Example sentences of "at [noun prp] ['s] [noun] the " in BNC.
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1 | At Moscow 's insistance the resolution includes a call for an end to the fighting between the mujahedin and the Kabul government , but the appeal for a ceasefire is made in the context of a broad political settlement being reached , the diplomats stressed . |
2 | It happened that I called at Beatrice 's house the last time Aunt Nessy visited there — the time before she was banished . |
3 | We are struggling tonight to achieve the first tentative step in Britain 's planning , not for two or three years hence , but for the better part of a decade hence , and to achieve at King 's Cross the equivalent of what has been under construction for several years at Lille . |
4 | When Colin came to play at David 's house the boys would ring the neighbours ' doorbells and run away , and throw things into their gardens . |
5 | He must have followed her upstairs , for when she knocked at Meredith 's door the man pushed past her and hammered with his fist on the door , crying , ‘ It 's the pot-man from Dore 's Lodge , Mr Meredith . |
6 | At Donald 's inquest the coroner , Daniel Thompson , described the young soldier 's death as an ‘ appalling attack of savagery motivated by the hatred of the past . ’ |
7 | He kept the gun pointed at Connelly 's head the entire time , the barrel never more than inches from his face . |
8 | LATER AT MAZZ 'S HOUSE THE GIRLS ARE PRETENDING TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK . |
9 | When Sandison arrived at Franco 's bar the next morning at ten to ten , Maidstone was already there , sitting at a table , drinking coffee . |
10 | At the end of a shaft of light streaming down an alley which led to the river , a scorpion dozed on a broken brick , though at Huy 's approach the little brown statue bristled , pincers and sting instantly alert . |
11 | The lawyer said the bombing was planned at Garland 's house the day before and McMullan and McCrory obtained the device on the morning of the attack . |
12 | At France 's instigation the Western European Union ( WEU ) convened in London on Aug. 7 to confer on a possible monitoring role . |
13 | Yeah I was annoyed , up at Christine 's school the other day , I was waiting for Anita , and there 's driveways all along that road |
14 | At Lord 's roundabout the police car came alongside , its window down . |
15 | At Pook 's stables the yard was empty although she could hear the horses in their stalls . |
16 | At Finubar 's request the city of Lothern was opened to human merchants and Elf pilots were provided to guide the trading fleets through the approaches to Ulthuan . |
17 | At Aimar 's command the inhabitants of St Martial 's took an oath of allegiance to the Young King and then prepared to stand siege . |
18 | She had smarted at Jenny 's accusation the night of the dinner party that she had encouraged Matthew . |
19 | At Guy 's Hospital the poisons unit has had to set up a psychiatric liaison service to help such patients . |