Example sentences of "at [adv] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soon it 'll be time to take a long , hard look at tonight 's menu … what 'll it be ? |
| 2 | As Nigel Mansell prepared to fly into Paris to collect Britain 's first world drivers ' championship prize since 1976 at tonight 's glittering prize-giving ceremony , it became clear that the world 's oldest Grand Prix may next year have to be run in a ‘ foreign ’ country . |
| 3 | And disenchanted fans prepared to stage their most vocal demonstration against his administration at tonight 's FA Cup replay against Bournemouth . |
| 4 | Souness , who is thought to have made special plans to be at tonight 's European Cup Winners ' Cup match against Limassol , kept a low profile in court . |
| 5 | The 85-year-old , who will be at tonight 's concert , says he has heard the music a number of times . |
| 6 | But residents claimed they were ‘ horrified ’ by the plans for the building and promised to voice their fears at tonight 's meeting . |
| 7 | AN ABA title is the ultimate target of the boxers at tonight 's North-East Counties championships finals ; for the organisers it 's a new van . |
| 8 | Ideas and suggestions for the way the community group runs are invited at tonight 's meeting . |
| 9 | Docherty will no longer be a guest in the company of the WBC heavyweight champion , Lennox Lewis , at tonight 's St Andrew 's Sporting Club fight night in Glasgow . |
| 10 | TWO scientists from Stirling University expect to shed a few tears at tonight 's United Kingdom premiere of a Hollywood film that tells the extraordinary story of Augusto and Michaela Odone 's love for their son Lorenzo . |
| 11 | AT tonight 's meeting of Dunham Hill and Hapsford Parish Council , winners of a council-sponsored gardening competition will receive trophies . |
| 12 | DR PETER Saul will be guest speaker at tonight 's monthly meeting of the Chester and Ellesmere Port branch of the National Asthma committee . |
| 13 | Chairperson at tonight 's meeting , Councillor Maureen Christian , says although they understand the needs of students , they ca n't ignore the views of local residents . |
| 14 | Ten horses were withdrawn from the Longchamp race at yesterday 's forfeit stage , including Khalid Abdullah 's Assatis , which means that Pat Eddery is almost certain to ride the owner 's other runner , French Glory . |
| 15 | At yesterday 's welcoming press conference he declined to comment and instead confined his remarks to the job in hand : seven matches in Wales , five in Ireland and one ( against the Barbarians ) in England . |
| 16 | At yesterday 's appeal hearing in Brno , a colleague of Mr Devaty , Jana Petrova , handed the judge a statement on his behalf which said that Mr Devaty did not regard his trial as just and would pursue his activities underground while the risk of punishment remained . |
| 17 | At yesterday 's meeting of the Club 's Disciplinary Committee , Willett , 33 , was declared a disqualified person for 20 years . |
| 18 | Not many impartial observers agreed — two of the three judges had him trailing — and the trio showed their displeasure with such sceptics at yesterday 's news conference . |
| 19 | The journalists challenging the High Court ruling at yesterday 's hearing said they would pursue the case through to the European Court . |
| 20 | Mr Waddington , a former immigration minister and rightwinger , seems to have gritted his teeth at yesterday 's meeting and stood by the compromise hammered out at Mrs Thatcher 's insistence in a cabinet committee . |
| 21 | Mr Waddington , a former immigration minister and rightwinger , seems to have gritted his teeth at yesterday 's meeting and stood by the compromise hammered out at Mrs Thatcher 's insistence in a cabinet committee . |
| 22 | Other fatalities may have occurred as well , ’ Mr Richard Boucher , a State Department spokesman , anounced at yesterday 's regular briefing . |
| 23 | Reg Brealey , the club chairman , told shareholders at yesterday 's annual meeting that the club still owes £2.3million . |
| 24 | Doyle was frowning down at yesterday 's paper , pretending to do the crossword . |
| 25 | Sir Lawrence refused to disclose details of the voting on Tendulkar 's signing at yesterday 's meeting of the Cricket Committee but Bradford member Bob Appleyard said : ‘ A batsman will not help us to bowl sides out twice . |
| 26 | On County NatWest 's 1992 forecast of £15m profits and 4½p of earnings , the shares are on a forward multiple of 14 at yesterday 's 66p . |
| 27 | The question presented itself at yesterday 's Foyle 's lunch in Mayfair , when the distinguished scientist Sir Rudolf Peierls took an early siesta during an interesting speech by Lord Zuckerman , whose new book we were celebrating , and who at that very moment looked down the top table and described Peierls , rightly , as ‘ one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists ever ’ . |
| 28 | At yesterday 's Cabinet meeting , Mr Major praised Mr Patten 's running of the election campaign . |
| 29 | Chairman Robert Horton disclosed the moves at yesterday 's annual meeting where analysts felt the tone of his address to shareholders provided further indications that BP would hold its first quarter dividend in the face of bleak results . |
| 30 | If it did the yield at yesterday 's 84p , down 5p , would be 6.3 p.c. and the multiple about 30 . |