Example sentences of "at [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have calculated that selling the girdles at normal price — and in Leningrad this day I could get double the normal price at least — but at normal price I could still retire at the end of one day 's work . |
| 2 | See lot lot of these jobs are done by the tide , say you take a ship now what 's been sunk in the river , at low tide they 'll put the wires underneath , make them fast to the ships and when the tide when the t t tide rise out come the ship , and they can take it where they want to . |
| 3 | There was room to keep the boat on the shingle above high water mark , and at low tide there was a large expanse of firm sand which made an ideal bathing spot . |
| 4 | At low tide you can cross the bays on the beach but at high tide you have to go inland , a lot further round so timing is important — we got it wrong once or twice ! |
| 5 | At low tide it is sometimes just possible to cross the channel without swimming . |
| 6 | At present , with Walker circulation flowing west to east at low level there is warm surface water in the eastern Pacific and cool surface water in the west . |
| 7 | At low altitude they work like conventional jets , switching to rocket power on the edge of space . |
| 8 | Certainly at low altitude it is a difficult feat to track a small target , such as an Exocet missile , travelling at 700–800 metres per second . |
| 9 | The plus points of the season so far though are the introduction of Gary Kelly at right back who is currently playing very well and hopefully will prove less frail in defence than the venerable Mel Sterland was . |
| 10 | But after last Saturday 's impressive win at high-flying Shotton which broke their duck , Halkyn are feeling more confident of facing leaders Connah 's Quay . |
| 11 | NOT content with this one , at Beamish Museum they 're planning to re-create the Houghton-le-Spring by-election of March 18 1913 . |
| 12 | The script was left open by straw-clutching executives at Grundy TV who were still clinging vainly to the hope that their biggest audience puller might one day return . |
| 13 | In the light of the Minister 's reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield ( Mr. Hinchliffe ) , will he guarantee that at European level he will press for a system of mandatory labelling so that eggs are labelled ’ battery ’ , ’ barn eggs ’ , ’ free range ’ or whatever ? |
| 14 | And he had assistants at each yard you see . |
| 15 | When one heard the whistle in the distance , one 's whole body contracted to resist the too excessively potent vibrations of the explosion , and at each repetition it was a new attack , a new fatigue , a new suffering . |
| 16 | It is based on the agreed belief that a regular count of several basic demographic factors is vital for an understanding of the structure of our society , and at each census it is customary to ask certain specific questions which deal with current matters of special importance . |
| 17 | At each event there was an experienced rambler or Ordnance Survey staff member to help interested youngsters with route finding . |
| 18 | If you eat sufficient at each mealtime you should n't need anything for later on ! |
| 19 | As they stared at each other everything seemed fine , the differences did not matter , all that mattered was the love they shared . |
| 20 | While they glared at each other he recalled that Carrie had said something similar earlier in the day . |
| 21 | But as we looked at each other I had a strange sensation . |
| 22 | And the foreman er we used to play about , lark about , throw orange peel at each other you know , cos it were a boring job you just stand like this and you could more or less close your eyes , you know . |
| 23 | I think everyone 's got their own ways of dealing with them , you know certainly some people ignore them , you know I prefer to ignore them rather than taunt them , er possibly because I was n't really friendly with any of them that did go back , I think people who were close friends have found it very awkward and I know even now they 're probably looking daggers at each other you know , that sort of thing . |
| 24 | Yeah , at the beginning was when sort of got twenty minutes left to do it erm we were fine there and I think it was the beginning part was and then we started panicking then like sort of after that you said oh do you want five minutes or more and we all sort of looked at each other you know and we did n't feel that we had enough time erm so we just sort of really |
| 25 | At each outlet there is swanky retail space , used to sell every imaginable kind of car accessory , from compact-disc players and car televisions to designer car seats , sporty steering wheels and even perfume to make leather seats smell sweeter . |
| 26 | At each stop they would take one side of the street each and he could not help notice the disappointment on people 's faces if they got him rather than her . |
| 27 | At each stop he noted down the shapes and stitch work of other traditional working men 's jumpers . |
| 28 | There are eight places to visit and at each stop there 's a game to play , a puzzle to solve or an exercise to carry out . |
| 29 | At each village they came to Murtach halted the company and paused to talk to the headman . |
| 30 | Chuck peered intently at each girl they passed , but without exception they avoided his gaze . |