Example sentences of "and at [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far , we have looked at ways of getting started , at researching your ideas and at how an argument is structured . |
| 2 | He sat , and at once a page came out of the shadows with a tray which contained cups and a flask of wine . |
| 3 | They were told to keep the volume very low , there was no proper lighting rig and at 10.45pm an announcement was made while they were on stage : ‘ Last orders at the bar now please ! ’ |
| 4 | Havant in the UK — which does make disk drives ; Jrfalla , making printers in Sweden ; Valencia , making low-end ES/9000s in Spain , and at least a part of the big Montpelier mainframe and chips complex in France , are being re-classified as autonomous business units under their own managements , free to seek work outside as well as where they can from within IBM , but they are under notice that if they ca n't demonstrate that they can operate profitably in 12 months , they will be closed . |
| 5 | We are still far from the " permissive society " which is fantasised alike by the prurient and the repressive ; but many of the taboos and at least a part of the secrecy and guilt feeling which surrounded sexual considerations in the earlier lifetime of many people have gone . |
| 6 | An electrically or tractor-belt-driven fan is used to blow air up through the bales or loose hay , which can be baled and carted quite green and at least a day sooner than normal hay . |
| 7 | But rule also depended on a degree of common purpose between kings and at least a proportion of the secular magnates . |
| 8 | Sir Derek 's preference is to bring in some friendly Continental company such as Daimler-Benz of West Germany as a substantial minority shareholder , leaving Ferranti with a share quote and at least a semblance of independence . |
| 9 | You might expect air conditioning , leather seats and at least a stereo when you pay over £50,000 for a car , but not if it 's a Mercedes you 're buying . |
| 10 | All were lifelong non-smokers , had a normal electrocardiogram , a baseline forced expiratory volume in one second ( FEV 1 ) greater than 60% predicted , and at least a 15% rise in FEV 1 after 400 µg inhaled salbutamol . |
| 11 | And clearly I would say that rather than to cross it in that column shown to the A sixty four north that Mr shows , it should be the converse and at least a tick , if not two . |
| 12 | The seasonal migrator needs an accurate cue to anticipate the seasons , and at least a compass sense to guide it . |
| 13 | By the same token , parsley in pots should have a good potting compost , No 2 if John Innes is used ( see page 36 for recipe ) , and at least a 12cm ( 5in ) diameter pot , 15cm ( 6in ) if possible , to provide depth for the tap-root and sufficient food and moisture . |