Example sentences of "[subord] at rest " in BNC.
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| 1 | Average-sized people use up about one calorie a minute while at rest , a little bit less if you 're bigger , ’ says Professor Durnin . |
| 2 | Owls , the barn owl in particular , seem to be all head whether at rest or in flight . |
| 3 | They thought that he looked antique , when at rest . |
| 4 | They also have broad noses and sideways facing nostrils , and tend to sit in a hunched position when at rest . |
| 5 | The Old World monkeys tend to sit upright when at rest and many have special thick-skinned sometimes brightly coloured pads on their rear ends . |
| 6 | And when at rest , does man 's best friend lie in contemplation of his next act , or of the possible menus for his next meal ? |
| 7 | When at rest during the daytime , the animal looks as though it is wrapped in a camouflaged fur blanket that matches the bark of the branch to which it clings , head uppermost . |
| 8 | As the cockpit is likely to be used a lot while sailing in the trades and while in harbour , it seems a pity that the tiller should take up such a large amount of space , although when at rest it can be lifted out of the way . |
| 9 | Both sexes recognisable by heavy shovel-shaped bill producing characteristic head-down attitude when at rest or swimming on water . |
| 10 | Has shorter bill than White Stork ( p. 43 ) , and shows no black at all when at rest . |