Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] at [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Daniel Omara Atubu and other elected representatives apparently protested at these mass arrests . |
| 2 | The knights were greatly offended at this foul sight , insomuch that they rose up and left the chamber . |
| 3 | Comparisons are best made at this early stage between things which the children can see . |
| 4 | On 29 June 1559 , Henri wrote to the pope , that notorious bombast Paul IV , about ‘ the incredible disaster which has since befallen the realm of Scotland to our extreme regret , disgust and displeasure ’ ; the letter stated his ‘ confidence in God who is so signally offended at this wretched plague of ruffians ’ , but God was to be given worldly assistance in the shape of ‘ a large and sufficient force of French soldiers , infantry and cavalry ’ . |
| 5 | That maxim , one could say , is the core of The Lord of the Rings , and it is reinforced from the start by all that Gandalf says about the way Ring-bearers fade , regardless of all their ‘ strength ’ or ‘ good purpose ’ , and further by his violent refusal to take the Ring himself : His renunciation makes sense in an age which has seen many pigs become farmers ; no reviewer has ever balked at this basic opening move of Tolkien 's . |
| 6 | The principal committees of the council are also usually selected at this annual meeting . |
| 7 | He looked at Jimmy Boyce , or rather he looked at his tie — all red and blue , almost patriotic , and yet the tie still hung at that curious angle . |
| 8 | Of course Boy had seen inside a lot of different men 's houses , but this was the first man 's life he had ever watched at such close quarters , the first time he had ever seen a man taking care of himself , the first time he had ever seen another man living day after day after day . |
| 9 | These culminate in the prayer that was also used at each Canonical Hour of the Cross and that brings to mind the glory , joy and life which was man 's birthright , forfeited at the Fall but renewed by Incarnation . |
| 10 | For practical purposes — although a wealth of detail needed to be settled — the problem was substantially resolved at that famous meeting on 15 December 1975 . |
| 11 | Not only does tephrachronology enable a far-flung ash to be uniquely identified , but if the ash can be independently dated at any single locality by isotopic methods , then it provides a firm foundation on which to build the history of a volcano . |
| 12 | Claudine surmised , a little quietened at this frosty reply . |
| 13 | The book is then opened at another random place and the process is repeated . |
| 14 | He is indeed an international figure and is respected so and he 's one of the few people to have actually addressed the Security Council on the question of apartheid and has indeed spoken at many United Nations conventions on the question of apartheid . |
| 15 | The gradual putrefaction of his friend Jack ( Griffin Dunne ) is also precisely charted at each grisly reappearance , as he blithely brings the message that suicide is the only solution to the puzzled David . |
| 16 | And it 's always been actually situated at this very shop here on ? |
| 17 | On such days the hills hold a mixture of azure and gold never seen at any other time of year ; the cobalt sky is more intense than it ever is in summer , and the straw-coloured hills shine strong in the light from the low winter sun . |
| 18 | Conversely , where , as in the case of China , sources were remote , the type of jade most commonly used at any particular juncture depended on what happened to be most readily accessible at the time . |
| 19 | Some British health and social services are setting up family units , also specifically aimed at this hard-to-reach group . |