Example sentences of "'s [noun pl] [vb pp] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile Roe 's Macclesfield Company 's activities continued at Coniston and output figures in John Moore 's estate book are provided below , Moore was acting as steward to Sir Michael le Fleming and this was a position of great trust . |
| 2 | Luke 's fingers worked at her shoulders , their warmth penetrating the smooth fabric of her robe , beginning to burn into her , and she felt herself swaying . |
| 3 | The tree 's branches clutched at him out of the darkness and he floundered up in an attempt to get clear of them . |
| 4 | joined the Royal Shakespeare Company playing Henry V , Laertes and King of Navarre in Love 's Labours Lost at Stratford upon Avon and in the Barbican Theatre , London . |
| 5 | Dana 's words struck at my heart , as he had done , quite deliberately , when he had told me : ‘ The very first time I saw you , I knew you were gay . ’ |
| 6 | Thiercelin 's eyes widened at the sight . |
| 7 | The Doctor 's eyes widened at the sound of the voice , and at the face revealed as the sergeant raised her helmet . |
| 8 | Kate 's eyes widened at the picture displayed . |
| 9 | Fernando 's eyes narrowed at that and his finely defined lips thinned . |
| 10 | The relic-seller 's eyes brightened at the prospect of profit . |
| 11 | Stephen 's ears pricked at the mention of business . |
| 12 | Hosanna 's ears lifted at the sound . |
| 13 | The justices made the residence orders , stated that they adopted the guardian ad litem 's view of the local authority 's actions , and ordered the authority to pay the father 's costs assessed at £7,171 . |
| 14 | Because of the interest Colt 's guns aroused at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London , commissioners were sent to the New York Industrial Exhibition of 1854 . |
| 15 | A 10-point programme for children 's rights adopted at the summit included ( i ) the reduction of infant and under-five mortality by one-third to 50 and 70 per 1,000 respectively by the year 2000 ; ( ii ) the reduction by half of severe malnutrition in children under five ; and ( iii ) basic and primary education for at least 80 per cent of children . |
| 16 | See one of Shakespeare 's plays performed at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre , stroll by the River , and browse around the delightful shops . |
| 17 | Scuffles broke out in the public gallery after victim Tony 's relatives cheered at the sentences . |
| 18 | Bill Clinton 's advisors gathered at the White House to face yet another foreign policy challenge , proposing the use of U S naval power to enforce sanctions against Haiti and at the United Nations , U S diplomats were pressing for what would be a virtual blockade of the island . |
| 19 | Only Sombro 's scars hinted at unrest ! |
| 20 | Many of Hazel 's friends gathered at Yew Lodge to wish her a long and happy retirement , and regional managing director Graham Foote presented her with a microwave oven , a transistor radio , and numerous other gifts on behalf of her many friends and colleagues . |
| 21 | These were to be the last workmen 's cottages built at Wolverton by the Company . |
| 22 | But VMI 's lawyers suggested at the court hearing that West Point has ‘ gone soft ’ , that its discipline records show a pattern of sexual tension in the 15 years since women were admitted — and that these have led to ‘ substantial , deep-seated problems . ’ |
| 23 | Interim figures , due next month , are expected to be £7m against £10.8m , with the year 's results predicted at £20m ( £25.3m ) . |
| 24 | A few words from Leeson 's letter drifted into his mind — a girl 's clothes left at the studio — what girl ? |
| 25 | One of Sam 's daughters knocked at the front door until a key landed at her feet , dropped painfully from a bedroom window . |
| 26 | Nor is there any other documentary evidence to support the contention , reinforced by the fact of his so-called maker 's marks entered at the London Assay Office between 1792 and 1834 , that he was an actual worker in the precious metals . |
| 27 | The majority of the company 's employees worked at this home plant , with relatively few workers located at other plants . |
| 28 | Although MTM 's shares rallied at the start of last week the publication by UBS Philips & Drew of an in-depth report on the state of the company 's finances started them on a downward slide again . |
| 29 | The group 's shares opened at 46p , valuing the company at just over £2m , and soared through the day to close at 177p . |
| 30 | In September 1201 Philip of Swabia 's followers gathered at Bamberg . |