Example sentences of "at [art] [adj] [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in this period his salary , although not extravagant , was generous enough : the priest at Longdendale was allocated less than half the Master 's £10 , which stood at the higher level of salaries , ranging from £4 6 0d to £12 6 0d , at this time for such a position . |
| 2 | Foreign investors looked at the higher yield of gilts over German government bonds without worrying about exchange risk . |
| 3 | Tibet 's cries are unlikely in themselves to influence the president one way or another ; he is looking at the broad picture of conditions throughout China . |
| 4 | Corbett gazed at the distant line of trees . |
| 5 | Sharpe instinctively reined in his horse as he stared at the small cluster of buildings that marked the crossroads called Quatre Bras . |
| 6 | By taking part in the Walk for the Whales , people all over Britain show their deep concern at the continued slaughter of whales . |
| 7 | By looking at the present distribution of animals and plants , and by comparing this with what was known about geological changes in the past , the evolutionist could seek to explain how the populations of the earth 's various regions had been built up through successive migrations . |
| 8 | We have only to look at the disciplinary background of vice-chancellors over the past 30 years to see evidence of the modern superior position of science and technology . |
| 9 | The US is in agreement with a fifty year ban , but at the second round of talks , demanded changes in the procedures that come into play after that time . |
| 10 | Finally , it is useful to check that the Compact is targeted at the right cohort of leavers . |
| 11 | Remembering just in time that this heartless cynic was responsible for getting her out of the clutches of the Gibraltar Police and Customs Service , Polly managed to bite back the caustic retort trembling on the tip of her tongue and stared blankly at the vast selection of starters and main courses . |
| 12 | Since legal aid is also unavailable for representation at the vast majority of tribunals , the scheme was immediately criticised for leaving out of its scope those who needed the services of an advocate at a tribunal . |
| 13 | While waiting , she gazed solemnly at the sinister Bridge of Sighs a few yards away and thought of the prisoners who 'd gazed out of its thickly grilled windows , looking for the last time on the beauties of Venice before they were incarcerated — or executed for causing the displeasure of powerful nobles . |
| 14 | He stared at the complex array of panels , dials , visual display units and keyboards . |
| 15 | We 've looked at the current number of users , where they live , the journey times that they have often provided by us on tra transport and the possibilities of where we can relocate them and clearly we have a number of centres in the Nottingham er conurbation which will be made available to those users from Beaver Vale . |
| 16 | I looked doubtfully at the rickety structure of planks and corrugated iron . |
| 17 | Pink tablets to be taken at the first sign of symptoms and Yellow tablets that only need to be taken if symptoms persist . |
| 18 | Wycliffe looked up at the first tier of planks ; the shot must have been fired from up there . |
| 19 | However , Ada had made it clear at the first round of talks that the commission had no power to negotiate changes , which had to be approved by referendum . |
| 20 | But at the first mention of statements and the prospect of court appearances , they 'd suddenly become tight-lipped and forgetful . |
| 21 | Chapter 5 ( " Word Play in Action " ) promises at least a look at the socio-linguistic context of jokes , with particular emphasis on , and analysis of , real joke-capping sessions ; and Chiaro is to be commended for tackling an interesting aspect of joke-telling , in relation to discourse analysis , that has generally been neglected in book-length studies . |
| 22 | At the seventh session of talks , on March 14 , an agreement was reached to establish the JNCC within the next week . |
| 23 | Fen dropped her off at the front door of Chimneys . |
| 24 | In order to deal effectively at the front line of enquiries it is essential that these are dealt with by experienced and capable staff at the Administrative Assistant level . |
| 25 | He glances down at the final layer of glasses . |
| 26 | Mary winced at the incontinent ignition of thanks activated by the discovery of a modest twist of Joseph 's tobacco . |
| 27 | At the lower level of sounds , there is little difference between humans , dogs and cats — this is not where it counts , if you are a hunter of small rodents and birds . |
| 28 | The Crown is amenable to declarations but a declaration can not be awarded at the interim stage of proceedings ; so the effect of the rule is that interim relief is not available in actions against the Crown in which the remedy sought is mandamus or a declaration . |
| 29 | In a nuclear world the sensible aim is a less fragile , more stable nuclear balance at the lowest level of armaments on all sides . |
| 30 | Once over the col , the beeches give way to pine trees and on the Plateau de Bénou the view opens up hugely to the south , to the Pic de Sesques and beyond that to the remarkable double hump of the Pic du Midi d'Ossau , the highest of the Pyrenees so far , and one of those forceful contours you soon learn to pick out and name , however slow you may be , as I am , at the confident identification of peaks . |