Example sentences of "is [vb pp] at a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 7.2.3 For elderly people , the proposals appear to overlook the difficulties which they may face if , for instance , the contract for cataracts or hip replacements is placed at a hospital some distance away . |
| 2 | Rail transport is placed at a disadvantage in Britain . |
| 3 | If kung fu kicks are to be effective , they must be delivered from the correct distance : if a kick falls short because it is badly timed , the kicker is placed at a disadvantage . |
| 4 | If he is being moved onto a chair with fixed arms , the chair is placed at an angle of about 45° to the bed , and the patient 's foot which is nearer the chair is placed slightly forwards relative to the other . |
| 5 | But it was the remorse of youth — intense , yet so shallow its depth is plumbed at a glance . |
| 6 | THAT ingenious Ulsterman , the late Harry Ferguson , is recalled at a lecture in Carrickfergus tonight . |
| 7 | ‘ My future is in Australia and I hope to get fixed up before the start of their new season next March , ’ said the 21-year-old Hull KR centre who is listed at a club record £180,000 . |
| 8 | It was known from collocation studies ( see Chapter 4 ) that the information from co-occurrence relations is optimised at a distance of four words , so the window size was provisionally set at this distance . |
| 9 | It is known from studies of collocations that the information derived from co-occurrence information is optimised at a distance of four words . |
| 10 | Because only one record is examined at a time , it is possible to test the descriptors against very complex Boolean conditions , expressed in terms of the descriptors desired by the user , to obtain a match . |
| 11 | Most , however , had earned remission , which is given at a rate of five days per month , so long as the prisoner works to a satisfactory standard . |
| 12 | You need to ask not only whether the actual care is specifically designed for that individual , but also whether it is given at a time that is chosen to suit the person , and possibly family and friends who may be involved . |
| 13 | If the tenant is let into possession or the lease is completed at a time that makes this inconvenient , the commencement date should be back-dated to a convenient date . |
| 14 | or anything like that and I will make the point that it is targeted at a sector of the economy and the workforce , it is not the whole economy and not the whole workforce . |
| 15 | So , even if the car is parked at an angle where the mercury switch is continuously closed , the timer will be allowed to operate providing the vehicle remains stationary . |
| 16 | The pull-out torque is maximised at a supply angular frequency when the switching angle is set to its optimum value : ( Acarnley and Gibbons , 1982 ; Tal , 1982 ) . |
| 17 | The " ko " part announces ownership of a territory and is emitted at a frequency which other males can hear . |
| 18 | A property it acquired many years ago is carried at a valuation . |
| 19 | A final decision on the details of the EC 's own contribution is expected at a meeting of EC finance ministers in Luxembourg next week . |
| 20 | The boundary between the core and the mantle is very sharp and is located at a depth of about 2900 km . |
| 21 | In case of doubt , veterinary examination is recommended when a dog with eye trouble is presented at a breed show or breeding eligibility test . |
| 22 | The heroine of the romance novel is presented at a moment of transition in her life , an isolated figure ; the romance narrative depicts young women at a point of defining themselves as adult women , a definition that must come from the heroine in the absence of any supportive network : |
| 23 | And equally important , it is made at a level of generality which has little connection with the work of social scientists . |
| 24 | When a member of the Royal Family becomes pregnant , an announcement is made at a time of their choosing . ’ |
| 25 | The oblong inner is attached under the hexagonal shaped flysheet by elastic cords and toggles and is positioned at an angle to the flysheet doors . |
| 26 | If a garden design is turned at an angle to the boundaries then one helps to create a feeling of greater space by using those longer lines . |
| 27 | That is , the support of the finite verb is seen at a point in time from which the realization of the infinitive event by the person of the infinitive is viewed as a subsequent potential . |
| 28 | Such information implies a distance of 16 thousand million light years and that the galaxy is seen at a time 83% of the way back to the Big Bang . |
| 29 | It is true that the writing-up of a thesis may be its author 's first , and most difficult , exercise in scientific communication , and it is written at a time when the author may be scientifically immature , and lacking the communication skills which will develop later . |
| 30 | Our simulation shows that such an object 's strength is exceeded at an altitude of 33km , giving maximum kinetic energy deposition to the atmosphere at 32km . |