Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [be] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most sought after positions were at the front , where the gentry families had their seats . |
| 2 | In England , James Robertson ( 1953 , 1958 ) , a colleague of Bowlby 's at the Tavistock Clinic , started a campaign to persuade children 's hospital wards to admit mothers together with their children , or at least not to restrict visiting in any way ; some hospitals welcomed the idea , others resisted it , but meanwhile a Government committee was set up which in 1959 published the ‘ Platt Report ’ on the welfare of children in hospital , recommending ‘ that all hospitals where children are treated will adopt the practice of unrestricted visiting , particularly for children below school age ’ , that ‘ it is particularly valuable for the mother to be able to stay in hospital with her child during the first day or two ’ , and that ‘ children should not be admitted to hospital if it can possibly be avoided ’ . |
| 3 | Although the question whether there is any way of determining those in need of protection is at the heart of this debate , this is unlikely to be the prime determinant of professional practice . |
| 4 | The docks of Cardiff were at the centre of the coal-based prosperity of south Wales . |
| 5 | His first tour of inspection was at the Ashmolean museum . |
| 6 | Peter was now a colleague of Bernard 's at the poly . |
| 7 | The following day Bildt presented his new four-party Cabinet and his government programme , declaring that " the age of collectivism is at an end " , and announcing " a clear and unequivocal change of course " . |
| 8 | Hospitals were reduced to emergency cover , schools were closed , and much of industry was at a standstill . |
| 9 | The revival of industry was at the heart of Mr Lamont 's Autumn Statement . |
| 10 | The years of partnership were at an end . |
| 11 | His knowledge of airships was at a premium , and his reputation had been enhanced by his patented invention of a carburettor that could burn hydrogen which was otherwise wasted on airship operations . |
| 12 | It might be worth recalling Walter Benjamin 's view that there is always a verso and recto to history — each document of civilisation is at the same time a document of barbarism . |
| 13 | Maggie 's then boyfriend — and later husband — Beverley Cross , became a close friend of Ken 's at the time , too . |
| 14 | The principle of proportion is at the heart of our aesthetic awareness and close to the life principle controlling plant growth . |
| 15 | When civilization was no better than barbarism , the whole experiment of humanity was at an end , and it was time to clean the slate . |
| 16 | He agreed that a regrettable lack of foresight was at the root of it , but he felt that there were extenuating circumstances , and he seemed resolved to do something about it , in so far as he could . |
| 17 | Anticipating future sources of competitiveness is at the heart of successful negotiations between firms and states . |
| 18 | Once again , the two kings were stranded together at a time when the kingdom of Sicily was at a particularly explosive juncture in its long and turbulent history . |
| 19 | Investment in excess of £100,000 is at the discretion of Midland Life . |
| 20 | There are complicating factors , of course In the depression of the thirties suicide rates for those out of work were at an all time high , but the suicide rate among the retired also increased It might be argued from this that economic uncertainty rather than unemployment per se is the cause . |
| 21 | The concept of flexibility was at the centre of debates surrounding economic restructuring throughout the 1980s . |
| 22 | inspectors from the Department of Transport were at the scene |
| 23 | A FORMER slave who used to draw and paint on scraps of cardboard is at the centre of a multi-million pound legal battle . |
| 24 | But the real source of interplay is at the inner , formative levels of Mind and life . |
| 25 | Acts of nomination are at the same time acts of ‘ classification ’ . |
| 26 | Since the question of delay is at the root of this reference , it is necessary to examine the chronology of events in some detail . |
| 27 | David Coleridge announced that he will resign as chairman of Lloyd 's at the end of the year . |
| 28 | On July 27 David Coleridge announced that he would resign as chair of Lloyd 's at the end of 1992 . |
| 29 | Our understanding of development is at a stage reminiscent of genetics in the 1930s . |
| 30 | A friend of Watt 's at the University introduced him to John Roebuck , an industrialist who was involved with coal mines and iron works in Scotland . |