Example sentences of "they [vb base] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The index-linked gilts on the market have maturities of up to 2024 and most of them stand at a substantial premium to their par value . |
| 2 | Curriculum changes and the planning necessary to achieve them originate at a number of points : in the cabinet , in the ministry of education , in the curriculum project or in the school ; yet in every instance six similar processes are involved : |
| 3 | International referee Derek Bevan , who handled the World Cup final , agreed with Kirkpatrick , citing another area where law changes have had negative consequences : ‘ When the ball is fielded following a high kick from the attacking side the chasing forwards can close in and circle the catcher provided that they remain at a distance of 10 metres . |
| 4 | For example , some bonds might not pay coupons at all ( such bonds are called zero-coupon bonds , and they sell at a deep discount to their par values since all the reward from holding the bond comes in the form of capital gain rather than income ) ; some bonds make coupon payments that change over time , e.g. because they are linked to current market interest rates ( variable rate bonds or floating rate notes ) or to an index such as the retail price index ( index-linked bonds ) ; and some bonds make coupon payments only if the income generated by the firm that issued the bonds is sufficient , ( such bonds are known as income bonds ; unlike other bond-holders , an income bond-holder can not put the firm into liquidation if a coupon payment is not paid ) . |
| 5 | When you 're doing a melody like Rubina or Always With Me , Always With You they sit at a nice register , but the chorus , second verse of Cryin ’ is right up there , War is up there , Friends is up there . |
| 6 | It is disappointing that South Saxon charters for these years are frequently of doubtful authenticity , if not entirely spurious , but they hint at a sequence of events similar to those in Kent . |
| 7 | They walk at a leisurely pace and if prodded , often ‘ play dead ’ . |
| 8 | They stop at a motorway services . |
| 9 | In two species examined the crystals lie parallel to the surface and in another two they lie at a steep angle . |
| 10 | They look at a map , draw a line and produce leaflets but nothing is done on the ground to withstand the pressure of hundreds of people following the route . |
| 11 | Government ministers seem to think that they look at a pile of brochures . |
| 12 | if they 're saying there are no restrictions , cos they can not , they simply can not give there good clearance if there was something which is something of a restriction of competition , they must give exemption , they have no jurisdiction to do anything else , if they look at a clause and say |
| 13 | The exception is a Warwickshire shopping centre where they look at a peacock when they want to know the time . |
| 14 | He suggested they meet at a bar he knew round the corner from the Place de Grève . |
| 15 | The story of victims number 37,38 and 39 was : ‘ In an apparent ambush , a gang member , fourteen , is killed and two others are wounded as they stand at a bus stop . ’ |
| 16 | Should we not be suspicious of postmodern critiques of the ‘ subject ’ when they surface at a historical moment when many subjugated people feel themselves coming to voice for the first time … . |
| 17 | One reason for them being so common is that they reproduce at a high rate , and their high reproduction rate is one of the main topics of this chapter . |
| 18 | In warm weather they reproduce at a prodigious rate , smothering not only waterlilies , but other succulent aquatics and causing widespread disfiguration of flowers and foliage . |
| 19 | Bona fide NVOCC 's , on the other hand , feel that they operate at a competitive disadvantage with regard to unscrupulous NVOCC 's which seem able to disregard the 1984 Shipping Act with impunity . |
| 20 | Each time they arrive at a pose , Colas somehow steals the expected kiss or holds Lise in the proper climax as Alain strikes what he believes to be the proper pose . |
| 21 | And that means they arrive at a slower rate ! ’ |
| 22 | I believe many people increasingly want their news when it is convenient for them — when they get in from work , when they 've picked up the children from school , when they take a break from their work , or finish a meeting , when they arrive at a hotel . |
| 23 | They shoot at a prowl-car , and the prowl boys shoot straighter . |
| 24 | Folk dancing is not just a tourist attraction : it is popular amongst all Madeirans , whatever their social background and they start at a very early age to learn the dance steps . |
| 25 | They start at a slightly lower voltage than ordinary types ; also , they do not lose their power gradually , but die very suddenly when they are exhausted . |
| 26 | However , unless they move at a very early age , such people rarely sound " totally " American . |
| 27 | The things they like about me are my gai-jin attitudes , and they laugh at a lot of my conclusions , I 'm sure — not to my face , but among themselves . |