Example sentences of "at the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Look at the self-satisfied smirk on the man 's face . |
| 2 | Because EXAFS enables us to look at the atomic environment of each alkali in turn we may begin to understand the structural basis of this curious effect . |
| 3 | In 1771 he preached also at the flourishing society of Derryanville and at Kilmoriarty there was the largest congregation he had seen during the week . |
| 4 | ‘ Oo , ’ they 'd say at the merest smear of mud , ‘ you had a pig in here ? ’ |
| 5 | Critical acclaim for The Cranberries has been immediate , enthusiastic and forced upon us not just in Ireland but in Britain too , in quantities so large that entire rain forests quake at the knees at the merest mention of this band 's name . |
| 6 | Getting a good set of prints is not cheap , although there are less expensive rates for students and most actors have a stock of postcard size prints that they can send off at the merest rumour of work . |
| 7 | Those who persisted discovered the drives ' disconcerting tendency to implode or deliquesce at the merest touch of a screwdriver . |
| 8 | The sheep gazed through the bars at the departing train with a look of woolly innocence . |
| 9 | He batted at the pivotal position of number three and fully justified the captain 's faith in him . |
| 10 | With the landmark and directional cues present ( but feeders removed ) , the paths taken by all rats in each group ( Fig. 2 a , b ) showed a striking dissociation : search was concentrated at the former location of F+ in group fixed but around L+ in group varied . |
| 11 | Each golfer can stay at the former home of the Domecq family , one of Spain 's famous sherry dynasties , for seven nights in January for £319 , inclusive of flights and breakfast . |
| 12 | The occasion was the launch of the Glasgow Central profit plan by branch manager , George Houston at the service meeting held at the former home of the Maxwell family [ not Robert 's relations ] at Pollock House . |
| 13 | Conversely , privately rented dwellings had fallen in proportion from 44.6 per cent at the former date to 16 per cent in 1975 . |
| 14 | English Heritage has recognised one of England 's greatest photographers by placing a Blue Plaque at the former residence of Roger Fenton ( 1819–1869 ) . |
| 15 | English Heritage has recognised one of England 's greatest photographers by placing a Blue Plaque at the former residence of Roger Fenton ( 1819–1869 ) . |
| 16 | Their husbands brought their cars to the rally which is being held at the former car-plant at Dunmurry this weekend . |
| 17 | But I would say that we should obviously look at the financial aspect of the review erm dates , which might be yearly . |
| 18 | If you w u unfortunately we did n't look at the financial commentary as the first item . |
| 19 | One afternoon towards the end of the voyage , when the sun was beating down and a fresh northerly wind was speeding the ship southwards , she leant out over the gunwale to look at the low strip of land that was in sight on the port beam . |
| 20 | points up at the low ceiling with a cry : |
| 21 | On January 22nd Alan Greenspan , chairman of the Federal Reserve , suggested that it would be at the low end of that range largely because much of the equipment being used would not be replaced . |
| 22 | The growth of EP has had a marked influence at the low end of the publishing business . |
| 23 | At the low end of the market there are small , single user systems that replace your trusty filing cabinet , like Canon 's Canofile 250 from £13,000 . |
| 24 | Later agreements fixed tariffs for foreign goods coming into Japan at the low rate of 5 percent ad valorem ; and a ‘ most-favoured-nation ’ clause extended to each country new rights secured by any other . |
| 25 | The figure of 22.8% of claims at the low rate in the sample is higher than the rate for Berkshire as a whole ( 14.8% ) in the same period because the largest practice in the sample used a deputy for 53% of its night visits . |
| 26 | David Hockney 's celebrated double portrait of Henry Geldzahler , who was seated in the audience , and Christopher Scott ( lot 17 , est. $1–1.5 million ) was acquired at the low estimate by Larry Gagosian , acting on behalf of record producer , David Geffen , while an European telephone bidder purchased both Roy Lichtenstein 's ‘ Girl with Piano ’ ( lot 23 , est. $3–3.5 million ) for $1.65 million ( £1.1 million ) , and an important coloured silkscreen painting by Robert Rauschenberg ( lot 43 , est. $1.75–2 million ) for $1 million ( £666,700 ) . |
| 27 | But in this period his salary , although not extravagant , was generous enough : the priest at Longdendale was allocated less than half the Master 's £10 , which stood at the higher level of salaries , ranging from £4 6 0d to £12 6 0d , at this time for such a position . |
| 28 | In that case the court has a discretion ( in order to avoid injustice ) to award damages at the higher level of £750 ( i.e. by reference to the market price at July 15 instead of the later contract delivery date of December 1 ) , Johnson v. Agnew ( 1979 H.L. ) . |
| 29 | Again , er they were talking at the higher reach of our number |
| 30 | Foreign investors looked at the higher yield of gilts over German government bonds without worrying about exchange risk . |