Example sentences of "and at [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat , and at once a page came out of the shadows with a tray which contained cups and a flask of wine . |
| 2 | It spun as it went , and at once the spinning of earth and sky seemed to centre on it , as if on a vortex . |
| 3 | I wish it would n't go so fast ! ’ she thought — and at once the broomstick 's pace slowed . |
| 4 | It would be the way of our century to say that I was suffering from time-shock , no doubt ; since our personality is largely built and buttressed by our environment , and the assumptions environment and society force upon us , one has but to tip away that buttress and at once the personality is threatened with dissolution . |
| 5 | But then , unexpectedly , he finds that his fault has been overlooked or forgiven and at once the world reappears in brilliant colours , full of delightful prospects . |
| 6 | 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 ! ’ |
| 7 | The communists had never been in a better position than they were in in , in nineteen forty eight , the civil war was , was clearly going in their favour erm they were to achieve power within eighteen months and at precisely the point where they had everything going for them , they are adopting the most moderate policy . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But rule also depended on a degree of common purpose between kings and at least a proportion of the secular magnates . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The seasonal migrator needs an accurate cue to anticipate the seasons , and at least a compass sense to guide it . |
| 16 | But the pittance they would pay him meantime might be no better than what the Professor offered , and at least the occupation of reading would be more satisfactory than dry law . |
| 17 | First , the Scottish Rugby Union could institute a supporters ' club , where in return for an annual subscription members receive a club magazine and at least the chance to apply for tickets . |
| 18 | An immediate yes or no can often result and at least the individual will be forewarned when the profile arrives on their desk . |
| 19 | But I will know one thing about it ( and at least the certainty brings comfort ) : I will know how bad the secret is . |
| 20 | It was funny , in a Lewis Carroll sort of way , and at least the result was passable , if only as a trade magazine , whereas the woman 's magazine had been beyond a joke and she could not bear to look at the end product . |
| 21 | So I think life was erm boring , tough , hard-working , pretty unpleasant during the war , erm and I think most of the citizens must have been very very relieved when the surrender finally came , and it brought no actual fighting , and at least the city was left reasonably unscathed . |
| 22 | However , we should n't grumble , because that is all that we get with many other plants , and at least the reason of interest and attraction is extended by colourful fruits ( hips ) in autumn . |