Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [adj] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Illegal , irregular and excessive distress are actionable at the suit of the owner of the chattels but interference by him with a distress may in its turn be actionable as rescous or pound breach . |
| 2 | It is a sign that ordinary men and women at the workface of wealth-creation are appalled at the notion of a return to state intervention . |
| 3 | ‘ The master , Professor John Albery , and fellows of University College are delighted at the election of a University man to the presidency of the United States . ’ |
| 4 | Thank you for your enquiry yesterday regarding a representative from the Social Work Department being present at the Tenants ' Association meeting on Monday 30 August 1993 at St John Vianney School . |
| 5 | Many special events are arranged through the year , and a full programme is available at the Centre , or by application by post or telephone . |
| 6 | Criteria based on lifestyle and consumption begin to fail us , and the property/lack of property yardstick is hazy at the margin . |
| 7 | In those circumstances , under the law as I hold it , it seems to me that rent is payable at the full rate for the quarters ending September 29 and December 25 , 1945 . |
| 8 | Project duration is 16 months and completion is due at the beginning of August 1994 . |
| 9 | THE third serious attempt in recent years to have women admitted to full membership of Lancashire County Cricket Club was successful at the AGM on Saturday , with a 68 per cent vote in favour . |
| 10 | The neighbourhood was appalled at the atrocities perpetrated on two popular local policemen . |
| 11 | Tohian was unhappy at the prospect of the complete withdrawal by March 16 of the police and Army from Bougainville island in the North Solomons , following the agreement in February of a truce between the government and secessionist rebels [ see pp. 37249-50 ] . |
| 12 | The striped and layered skirt was open at the front to reveal the braid-decorated robe beneath . |
| 13 | ‘ The wind was fresh at the time but should not have given the trawler any problems , ’ Mr Ellis said . |
| 14 | Social marginal cost and marginal benefit are equal at the output Q ' ; and the efficient point for society is E ' ; . |
| 15 | The Vale of White Horse say they 're disappointed at the decision … but Oxfordshire County Council are satisfied at the 58 conditions it imposes on National Power . |
| 16 | The researchers also saw changes in particle distribution and that the changes in auroral formation are different at the centre . |
| 17 | You will note er , that the erm , planning and environment committee were concerned at the conversion of county owned residential accommodation , and we decided to inform the policy and resources committee of our concern . |
| 18 | Video and audio cassettes of each session were available at the bookshop within twenty minutes of the finish , which is the time when people want to buy them . |
| 19 | VAUXHALL 's 4,500 Ellesmere Port workers were celebrating news of a major slice of a £17m Government contract last night while management were delighted at the confidence placed in their Astra car , estate and van production . |
| 20 | Miss Crowley added : ‘ A lady and a young child were present at the garage when he bought cigarettes . |
| 21 | While the green lobby is delighted at the introduction of electric buses — there are still reservations : |
| 22 | Benefit is payable at the rate of salary × 2 in the event of death or serious permanent injury . |
| 23 | The same stack is excited at the beginning and end of the sequence and if the stator and rotor teeth are aligned in this stack the rotor must have moved one tooth pitch . |
| 24 | First off the production line in March was ‘ Dumpy ’ 2 — a pack design which allows the farmer to lift three-quarters of a tonne of fertilizer from either the bottom or the top , depending on what sort of agricultural equipment is available at the time . |
| 25 | The likelihood is that at that point you will then turn into what the young term a boring old fart and that transition from enfant terrible to boring old fart is immediate at the age of sixty . |
| 26 | It is more correct to refer to this as a cistern , since a ‘ tank ’ is , strictly , closed on all sides and under pressure whilst a cistern is open at the top . |
| 27 | But a social services spokesman said last night : ‘ The council is unhappy at the situation and feels it is being penalised because of its generous policies . ’ |
| 28 | The TODAY-sponsored team attempting to be the first Britons to climb Everest in winter was desolate at the defeat . |
| 29 | In metal mines women practically never worked underground , but work was available at the surface breaking and sorting ores . |
| 30 | ( 2 ) That the transfer had been executed within the powers of the attorney ; that between the defendant and the perpetrators of the fraud the transfer was merely voidable ; and that , accordingly , the transfer was valid at the time when the building society advanced the mortgage money ( post , p. 680C–G , H ) . |