Example sentences of "at the other [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Then when you look at the other range of human societies , then you have to say well you know how is it , how is it working out in other in other types of societies where all the basic erm conditions of life may be different and that of course is one of these big erm big and small problems that we still , we 're still really at the at the starting point fact . |
| 2 | Look at the other person for approximately 60 per cent of the time |
| 3 | looking at the other person for at least half the time and holding eye contact for a complete thought ( usually about five seconds ) |
| 4 | Look at the other person for less than 50 per cent of the time . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , looked at the other way round these figures show that most older men and women enjoy reasonable if not perfect health . |
| 6 | He stumbled but did n't fall , turning his motion to attack with balletic ease , and coming back at the other man with tremendous force . |
| 7 | At the other extreme of cost is drilled emplacement . |
| 8 | At the other extreme of the street , Mr Patel was able to confirm that a man had been working the previous day , and that morning , on the Ford Capri that was still there , still with the bonnet raised , still with a plastic bag on the battery . |
| 9 | At the other extreme of the fishes ' habitat , in the depths of the ocean , around 750 metres and below , there is no light by which fish can see one another 's signals , so many create their own . |
| 10 | Surprisingly , in the last decades is that literary studies , perhaps especially classical studies , which may seem to be at the other extreme of the academic spectrum from the sciences , have shown themselves more self confident in the use of computers than history has done , even though history is closer to the social sciences which have for long been acclimatized to quantification and computerization . |
| 11 | At the other extreme to the shy child is the unruly one who does not want to join in any activity , has seen every trick the magician performs and ‘ knows ’ how to do them . |
| 12 | However , there is a place in social research , and a very important one , for the type of interview which stands at the other extreme to the structured one , namely the non-standardised interview . |
| 13 | Their attraction is based on an image which is at the other extreme from the uncertainty and powerlessness which are also part of adolescence . |
| 14 | Adopting a style whose crafted formality is at the other extreme from those promoted by radical groups , Milton is not openly proclaiming his continued rebelliousness . |
| 15 | At the other extreme from attempting to stabilize the monetary system by an appropriate use of the price mechanism ( the price of gold ) there arose a multitude of plans for the conscious creation of international money which would certainly supplement , and perhaps do away with , the role of gold and even dollars as part of international reserves . |
| 16 | The rationalist model has been outlined above : it is matched at the other extreme by an approach emphasising the incremental nature of most actual decisions . |
| 17 | At the other extremity of southern Siberia , a number of peoples on the lower reaches of the Amur river , such as the Nanais , Ulchas , Udeghes and Nivkhs , as well as the Itelmens and the Ainu of Kamchatkan lived in the forest , moving between winter and summer villages , making much use of dugout or plank-built boats , and feeding themselves largely by catching fish . |
| 18 | Laura turned to look at the other woman in astonishment . |
| 19 | Also now and then someone at one of the two tables might look at the other table with a sneer or an ugly remark . |
| 20 | Students should be encouraged to look at the other information in the financial accounting system to see if it would be helpful for managers in terms of monitoring , planning or control . |
| 21 | The heads form a cap which covers the shoulder joint , and they are attached at one end to the upper arm and at the other end to 3 points to the front , top and back of the shoulder . |
| 22 | Attached to the bottom of the betalite , which is encased in a plastic tube for protection , is a length of braided terylene tied at the other end to my back rod-rest , so that when I strike the indicator pulls off and drops to the ground . |
| 23 | ( See Hall v Marians 19 TC 582 , Wild v King Smith 24 TC 86 , IRC v Gordon 33 TC 226 cf Lord Radcliffe in Thompson v Moyse 39 TC 29 at 337 ; it is not felt that Harmel v Wright 49 TC 149 at 159 alters the position because if one is " keeping one 's eye " ( p157E ) on the income and benefit it does not find its way to the United Kingdom ( it is hardly the case that the income and benefit " come in at one end of a conduit pipe and pass through certain traceable pipes until they come out at the other end to the taxpayer ( in the United Kingdom " ) ) . ) |
| 24 | At the other end of the scale , many rural or urban homes were adapted to serve as simple beerhouses , with little internal alteration . |
| 25 | At the other end of the tourist season , Britain has a log-jam of holiday weekends , particularly if Easter is late , when it is followed closely by May Day and not much later by the spring bank holiday . |
| 26 | All eyes turned towards Margot Iverson at the other end of the dining table . |
| 27 | At the other end of the table he could hear Margot Iverson exchanging stately platitudes with Mr Locombe-Stableford . |
| 28 | Sarah 's house was at the other end of it and I could see a couple of cars parked outside what I was sure was their home . |
| 29 | I recall summer commenced on 1 May in Newcastle for our ‘ shirt sleeve order ’ ; meanwhile at the other end of the Northumbrian body , para. 32 of the order commands that ‘ trousers will be worn with the bottoms of the trouser legs , at the front , just touching the instep ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ Mr Cohen ? ’ we asked in response to the ‘ Hello ’ at the other end of the telephone . |