Example sentences of "at [pron] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt then that at last the ambitions I 'd had for so long were possible , and that I could stop worrying about the gypsy who 'd looked at me closely a couple of years earlier , and said : ‘ You 'll never come to anything , you wo n't . ’ |
| 2 | The Spanish Civil War was a mirror into which men gazed and had cast back at them not a picture of reality but the image of hope and fears of their generation . |
| 3 | It is quite possible to keep a lone specimen but to see them at their best a group is preferable . |
| 4 | Whereas the original promotional scheme used by Better Shoe Ltd cost eight times more money and reached at its best a response rate of 11% , the public relations scheme using health visitors and tailored to an understanding of mothers " needs , achieved a response rate of 17.3% on the first test and 21% on the second test — a significant accomplishment . |
| 5 | Josie looked at her strangely a couple of times , and asked her if she felt ill . |
| 6 | He was staring at her over a tray of empty glasses . |
| 7 | Most of them do it , he must have been at it quite a bit . |
| 8 | I was looking at it quite a bit cos I 'm sure Liza 'd whip it down . |
| 9 | Just looking at it in a bit more detail . |