "and at [adj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It went ahead later on such a scale and at such a pace that it can now be seen as one of the most important facts of modem history . |
| 2 | May I welcome his decision to hold a public inquiry about these proposals and urge him to ensure that the inquiry is held in such a way , in such a place and at such a time that the concerns of many thousands of people about the proposals can be fully communicated ? |
| 3 | He was surprised that the memory should have come back so keenly and at such a moment . |
| 4 | And at one the afternoon show from Jenny on Trent F M. |
| 5 | Now I trod softly , and at first the man did n't hear me . |
| 6 | I could n't carry her , but she dragged easily enough , and at first the shingle was hard enough to walk on . |
| 7 | The previous Government , however , had already pointed to the need to revitalize urban economies , and at first the shift was more rhetorical than real . |
| 8 | Ryder fired some German Very recognition signals but these were the wrong shade of red for that night , and at 0127 the defence opened fire in its full fury . |
| 9 | He struck a fine short iron over the bunker and right into the heart of the green at the 12th , and at last a putt found its mark from perhaps eight feet . |
| 10 | She watched through a crack and at last a nurse came out of the tiny office and went to the lift . |
| 11 | It was soon hidden by a mushrooming of peach and golden clouds , and at last the sun showed its rim like the rind of an orange . |
| 12 | There is a long pause and at last the voice says . |
| 13 | And at last the darkroom door swings open |
| 14 | Frantic parents continued to hassle and swear and at last the stoat grew tired and bounded off into the cover of a pine tree windbreak . |
| 15 | She now came under the giant umbrella of the Royal Family and at last the palace was able to give her full protection . |
| 16 | Turkey seriously set about reform under Abdul Hamid and at last the sultan of Zanzibar abolished slavery in 1897 . |
| 17 | It was agreed and at last the meeting ended . |
| 18 | The janissaries , who were once the elite corps of the sultan 's army , had degenerated by the end of the eighteenth century into an unruly and lawless rabble , who were at best an embarrassment and at worst a threat to their rulers . |
| 19 | But fascinating as his COUSIN BOBBY ( Cert PG ; W.E. ) is , only a film-maker whose Silence of the Lambs won five Oscars could get away with releasing what at best is a TV documentary and at worst a home movie . |
| 20 | ‘ Research , in the context of Brixton , was at best irrelevant and at worst a tool in the hands of the enemy … the enemy , of course , varying with the personal perspective of the speaker … |
| 21 | For the New Right and other influential sectors of political opinion the attempt to achieve racial equality through legal and political means is at best naïve political folly , and at worst a restriction on the workings of the market . |
| 22 | I do n't intend to discuss the housing , whether seven hundred acres , sorry seven l land for seven hundred houses is owned by the City of York , that 's not part of our case one way or the other , but we have offered you a distribution of the Greater York provision figure between the districts , because from Barton Willmore 's very extensive experience of participation in local plan work up and down the country , I think we share the view that er City of York have , that Ryedale have , my colleagues to the left and right on this side of the table have , that there does need to be a distribution , otherwise there will be at best confusion as to whether local plans comply with the structure plan , and at worst a game of of pass the parcel and everybody will be conforming , but nobody will actually be possibly meeting the figures , and that is the situation that I do n't think anybody would wish to see as a result of er the outcome of of alteration number three , I mean I do n't know how the County Council would would really be able to say whether they thought a local plan conformed to the structure plan , without knowing what that distribution was , perhaps in some bottom draw manner which is not now the approved way of going about these things , so that I think there does need to be a distribution for the proper planning of York , and before coming on to our to explain our figures a little bit , I should also say , perhaps in in response to remarks Mr Thomas made earlier on about the general character of the York area and the need to protect that , that that course is precisely what the greenbelt is for , and what it does , it is n't necessary to extend that concept across the whole of the vale of York , and therefore to seek to er discount migration outside the greenbelt . |
| 23 | Besides , if Derek continues to drink , at best he probably has a year left to live and at worst a matter of months . ’ |
| 24 | Against such a background of hopelessness , compounded by living circumstances which were at best dreary and unstimulating for patients and staff alike , and at worst a contravention of basic human rights and dignity , individuals had no opportunity to develop any other picture of themselves . |
| 25 | This much travelled man , with all of his promise was at best , a controversial figure , and at worst a family black sheep . |
| 26 | Yet this can be a difficult concept for many professionals who regard clients as at best an intrusion on , and at worst an irritation in , their working day . |
| 27 | Parents often did not attend , and at most the couple might take a day off to celebrate . |
| 28 | There was some consultation with Japanese leaders during the drafting of the constitution , but this was largely concerned with how to redefine the role of the Emperor and at most the consultation was with reluctant partners . |