Example sentences of "at [adj] a [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gray … sells cypresses in pots at half a crown apiece ; you turn them out of the pot with all their mould , and they never fail . ’ |
| 2 | Whilst the assumption that asset demands are set at such a level so as to minimize ( 4 ) yields models that are both tractable and consistent with observed empirical realities , the justification for quadratic costs in such models is always somewhat ad hoc . |
| 3 | The trees grow at such a rate here that you can hardly even see the sea . ’ |
| 4 | Taken at such a speed both flanking movements all too easily sound gabbled and thick . |
| 5 | Space was at such a premium here that the narrow side streets had long since been filled with structures . |
| 6 | The subjection of the industry to ‘ financial disciplines ’ was inevitably at first a slogan rather than a policy . |
| 7 | Members also quizzed the trio on the issue of widespread job losses in agriculture , estimated at 250 a week nationally . |
| 8 | First impressions are of a compact unit , encased in a heavy-duty rubber wrist pod , with clearly readable figures on its LCD display and one actuating button underneath the screen — at last a move away from water activated ‘ touch-type ’ buttons . |