Example sentences of "but at [det] [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In view of the technical advance implied it is thought that it was probably he who was the ‘ Mr Showers ’ who was complimented in 1692 for having played in hitherto impossible keys and ‘ with all the softness imaginable ’ ; but at that date the reference might conceivably be to his father or , less probably , his kinsman William . |
| 2 | But at that time the PR mentality ( one could not call it mind ) was new to her . |
| 3 | This was followed years later by ATV 's look at lesbians , ‘ The Important Thing Is Love ’ ( 1971 ) : bizarre and reactionary it may have been , but at that time the mere presence of ‘ real lesbians ’ on TV was a revelation and lifeline for many women . |
| 4 | DIP first began as a concept around 1980 , but at that time the components were prohibitively expensive and the software needed to drive them was very rudimentary . |
| 5 | Neither of these names appeared to fit in Scotland but at that time the Mayor of New York was Mickie Walker and forever after through the aircraft industry George was known as Mickie . |
| 6 | But at that time the plaintiff had no actual existence ; was not a human being ; and was not a passenger — in fact , as Lord Coke says , the plaintiff was then pars viscerum matris , and we have not been referred to any authority or principle to show that a legal duty has ever been held to arise towards that which is not in esse in fact and has only a fictitious existence in law , so as to render a negligent act a breach of that duty . |
| 7 | ‘ I first investigated the possibility of studying for an occupational health certificate in 1975 , but at that time the only way that this could be achieved was by full-time studying and I could n't do that because of family commitments . |
| 8 | Eddie Gray did well , but at that time the board was tight . |
| 9 | He half rose from his seat but at that point the waiter arrived with a coffee Sandison had forgotten he had ordered . |
| 10 | In some cases , such parasitic cones can outgrow their parents , but at that point the term becomes irrelevant . |
| 11 | Richard felt a pang of guilt , knowing that he was selfishly , and perhaps dangerously , preventing the man from doing his job ; he liked old Fiery , but at that moment the only company he wanted was his own . |
| 12 | But at that moment the confidence drained out of me . |
| 13 | But at that moment the wind blew open their door and they heard the crying very clearly . |
| 14 | Cleo sighed , and opened her mouth to speak , but at that moment the door to the parlour creaked and Drago Dratslinger and his mistress brought in the meal they had prepared for their guests , and the talk turned to that of wood and spirits , of how to trap a wandering soul . |
| 15 | But at that moment the phone perversely decided to break its vow of silence and ring — if ‘ ring ’ was quite the right word for the refined sound by which it alerted her to its sleekly Design-Centred presence . |
| 16 | She wondered uneasily what was in his mind , but at that moment the main gate of the castle came into view and , as they started across the drawbridge , a new wave of apprehension assailed her . |
| 17 | But at that moment the nurse returned accompanied by a white-coated bespectacled young doctor , who frowned when he saw Curtis and Springfield . |
| 18 | Angrily she opened her mouth to protest but at that moment the door opened and David appeared . |
| 19 | At most weddings the bride wears a veil but at this wedding the bride was wearing a beautiful top hat . |
| 20 | Of course , there was less enemy terrain to fly ever , but at this period the sortie value was diminished — 70 and 80 sorties were common for those who elected to complete two tours and soldier on beyond the 60 cut-off . |
| 21 | But at this moment the other rabbit came towards them of his own accord . |
| 22 | But at this moment the thought of leaving the valley — her home , her existence — and not being here if , by some chance , he should return … yet this expectation confused her . |
| 23 | He had always considered Sir John a portly , self-indulgent toper , but at this moment the coroner seemed more at ease , sword and dagger in his hands , fighting for his life , than he had at any time since they had met . |
| 24 | But at this stage the problem for research has not been defined at anything more than a very general level . |
| 25 | There is temptation to prove herself , by handling conflicting , stressful elements , by taking on too much , but at this stage the wisdom of discrimination usually shows itself . |
| 26 | The move towards more unified European financial markets and a single European currency during the 1990s are potentially the most important , but at this stage the most unfathomable , forces acting on the London money market in the 1990s . |
| 27 | And er we were quite fortunate in this cos I went , had to go to a meeting in Sheffield and I had n't realized in advance but at this meeting the people at the meeting were asked to give recommendations as to what priorities should be given in terms of awarding the bids . |
| 28 | We will return to this later , but at this point the course of the Famine needs to be related very briefly . |
| 29 | But at this point the story takes an abrupt turn , and takes us into territory that at first seems quite strange , beyond even our imagining , let alone our experience . |
| 30 | ‘ They were about to , but at this point the man , seeing what had happened , panicked and made a run for it himself on foot . |