Example sentences of "[noun prp] [conj] [noun] [vb past] [adv prt] at " in BNC.
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1 | It would be easy enough ( in theory ) to get money for Everest or K2 , but if Mick and Vic turned up at the doors of a giant multi-national with the word ‘ Ultar ’ on their portfolio , they might well be shown the corporate door . |
2 | In the event Lin and Chiang pulled out at the last moment , prompting speculation that Lee had made a deal with the conservatives over the reform programme or over Cabinet posts . |
3 | Stewart and Olazabal came back at him over the back nine but , unlike in the Lancome Trophy when Eduardo Romero chipped in to deny him his second tour victory this year , this time the West German was not to be disappointed . |
4 | Worcester 's Graham Hick becomes eligible for England next season and with question marks about the long-term fitness of Dilley , Radford and even Botham , it will be no surprise if either Donald or Moody ended up at New Road . |
5 | Three or four dirty children arrived for tea ; she and Rose were the only clean persons in the kitchen — for so Sally-Anne supposed the room — and while Ma , Rose and Sally-Anne sat down at table the children all stood , and wolfed the food down mannerlessly , fighting among themselves while they did so . |
6 | A few years later , his parents emigrated to Australia but James stayed on at Craigie with his uncle . |
7 | 45 disabled sailors from all over Britain and Ireland turned up at Farmoor in Oxfordshire for a weekend of racing . |
8 | Rogers and Lambert took off at first light to see what was happening . |
9 | Ursula and Gianni got off at the next station but one , having brought their growing mutual admiration to a startling climax wedged solid among the rocking mass of sober commuters . |
10 | A product of the tail-end of the Northern Soul scene ( a mid-'70s underground dance phenomenon equivalent to electro/acid 's renegade '90s appeal ) , Tony and Gordon met up at that hotbed of creativity , Stockport Tech and settled in Sheffield . |
11 | A product of the tail-end of the Northern Soul scene ( a mid-'70s underground dance phenomenon equivalent to electro/acid 's renegade '90s appeal ) , Tony and Gordon met up at that hotbed of creativity , Stockport Tech and settled in Sheffield . |
12 | The canteen at TV London was largely deserted at half past ten the next morning when Dexter and Blanche sat down at a table in the corner of the self-service section . |