Example sentences of "at [adj] [subord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You are better at that than Nigel . |
| 2 | Jim was better at that than Phoebe was , and inside herself she sulked . |
| 3 | Beeby laughed at that until Lloyd lifted one of her legs and sank his teeth into her inner thigh until she squealed . |
| 4 | Evergreen winter foliage needs to stay looking fresh right through the darkest days and some variegated plants are better at this than others . |
| 5 | DeFries was very upset at this because DeFries hated drugs . |
| 6 | Change at deeper than surface level was maximized as a result of those courses whose messages about practice were clear , unambiguous and precise as to both their substance and their status ( as policy , recommendation , suggestion or option ) . |
| 7 | And yet the process that produces that hoppy , hearty , malty , mellow flavour , that dark ruby gleam and smooth rich creamy head has hardly changed at all since Arthur rolled up his sleeves to mash his first brew . |
| 8 | ‘ Of course ’ he added , ‘ our Brit may not have known Miss Tuckey at all since Keyserling signed this photo to her . ’ |
| 9 | Oh ! er look I mean it at all unless David gives me a little |
| 10 | There is , in fact , virtually no area at all where rabbits can not exist — they can support themselves on the edge of suburban Britain and maintain vast colonies on the most inhospitable heathland . |
| 11 | Whether that will upset the balance at all because Lewis was a very important for them he kept stepping in when they wanted to change play . |
| 12 | Sometimes she came back to the present with a bang to find that one of the girls had asked a question and had received no answer at all because Jenna 's gaze was fixed on the sky outside the window , her mind travelling the road to Paris and Alain . |
| 13 | Jane Pargeter was not particularly popular on the programme either , but several people who had been at the party supported her story that she had not left the party at all until Nicola 's body had been found . |
| 14 | There was n't much talking at all until Mrs. Favor started after the McLaren girl . |
| 15 | They say it would n't be necessary at all if farmers used less chemical fertilisers on their land . |
| 16 | As de Valois said in a lecture to teachers : ‘ It is better to have a rule to break than no rule at all if chaos is not to reign in the class-room or on the stage . ’ |
| 17 | It asks why the sun bothered to start the cycle of life at all if life was just going to end at the middle like the soldiers life . |
| 18 | An EEIG does not have to be formed with a capital , but may be financed in a number of ways ( e.g. the provision of assets or services ) or even not at all if participants consider that it can operate on the basis of current account facilities from any of the participants and/or a bank . |
| 19 | My generation of football supporters have no idea at all if George Best or even Pele were that good . |
| 20 | Marguerite 's rush of words almost drowned out Alain 's harsh intake of breath , but he said nothing at all as Marguerite went on , ‘ Now I know why you could not stay longer . |
| 21 | No matter how carefully they pointed out that areas of low pressure almost always bring rain and high winds and plenty of cloud , it did n't help at all when Station Commanders and Navigation Officers specifically wanted clear skies and good visibility over their targets . |
| 22 | This already exists on private land , and we all accept that we can only search with permission and not at all when crops are growing . |
| 23 | But Madge had n't been pleased : she had n't shown any emotion at all when Marie looked round the door . |
| 24 | A grouped F -test shows that addition of the QPO component is a significant improvement at better than 95% confidence . |
| 25 | The QPO is significant at better than 99% confidence for 1986/062 , and at 96% confidence for 1986/109 , but only at 60% confidence for 1984/193 . |
| 26 | ‘ What I 'd really like is a new set of knees for Paul McGrath , ’ said Atkinson — who of course ‘ made ’ the big Irishman at United before Fergie sold him . |
| 27 | The Cecchini Report finds evidence that many plants in Europe operate at less than MES . |
| 28 | This is determined by the gradient of the average cost curve , and by the degree to which plants are operating at less than MES . |
| 29 | At less than arm 's length she could feel and smell his warm clean breath , mingled with masculine body odours , and she had to clench her stomach muscles against the small ripples of sensation . |
| 30 | An and I must admit that I would n't , I would not expect to see anybody delegated within the contract at less than M S one level . |