Example sentences of "[Wh pn] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm from there we went into this purpose built flat above a grocers shop , it was meant for the manager of the grocers shop , but he had better sense and so the flat became available for letting to the Borough Council who at the insistence of the owners of the house we were in , erm , were anxious to get their property back and so we found ourselves in a brand new flat , the first tenants , although this was not very highly to be recommended , you approached your flat up er stone staircase , er from the outside so you exposed to the elements er you then walked across the roof , flat roof over the shops until you came to your flat door , erm , Islington at that time was just beginning the , to see the influx of immigrants from the colonies as they were in those days and er , they in turn created much heavier demand on what little vacant property there was , so that the district rapidly deteriorated and for many people who were not in the fortunate position that we were found it necessary or desirable to leave because they were sharing rooms or sharing houses with people whose ways of life were different from theirs and this is something I think that housing authorities learnt to appreciate over the years that the differences between people 's ways of life are one of the major causes of social distress . |
| 2 | The second notable point is the one which , when the remit was published , led to much criticism of it , and which is registered in paragraph 1 of the minority report signed by three of the nine members remaining from the ten who at the outset composed the Committee : Certainly , the terms of reference specified industrial democracy as an extension of the activities of trade unions into the control of enterprises , other than public sector enterprises , by which the members of those unions were employed . |
| 3 | Most notable in the first category have been six veterans of the Romanian Communist Party who at the beginning of the year addressed an open letter of defiance to President Ceausescu , telling him that ‘ the very idea of socialism for which we have fought is discredited by your policies ’ . |
| 4 | Charles II found land grants very convenient ; he could give them to people who at the beginning of the century would have asked for monopolies and he could feel confident that these grants would not rouse the hostility in England that monopolies had caused . |
| 5 | President Cristiani , who at the beginning of February flew to New York for meetings with UN representatives , agreed to the meeting but requested that while Pérez de Cuéllar could be present he should not participate . |
| 6 | They included a group of guerrillas , ultimately numbering 46 , who had occupied the Metropolitan Cathedral in San Salvador since Aug. 20 and who at the beginning of October had sought political asylum in the Mexican embassy . |
| 7 | " Who at the Lab would know that your husband always answered the phone ? " |
| 8 | Alfred Brendel , who at the moment ( but , one hopes , not for long ) is incapacitated by tendonitis , had to withdraw from the London Symphony Orchestra 's Barbican concert ( sponsored by Nikon UK Ltd ) , but in his place Dmitri Alexeev played Beethoven 's ‘ Emperor ’ Concerto . |
| 9 | Feel , originally known as Direct Heat , were formed in the autumn of 1989 and consists of Mike , vocalist Louise Mullinger and a core of musicians , who at the moment includes Tina Turner 's ex-saxophone player . |
| 10 | To my mum who along with my dad helped me my daughter , who I 'm very proud of as now she 's started taking greater interest in G M B. To my mum who at the moment does n't enjoy the best of health , who over the years has had to endure a daughter who , er , on some occasions has not been a very great help to her , has guided me through very difficult times , as mums always do . |
| 11 | The Greater Peterborough TEC says : ’ Within the Youth Training programme we have about 150 young people actively seeking a place for training who at the moment have not been given an offer the fundamental problem is that the unit cost on which the funds are allocated being for this programme are too low we would hope that more money will be available to meet the guarantee because again , it is not a genuine guarantee , it is a demand-led guarantee and if we are funded on the basis of historical take-up this is bound to change when the economic climate changes , as has been experienced recently . |
| 12 | It is all part of gathering more power , whatever may be said by the Government about his intentions int into the hands of Whitehall and into the hands of ministers who at the moment will be Conservative , but very shortly I think are likely to be Labour . |
| 13 | Norman does n't expect a refund , but if he gets one he 'll send it straight to his relatives , who at the moment ca n't afford to fly to England . |
| 14 | Temporary classrooms are being built at two schools in Stroud for children who at the moment do n't have a school . |
| 15 | Here was a lady who at the age of 50 had certainly decided to quit while she was ahead , and her moving and musically thoughtful recital confirmed it . |
| 16 | Also in the field of twenty-nine were previous winners Early Mist ( 1953 ) and Royal Tan , who at the age of twelve started at 28–1 to repeat his 1954 victory . |
| 17 | The general information gives the size of the holdings , rents and former occupations , from answers given by such people as Dugald Ferguson McFadyen , who at the age of 27 , was County Councillor for Kilchoman . |
| 18 | The general information gives the size of the holdings , rents and former occupations , from answers given by such people as Dugald Ferguson McFadyen , who at the age of 27 , was County Councillor for Kilchoman . |
| 19 | The limit imposed by the state of Missouri on malpractice lawsuit awards had been challenged on behalf of a 13-year-old girl , Nicole Adams , who at the age of eight had been left blind and brain-damaged by an anaesthesia error during a skin graft operation . |
| 20 | — For me — who at the age of 14 & a half , was turned out into the world , literally without a farthing — & with nought to look to for a living but his own exertions , you may easily suppose this a necessary prejudice — & indeed — the tardy paying of many of my subscribers — renders it but too difficult to procure food — & pay for publishing , at once . |
| 21 | hey that 's , that bloody bloke who at the club that you |
| 22 | At the Madrid summit last summer , Sir Geoffrey Howe , who at the time was collaborating closely with Mr Lawson , tried to insist that she name a date after 1 July next year on which Britain would join . |
| 23 | In the meantime all we have is the popular version that Blake was befriended by a 32-year-old Irishman , Sean Bourke , who at the time was coming to the end of a seven-year sentence and was living in the prison hostel just inside the perimeter wall of the prison but allowed to go out to work each day on parole . |
| 24 | It was all fun , frolic , and magnificent display — apart from an attempt to assassinate the Tsar , who at the time was seated beside the Emperor in an open carriage . |
| 25 | Such a brigade did not exist , but had been dreamed up by Brigadier Dudley Clark , who at the time was in charge of an outfit dealing with deception plans . |
| 26 | And since , through election by the princes , the kingdom and the empire are ours from God alone , Who at the time of the passion of His Son Christ subjected the world to dominion by the two swords ( Luke 22:38 ) and since the apostle Peter taught this doctrine ‘ fear God , honour the King ’ ( Peter 2:17 ) whosoever says that we received the imperial crown as a benefice from the lord pope contradicts the divine ordinance and the doctrine of Peter and is guilty of a lie … |
| 27 | In February 1991 , he was offered the manager 's job at Birmingham City , an English Third Division club , who at the time were so down at heel they resembled an inveterate gambler staggering from one bad bet to another . |
| 28 | It was built in 1874 at the expense of Lord Hotham , who at the time owned much of the parish . |
| 29 | A great many Greek politicians and officials who at the time said privately that they thought the thing was a nonsense heard themselves publicly using arguments which did not improve Greece 's reputation for honest debate . |
| 30 | The Fauré comes first and is the earliest work here ( 1876 ) , emerging as an ardent utterance from the still youthful composer who at the time of its composition was recovering from the shock of being jilted by his fiancée . |