Example sentences of "i [vb base] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I write biographies , I sit at a large kitchen table with a wide surface on which books and papers can be laid , essential for checking quotations or references . |
| 2 | And I suppose he that 's an area where one is worried about quantity and quality because it 's in a way you can always provide more quantity I imagine at a lesser cost by going into a conurbation than you can by going into rural areas . |
| 3 | For example , if I look at a round globe then the image on my retina will be circular , and there will be no reason to suppose that the idea imprinted in my mind will be anything other than that of a flat circle . |
| 4 | When I look at a natural object for a long time , like looking into the burning embers and the flames of a fire , there appears a new vision or facet of that object or a new way of seeing it in relationship to some other world of thought . |
| 5 | A substantial amount of information which is necessary and which indeed was asked for by members of your I believe at a previous oral question time erm as to the number that were printed you may be shocked to know that one hundred copies were made which means that the total cost of this , I think you will agree , very worthwhile public information , was four hundred and sixty one pounds and twenty one pence . |
| 6 | ‘ Have I come at a bad time ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Have I come at a bad moment ? ’ she asked . |
| 8 | It 's my show gear — I sing at a gay club in town . |