Example sentences of "[to-vb] a [noun] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Undaunted by their failure to attract a buyer at the sale , Alexia Lindsay ( of the Ephemera stall ) drove them afterwards to Chorley in Lancashire , where a shop called Girls Gone By gave 200 for them . |
| 2 | Eanflaed 's kinship with Oswine subsequently obliged Oswiu to found a monastery at the place of Oswine 's death at Gilling in Yorkshire in expiation of his murder ( HE 111 , 24 ) . |
| 3 | Still to come a look at the opening shots in the Independent Enquiry into the fate of Rover 's Cowley works and the questions that Bicester 's friends of the earth say you must ask any candidate in the local elections . |
| 4 | Still to come a look at the day 's financial news and er sports news . |
| 5 | Still to come a look at the day 's sport , first financial report though in association with Barclay 's Bank for your financial needs . |
| 6 | Still to come a look at the day 's sport , and there 's a new signing for Oxford United . |
| 7 | Well I do n't know how true it is but I have heard from somebody I know , whose husband was a a plumber , and he came to unplug a toilet at the erm Cricket Players when it closed down , he had to unplug it . |
| 8 | White , of no fixed address , was arrested after he threatened to detonate a bomb at the NatWest in Piccadilly , London . |
| 9 | Later I was to meet a woman at the Bristol Cancer Help Centre who did n't want her youngest child to know what she had . |
| 10 | With her attempt to establish a company at the Imperial Theatre , Westminster , having failed , Lillie resumed touring . |
| 11 | They are right to impose a timetable at the start of the Committee stage to ensure that all parts of the Bill are properly dealt with . |
| 12 | First Edition TWO MEN who fled after bungling a raid on a shop jumped into a getaway car only to find a policeman at the wheel . |
| 13 | The man had fallen asleep in the lounge when he woke to find a fire at the front door of his terraced home . |
| 14 | At the gate on your right ( 002813 ) take the path going east-north-east to find a path at the east end of the woods . |
| 15 | He failed to find a seat at the next general election , but came in for the family borough a few weeks later , and acted as teller against his patron 's impeachment . |
| 16 | The Romans woke up one day to find a McDonalds at the foot of the famous Spanish Steps . |
| 17 | I was horrified to find a notice at the bottom of Ben More stating No Dogs Allowed . |
| 18 | ‘ So , I propose to position a cordon at the north-western corner of the boundary fence , while you an ’ Pete are tryin' to take out their Control . |
| 19 | ‘ At a general meeting held in Edinburgh today solicitors representing the fourteen Property Centres throughout Scotland agreed that contrary to recent statements in the Press there is no insurmountable difficulty in getting mortgages for clients who wish to purchase a house at the present time . ’ |
| 20 | A combination of justified annoyance , guilt and weeks of overwork blew John McLeish 's temper to shreds instantly , and Francesca , seriously over-stressed and not one to duck a quarrel at the best of times , responded in kind . |
| 21 | He expects to receive a dividend at the end of the year as well as the price for the share at that time . |
| 22 | Before doing so , you would be strongly advised to consult a solicitor at the Citizens ' Advice Bureau or the Welfare Advice Unit of your local Social Security office . |
| 23 | They were asked to choose a career at the wrong time ; there are more pressing issues at 18 years of age than careers . |
| 24 | In 1939 the Tanganyika Forestry Department conducted an ‘ experiment in controlled burning against the wind ’ in the presence of the laibon and a large number of Masai , the object being to create a fire-break at the edge of the Roinye forest : disaster was ‘ only narrowly averted ’ when the fire got out of control . |
| 25 | The vocals are starting to get a bit more character , developing that limp twang that seems to create a fuss at the moment . |
| 26 | Raiders got away with more than £600 after using cutting equipment to open a safe at the Leeds Permanent Building Society in Whitby . |
| 27 | The birth was fine , the bonding process took a couple of days longer , and I felt such a surge of energy rushing back into my system that I decided to open a shop at the end of the first week , and did in fact do so six weeks after the birth . |
| 28 | For a discussion of the relevant case law see Chapter 9 , 6(d). ( h ) The decision The court is not obliged to reach a decision at the final hearing but it must do so as soon as is practicable ( FPCR , r21(4) ; FPR , r4.21(3) ) . |
| 29 | 16th minute : Spurs ' Gordon Durie and Gunners midfielder John Jensen clashed off the ball ; Durie appeared to aim a kick at the Dane , which was not spotted . |
| 30 | This autumn Anne-Marie Kelly , a parishioner at the Cathedral and former student at S. Martin 's College , decided it was time to celebrate a Mass at the beginning of the Academic Year . |