Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] [pron] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have a friendly GP or know somebody at your hospital ask them whether they would be prepared to carry a poster or your brochures advertising your personal injury work . |
| 2 | PS Do let me know if there 's anything in the script that worries you at all — my home number is 01 228 9066 . |
| 3 | The means by which he had got this cadetship proved the first strand in a complicated web that snared him at his trial for treason . |
| 4 | Tom unbuttoned his overcoat , fished in the pocket of the dark suit which he scathingly referred to as his ‘ city uniform ’ for his identity card and flashed it at the uniformed security man . |
| 5 | The misinformation concerns only the route Déj ‘ a Vu and has nothing at all to do with Prodigal Sons . |
| 6 | The Chinese believe that to stand on one leg while kicking with the other unbalances the practitioner and places him at a disadvantage . |
| 7 | And finally two Ayr police officers said that a shelved 1969 report showed they had picked up a man ‘ of slight build and a Glasgow accent who said his name was McGuigan or McGuinness ’ some 600 yards from the Ross bungalow in the early hours of the morning of the murder and dropped him at the bus station ; and they now declared from photographs recently shown to them that the man was William McGuinness . |
| 8 | Deliberately , he lifted the photograph and flung it at the fireplace . |
| 9 | The man brought out a photograph and held it at arm 's length , walking toward them . |
| 10 | Harry takes the matchstick out of his mouth and points it at Howard . |
| 11 | She drew in deeply and exhaled through her nose , then snapped the cigarette briskly from her mouth and pointed it at him with a flourish . |
| 12 | Celia had intended to get a sandwich and eat it at her desk . |
| 13 | I made contact with Sheringham through an agent and met him at a hotel . |
| 14 | And even if you 're parking it in your driveway or close to your home , lock and secure it at all times . |
| 15 | A dozen years ago , half ICI 's sales were in the UK , tying the company 's fortunes to Britain 's anaemic manufacturing industry and putting it at a colossal disadvantage to rivals in more robust economies ; last year , the proportion was down to 21% , against 31% in the Americas , 25% in continental Europe , 17% in the Asia-Pacific region and 6% elsewhere . |
| 16 | Policies such as these penalise those who drink sensibly , are detrimental to the drinks industry and do nothing at all to deter those who are determined to abuse alcohol . |
| 17 | The volume of consumption should be adjusted by altering taxes and social insurance contributions , raising them to dampen down a boom and cutting them at the beginning of a depression . |
| 18 | Remember you can not receive a confrontation and give one at the same time . |
| 19 | It 's great to see those guys out here , giving pleasure and enjoying themselves at the same time . |
| 20 | It is much better to have one review and to have it at the beginning of the Parliament , and that is exactly what we shall do . |
| 21 | Erm but I mean there 's nothing in , in that that we get from national level that has anything at all appertaining to Northumberland in it or on it , has it ? |
| 22 | The scene that greeted her at the top was already less frightening than it had been when Phoebe arrived . |
| 23 | the sad news for golfers is that you 've a better chance of watching the sport than playing it at the Oxfordshire club … membership is being limited to 750 and the joining fee is twenty five thousand pounds … |
| 24 | Like someone in a trance , she gazed at the clasp that fastened it at the throat . |
| 25 | But the , you know it 's two o'clock in the morning and police car 's coming through the village and see someone at that time , they 're quite likely to stop and ask them what they 're doing . |
| 26 | Eva also insisted on Dad improving the service : she got him to consult esoteric library books early in the morning before work and asked him at breakfast , in a voice which must once have enquired of Charlie if he 'd done his technical-drawing homework , ‘ And what did you learn this morning ? ’ |
| 27 | The control room door slammed shut behind Atrimonides as he ran on to the gallery and hurled himself at Christine . |
| 28 | It is possible to make a break-through and find what at first appeared to be a problem turns into a sensible and satisfactory arrangement . |
| 29 | In fury he scooped up the gelatinous mess and hurled it at Fairbrother , who kicked him in the balls . |
| 30 | When you go to light them , use a wick and light them at arms length . |