Example sentences of "['s] [noun] [conj] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dot was n't allowed into Mrs Parvis 's kitchen except at the regulation meal-times and she was n't sure about how food was prepared , but she was pretty certain that when Mrs Parvis cooked what was called a nice egg-dish , it was made from an orange coloured powder spooned up from a deep cylindrical tin . |
| 2 | Yonge 's father sat in Richard Cromwell 's Parliament and at the Restoration was active for religious comprehension . |
| 3 | Greater peace could be found on a boating pond in Regent 's Park than at the populated end of poor Loch Morar in summer , with speed boats raping its once enigmatic waters and queues of cars waiting for senior citizens in their caravans to unblock the single track road where they have parked in a passing place to brew up a cuppa . |
| 4 | The relation between stress and strain in rubbers and other polymers capable of high reversible extensions can not be that of Hooke 's law except at the start of the deformation where the strain approaches an infinitesimal value . |
| 5 | Would you be happy for Britain , European partners and the Americans to recognise Lithuania 's independence while at the same time saying look do n't take it out on Russians who are living within your borders , observe human rights and all the rest of it , is , is that our affairs , and our business ? |
| 6 | He worked either at Beatrice Hastings 's place or at the large studio owned by the painter Frank Burty Haviland , in the Rue du Schoelcher — conveniently near Picasso 's place , for Frank was a disciple . |
| 7 | With the child 's consent the video was shown to the secondary school 's staff to raise awareness of the child 's needs and at the same time to identify the staff 's anxieties and areas for future staff development . |
| 8 | Toilet facilities are available at the bus station , on Dyer Lane , Lord Robert 's Road and at the rail station . |
| 9 | Look in any Golf Club professional 's shop or at the advertisements in any golfing magazine and you will see everywhere the implication that ‘ professional ’ clubs need to be different from those used by ordinary golfers . |
| 10 | " How flattering it would be to one 's pride if at the moment of leaving you were sure that you left a memory behind , that she would think of you more than the others . " |
| 11 | Between mouthfuls they exclaimed at Sara 's cleverness and at the tastiness of the fish . |
| 12 | British Communists continued to blame the Social Democrats for Hitler 's victory while at the same time trying to organize common anti-Fascist activities between Communists and the Left of the Labour movement . |
| 13 | It is easier when you are feeling fresh and alert after a good night 's sleep than at the end of a busy day , easier for short periods than for long periods . |
| 14 | Nor did she manage to swoon at the sound of Elvis 's voice or at the mention of Big Bopper . |
| 15 | A policeman and a man 's man and at the heart of it , a blunt Irish cop in New York . |
| 16 | He had fought and intrigued successfully against the rebel barons of his father 's reign and at the end of it he had acted as viceroy until he took off on crusade again in 1270 . |
| 17 | It was impossible for Theodore to maintain the integrity of Wilfrid 's position while at the same time attempting to conserve the tradition which Eata , Eadhaed and Bosa represented , and in the years which followed it was the latter which was consolidated . |
| 18 | Lee , who is the subject of Sean Scully 's ‘ Catherine ’ series of paintings to be collected by the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art in May , showed at the gallery in 1989 , her first solo exhibition in this country , and was included in a couple of mixed exhibitions in 1992 , but her reputation is more firmly established on the Continent , where an acclaimed survey exhibition took place recently at Munich 's Lenbachhaus and at the Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz in Austria . |
| 19 | Rosenburg , of course , knew of Modigliani 's work and perhaps Lipchitz felt he could put some work Modigliani 's way and at the same time acquire a beautiful painting that might appreciate . |
| 20 | The conch , right to speak , which Piggy always carried , was the symbol for democracy and Piggy 's death and at the same time the smashing of the conch signalled the end of democracy and civilisation for the boys . |
| 21 | He overrode his finance minister 's objections and at the crucial cabinet meeting threatened his own resignation if his ministers did not approve the plan . |
| 22 | The South Korean ambassador in Washington , John M. Chang , visited the State Department on 20 January and conveyed anxiety at Acheson 's speech and at the House vote : |
| 23 | Secondly , he may provide for the premium to be decapitalised , either at a fixed number of years ' purchase or at the rate prevailing at the time of the subletting , with the amount thus calculated being added to the rent reserved by the sublease for the purposes of the rent review under the headlease . |
| 24 | Over the years , the VMA gradually became a students ' association and at the first general meeting of its 45th session , on 19 October 1880 , John H. Steel , the secretary and librarian , announced ‘ the Veterinary Medical Association , while having wide sympathies with its members who have become qualified practitioners , is now the Students ’ Society of the largest British Veterinary School' . |
| 25 | Secondly , he is a member of the Irish Bank Officials ' Association and at the Special Delegate Conference , in the Mansion House , Dublin on 13th March , a Resolution was passed calling on all members to support Frank Holden in his quest for justice . |
| 26 | In 1975 Dr ( later Lord ) William Marshall , the country 's leading champion of nuclear power , lamented before a House of Lords ' committee that at the current rate of progress there might be only two fast reactors on line by 2000 . |
| 27 | A woman who has at least two years ' service as at the beginning of the eleventh week prior to the expected week of confinement qualifies for maternity leave . |
| 28 | I hope that I can approach the issue as a fighter for my constituents ' interests while at the same time recognising the broader issues . |
| 29 | Between 1983 and 1987 he served successively in the government whips ' office and at the Department of Health and Social Security , entering the Cabinet in the latter year as Chief Secretary to the Treasury [ see pp. 35271-72 ] ; after briefly holding the post of Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary in mid-1989 [ see p. 36819 ] , he became Chancellor of the Exchequer in October 1989 following the sudden resignation of Lawson [ see pp. 36982-83 ] . |