Example sentences of "at the [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those are the facts about the state of manufacturing industry , and industrial disputes are at the lowest for half a century . |
| 2 | Dressing for television is covered at length ( ties made from madder silk and with an Olney knot at the best for keeping the microphone in place ) . |
| 3 | Wolstenholme even chipped in from 25ft at the 17th for a three . |
| 4 | Welshman Ian Woosnam would have joined them in second place but for a double bogey at the 17th for a 73 , while Scotland 's Colin Montgomerie is tucked in just behind after finishing four over par . |
| 5 | He was staring at the double-page for the week beginning Sunday 23 August . |
| 6 | However , he holed from 40 feet at the 11th for a birdie before Stewart played the stroke of the round at the 12th . |
| 7 | The governor looked keenly at the American for a moment , but encountered only the senators disarming smile and turned away again . |
| 8 | The President fumbled at the bedtable for his glasses . |
| 9 | In the Irish Open at Royal Dublin , Sandy wanted a four in the first round at the 18th for an 89 . |
| 10 | Kite , the US Open champion , had a seven at the fourth but recovered with six birdies for a 69 , while Norman failed to join Faldo in the lead by missing from 8ft at the 18th for a 71 . |
| 11 | All new ‘ workstations ’ , ( defined as any furniture and equipment used by or in the presence of a user , together with the immediate environment in which the work is undertaken ) , have to comply with the regulations from January 1993 onwards , and all existing ‘ workstations ’ will have to be modified to comply with the Regulations by 31 December 1996 at the latest for less heavily-used stations . |
| 12 | Back in the 10th century they would scoop out holes in the sand to get at the crude for medicinal purposes . |
| 13 | Exhibitors at this year 's London International Book Fair ( to be held at Olympia 2 , 21st to 23rd March ) are invited to send in details of special promotions and offers , author visits and signings , and book or product launches that will take place at the fair for publication in a special LIBF preview issue of The Bookseller , ( ) , by 3rd February at the latest . |
| 14 | ( I 'm always , in my innermost being , the starving actor — you know , the one who shouts ‘ Quick , auditions at the National for chorus and scene shifting . ’ |
| 15 | FOREIGN Secretary Douglas Hurd last night soothed UN boss Boutros Boutros Ghali — who lashed out at the British for treating him ‘ like a wog ’ . |
| 16 | As the royal party came through the school gates , however , an entire youth brass orchestra , who again had obviously been at the ready for several hours on a cold wintry day , burst into life in the playground . |
| 17 | My binoculars I wore round my neck at the ready for all those puffins , razor bills and guillemots I expected to see on the way over . |
| 18 | Undoubtedly , the LIBF works well as an international meeting place for publishers and suppliers who arrive each year with appointment books already filled and order books at the ready for filling . |
| 19 | The third soldier covered them , his weapon at the ready for any surprise intruders . |
| 20 | I planted the polystyrene marker , scattered some flake maize , sweetcorn and broken lobs around it , then headed back to shore where my two rods were at the ready for casting out . |
| 21 | One of the Cheshires at the ready for further attacks |