Example sentences of "[adv prt] the [noun] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The doctor must come from virtually nowhere if he is to join the powerful Irish representation which is anticipated will cross the Atlantic to take on the Americans at the height of summer . |
| 2 | ‘ For Christ 's sake , Pat , not the big fat rabbit that was in the hutch hanging on the wall at the back of the house ? ’ |
| 3 | Dumps are increasingly required to have special liners to stop moisture from seeping in ; to collect and treat any liquid that does get in ; to monitor the waste that is added to a dump ; and to provide for shutting down the landfill at the end of its life and cleaning up any environmental damage that may come later . |
| 4 | When O put down the phone at the end of this first call , he did not know how to say goodbye to Boy ; he did not know what name to use . |
| 5 | In making up , sew down the strip at the lower edge of the cable at the back and thread it up through the cable twist to sew it in at the top . |
| 6 | Crouched low to the ground , Zambia fled across the yard and down the alley at the back . |
| 7 | Open the slam-shell door and climb aboard : even the smell of brand-new airliners rolling down the lines at the gigantic Clément Ader factory in Toulouse is duplicated . |
| 8 | Beau finished halfway down the field at the end of Day 2 . |
| 9 | He felt the contact was so invaluable that he was prepared to turn down the job at the head of one of the UK 's premier blue-chip companies if it meant making such a sacrifice . |
| 10 | This trick took hours of practice , up and down the landing at the hostel while the other girls looked at her as if she had taken leave of her senses . |
| 11 | The blast which had flung down the doors at the front had strangely left the windows intact , but when Pat arrived home it was decided that it would be better to leave Julia in the bed in the cellar . |
| 12 | Mallachy spun the chambers and squinted down the barrel at the cottage lights . |
| 13 | When you have typed in your work , move the cursor back to the very beginning and use it to guide your eyes by moving it down the screen at the left-hand margin as you check each line . |
| 14 | He then removed the window and put it in the new hole and started to fill in the gap at the sides with cement . |
| 15 | If you had to fill in the gap at the end of the following sentence , what would you put ? |
| 16 | To get this allowance , fill in the form at the back of the special death certificate you 'll be given when you register the death . |
| 17 | If so please fill in the form at the bottom ! |
| 18 | Instead , fill in the section at the foot of the page overleaf , detach it and return it at once , with the complete Renewal Notice . |
| 19 | George who is Director , International Banking Services , took over the presidency at the Centre 's annual general meeting after serving for 12 months as Vice President . |
| 20 | The British Government , mindful no doubt of the prospect of taking over the presidency at the end of the month and apparently unaware of the flagging support in the country for Maastricht , pressed on with the approach which had been agreed at Oslo of ‘ helping ’ the Danes to change their minds while preserving the Treaty intact . |
| 21 | He would dearly like to hand over the captaincy at the end of next August after having retained the Ashes on his fifth tour to England . |
| 22 | On top of everything else , my line had to take over the Cross at the foot of the hill . |
| 23 | George Lawson was also on hand , along with divisional representative Keith Ray , to hand over the awards at the Durham CIU No 9 Division Indoor Games League Presentation Night . |
| 24 | ‘ Has young Meredith changed any of his wild ways since he took over the reins at the manor ? ’ |
| 25 | Before starting work , turn off the boiler at the programmer ( gas or oil-fired systems ) ; let solid fuel boilers go out and cool down . |
| 26 | Always turn off the water at the mains stopcock first ( or tie up the ballvalve ) and turn on all taps ( provided the sink and basin wastes are n't frozen up ! ) and then attempt to trace the position of the burst . |
| 27 | Pay off the cab at the top of the street . |
| 28 | You also pay premiums into an endowment savings plan or pension plan — the proceeds of the endowment plan when it matures , or the cash sum at retirement from the pension plan , are used to pay off the capital at the end of the loan . |
| 29 | The young — and those with stamina left to spend ! — round off the fun at the sound-proofed Venus disco . |
| 30 | Be sure to switch off the power at the mains . |