Example sentences of "at [adv] [det] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And having arrived at so much in the way of a comparison , she saw , suddenly revealed to her , how much there had been in those other rooms to admire . |
| 2 | Kahnweiler , who was in continual contact with both Picasso and Braque at this time , realized at once that with the type of painting created by these artists in 1910 ( and of which the Cadaquès paintings are the most extreme examples ) Cubism was entering a new phase . |
| 3 | In the thymuses of the wild-type and TCR -β ( as well as TCR -α ) heterozygous mice , rearrangement has occurred at nearly half of the TCR- α alleles ( see Fig. 4 legend for definition of the rearrangement index , RI ( α ) ) . |
| 4 | That 's why we should look at as many of the positive angles in the Leeds setup as possible . |
| 5 | However , the bundling , or ‘ fasciculation ’ of axons travelling to similar destinations is a widely observed phenomenon , and in some species at least all of the axons in an individual fascicle can be identified by a unique monoclonal antibody ( Journal of Neuroscience , Vol 3 , p 369 ) . |
| 6 | But at least most of the innings will be important ones . |
| 7 | Similarly , mechanisms to excrete at least most of the excess salt that we eat , since most of us consume about ten times the amount necessary for our bodily needs . |
| 8 | We fought like cat and dog the whole time we were together — or at least most of the time , ’ she added , remembering , ‘ he made my life an absolute misery ! ’ |
| 9 | which I have n't yet got on to cos I wanted to hear most , at least most of the arguments on this aspect of the case , although it 's got very in effect very little to do with the other , other , but it does n't see round , er I could get on with that to a degree , er , so I do n't mind too much , but I think Friday is , is asking to much from Mr |
| 10 | I get the feeling that I begin to know my way around , to know at least most of the chess moves of it . |
| 11 | I get the feeling that I begin to know my way round , to know that at least most of the chess moves of it . |
| 12 | As most commercial moisturisers contain these substances , at least half of the female population in western society ( and some of its progressive men ) must be moisturiser ‘ junkies ’ ! |
| 13 | A complete skull is therefore defined here as one preserving intact the maxilla and frontal bones and at least half of the cranial vault ( Fig. 3.11 ) . |
| 14 | In the first plant , Melman said , machines are down for at least half of the time . |
| 15 | And in terms of its practical record he says , ‘ Whatever our misgivings , it is difficult not to feel a sense of admiration and gratitude for a movement that , in less than a century , through its direct action in some areas and through indirect influence in labour movements and other social forces in others , has raised to a human condition the life of at least half of the human race . ’ |
| 16 | Kanwal Rekhi , executive vice-president of Novell 's interoperability systems group , thinks his company has the resources to challenge Microsoft in the corporate , client-server marketplace , and even claims that Novell will take at least half of the market from the clutches of Microsoft 's NT . |
| 17 | The fact that at least half of the children who waited in long-term care were in children 's homes became the more powerful message . |
| 18 | PRC officials believe they can move at least half of the potential totals . |
| 19 | Kanwal Rekhi , executive vice president of Novell 's interoperability systems group , thinks his company has the resources to challange Microsoft in the corporate , client-server marketplace , and even claims that Novell will take at least half of the market from the clutches of Microsoft 's NT . |
| 20 | The fact that at least half of the world 's children would not actually go through this process beyond the first two stages is conveniently forgotten or ignored and , no doubt , the reasons for this were largely social . |
| 21 | Clearly , this has played a role , but The Report of the House of Lords Select Committee on Overseas Trade ( HMSO , 1985 , pp. 238–41 ) concluded that the responsibility for at least half of the increase in unemployment since 1979 is laid directly at the Government 's door . |
| 22 | Since Britannia ‘ ruled the waves ’ for at least half of the 19th century and for the early part of the 20th century , and since profitable shipping was of paramount British national interest , British legislators and judges were sympathetic to the British carriers ' use of extremely broad disclaimers . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , relapse occurred in at least half of the responders after treatment was discontinued . |
| 24 | At least half of the shares in BT3 will be offered to the public as part of the Government 's continuing campaign to develop the share-owning habit . |
| 25 | At least half of the tumour was examined histologically . |
| 26 | However , while at least half of the players are women , the majority of the top players have always been men . |
| 27 | Collectivist principles were still seen ( by at least some on the left ) to provide a coherent and viable strategy that would both sustain economic growth and support the Welfare State . |
| 28 | At least some of the extra cost of stockholding is likely to be passed on to the caterer . |
| 29 | So , I pull handfuls of weed and leave it near the water 's edge , giving at least some of the creatures the chance to nip back into the water again . |
| 30 | But witnesses later said they saw employees beating at least some of the birds to death , while the report found that the shed , which could properly hold only three birds , had been packed with 72 . |