Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Realising its error at the last minute , the magazine just managed to insert a back-page acknowledgement of its gaffe but not to correct the offending caption . |
| 32 | He leaned across with the bottle , and she realised that she 'd almost drained her glass at the first attack . |
| 33 | Designed by Carlo Chiti , later to build some explosively temperamental F1 engines for Alfa Romeo , the ATS cars made their debut at the 1963 Belgian Grand Prix . |
| 34 | The 63 made its debut at the Dutch Grand Prix , driven by John Miles , Lotus 's regular drivers Graham Hill and Jochen Rindt refusing to have anything to do with it . |
| 35 | It made its debut at the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring with Jack behind the wheel , but he was forced to retire after nine laps . |
| 36 | IBM Corp made its debut at the National Association of Broadcasters Exhibition with its Ultimedia Tools Series , an integrated suite of over 60 software tools . |
| 37 | Of course she sold her house at the wrong time . |
| 38 | Indonesia was elected to chair the NAM for the period from 1992 to 1995 , and it was announced on Sept. 22 that the Indonesian capital Jakarta would host the 10th summit of the movement 's heads of state in 1992 , Nicaragua having withdrawn its application at the last moment . |
| 39 | It points its finger at the odious hypocrisies of AIDS-sufferer Roy Cohn , one of Senator McCarthy 's henchmen . |
| 40 | Lips compressed into a thin line of tension , she strode along the corridor and into her office , wrinkling her nose at the musty smell of stale air . |
| 41 | Wembley says it welcomes Swindon Town , but not all Robins supporters will be able to sample its hospitality at the big match on Monday . |
| 42 | In between driving lessons — she passed her test at the second attempt she was much in demand as a babysitter by her sisters ' married friends while Sarah used her to make up numbers at her frequent dinner parties . |
| 43 | He sat next to me and I wrinkled my nose at the sweaty odour emanating from the long , black , food-stained gown he wore . |
| 44 | On the contrary she roused my indignation at the two conspicuously Christian aunts who had made her childhood in that dark house at Newport miserable . |
| 45 | She spent £3,000 on driving lessons over four years before passing her test at the 29th attempt . |
| 46 | Perhaps the old gods had been listening , when she 'd made her wish at the Trevi Fountain . |
| 47 | Macdonald tried unsuccessfully to find a magistrate to receive his oath at the last minute , then sent his papers to Edinburgh , where Secretary of State and Master of Stair Sir John Dalrymple suppressed them . |
| 48 | ‘ My conclusion , ’ Mr Davison told his audience at the recent Irish Institute conference in Galway , ‘ is that no rational person would contemplate a merger between the Big Six . ’ |
| 49 | He told his audience at the French Academy of Political and Moral Sciences : ‘ One of the joys for me of being in France is that you have a particularly strong sense of the ultimate cost to the human spirit of unrelenting migration from the countryside to the big cities . ’ |
| 50 | Agnew knows that he has to prove to manager Kenny Dalglish not only that he can make a comeback but also that he can do his stuff at the highest level . |
| 51 | QUICK OPINION * , who failed by the narrowest margin to open his account at the fifth attempt when a short-priced favourite at Nottingham , may make amends in the Fairview New Homes Novice Chase ( 2.30 ) at Ascot , writes Course Correspondent . |
| 52 | You too can eat with the animals if you hold your reception at the Zoological Gardens in London 's Regents Park . |
| 53 | 1869 ] and finish my doctorate at the same time . " |
| 54 | In a letter to staff he said : ‘ I have to express my disappointment at the proposed changes . |
| 55 | England 's under-16 side opened their section at the same venue with an impressive 8–0 victory over Scotland after scoring six goals before the interval . |
| 56 | The leader of the council , Robert Gould , said later he accepted that the 1.5 per cent pay increase was totally unrealistic , but said the unions should be directing their anger at the Conservative Government , which was to blame for the situation . |
| 57 | British officials hid their anger at the new ‘ snub ’ . |
| 58 | She should be able to move in by the end of next week , and I 'll never be so happy as when I wave her goodbye at the front door . |
| 59 | The Women Artists Slide Library is also being asked to profile its work at the 181 Gallery in Hammersmith in December and there will be more news on this in our next issue . |
| 60 | The main disadvantage to direct use lies in the fact that supply reaches its maximum at the same time as demand is at its minimum . |