Example sentences of "at the [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Look at the self-satisfied smirk on the man 's face . |
| 2 | Because EXAFS enables us to look at the atomic environment of each alkali in turn we may begin to understand the structural basis of this curious effect . |
| 3 | In 1771 he preached also at the flourishing society of Derryanville and at Kilmoriarty there was the largest congregation he had seen during the week . |
| 4 | She had thought the quantities of gilt ( never did she credit that it might be real gold ) an evidence of shocking vulgarity , had sneered at the bad taste of the ornate picture frames , at the ridiculous excesses of the pictures themselves , and had felt a solid , suburban scorn for the frayed and patched tapestry chair seats and the faded hangings : she had wondered why , if so rich , they did not throw out their tatty Persian coverings , and buy themselves a good bit of fitted Wilton or Axminster in a good plain colour . |
| 5 | Commenting on the report , WWF-UK 's forest conservation officer , Jean-Paul Jenrenaud , said : " We have spent too long pointing the finger at the tropical countries for cutting down their forests , without examining what is happening in our own backyard . " |
| 6 | The sheep gazed through the bars at the departing train with a look of woolly innocence . |
| 7 | He batted at the pivotal position of number three and fully justified the captain 's faith in him . |
| 8 | But I would say that we should obviously look at the financial aspect of the review erm dates , which might be yearly . |
| 9 | If you w u unfortunately we did n't look at the financial commentary as the first item . |
| 10 | One afternoon towards the end of the voyage , when the sun was beating down and a fresh northerly wind was speeding the ship southwards , she leant out over the gunwale to look at the low strip of land that was in sight on the port beam . |
| 11 | points up at the low ceiling with a cry : |
| 12 | On January 22nd Alan Greenspan , chairman of the Federal Reserve , suggested that it would be at the low end of that range largely because much of the equipment being used would not be replaced . |
| 13 | The growth of EP has had a marked influence at the low end of the publishing business . |
| 14 | At the low end of the market there are small , single user systems that replace your trusty filing cabinet , like Canon 's Canofile 250 from £13,000 . |
| 15 | Later agreements fixed tariffs for foreign goods coming into Japan at the low rate of 5 percent ad valorem ; and a ‘ most-favoured-nation ’ clause extended to each country new rights secured by any other . |
| 16 | The figure of 22.8% of claims at the low rate in the sample is higher than the rate for Berkshire as a whole ( 14.8% ) in the same period because the largest practice in the sample used a deputy for 53% of its night visits . |
| 17 | Lorne Boswell , Scottish secretary of the actors ' union , Equity , said there was alarm at the low levels of grant for theatre companies . |
| 18 | David Hockney 's celebrated double portrait of Henry Geldzahler , who was seated in the audience , and Christopher Scott ( lot 17 , est. $1–1.5 million ) was acquired at the low estimate by Larry Gagosian , acting on behalf of record producer , David Geffen , while an European telephone bidder purchased both Roy Lichtenstein 's ‘ Girl with Piano ’ ( lot 23 , est. $3–3.5 million ) for $1.65 million ( £1.1 million ) , and an important coloured silkscreen painting by Robert Rauschenberg ( lot 43 , est. $1.75–2 million ) for $1 million ( £666,700 ) . |
| 19 | This suggests that at the low concentrations of H 2 found in aquatic sediments , Fe(III) may be the preferred electron acceptor . |
| 20 | After 18 months in office , the rector , the Rev. Dick Woodger , expressed his thanks for the help he and his wife had received during the move into the new rectory and at the recent birth of their latest daughter . |
| 21 | Indeed all look at the recent decision by the and Allied Trade Union to the members who have amalgamated themselves Transport and General Workers . |
| 22 | Does my hon. Friend recognise that there is disappointment on both sides of the Chamber at the recent decision by British Airways ? |
| 23 | In an interview which he gave in this year , he expressed his disappointment at the recent development of English poetry and suggested that any " creative advance " would come in prose fiction or in poetic drama : this is clearly what he himself was aiming at , as if he felt he could achieve in drama what he had already achieved in poetry . |
| 24 | If the leaders of Anti-Racist Alliance want to build up an effective anti-racist movement , they should desist from the kind of stupid sectarianism that I witnessed at the recent March for Justice in the London borough of Newham . |
| 25 | Staff and their families really had a fund day at the recent opening of Consultancy Services ' refurbished Thomson House at Risley . |
| 26 | He and I were present at the recent opening of its new school building , for which I had the pleasure of being the Minister responsible for making available the necessary resources . |
| 27 | A look at the recent history of HDTV in Japan makes interesting viewing . |
| 28 | 5 : Also , the French government 's Directorate for Safety has just expressed grave concern at the recent discovery of radioactive leaks in 50pc of the steel-nickel domes of its PWRs . |
| 29 | He said that at the recent mission in Cambridge Billy Graham had taught the grossest doctrines . |
| 30 | President Chiluba has our best wishes to help him get on with the job ; we shall do our best to assist him , because the election was a fine example of the principles that we endorsed at the recent Heads of Government meeting in Harare . |