Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] of [pos pn] [noun pl] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Earl of Salisbury in 1638 paid £3,000 for remission of his £20,000 fine , and for recovery of his parks at Brigstock . |
| 2 | In 1875 the British government awarded him a pension of £200 per annum in recognition of his discoveries at Ephesus . |
| 3 | ‘ A night out with John Minton , ’ Lehmann recorded in his diary in October 1951 , ‘ for which he arrived with a bunch of carnations in the wildest , gayest form , having been on a jag for three nights — and continued it that night in spite of my attempts at restraint ( which were spoiled by laughing all the time ) , flinging his arms about , shouting shrilly with highly risqué asseverations at the White Tower ( at which Tennessee [ Williams ] appeared for a hallucinatory moment ) , becoming embarrassingly affectionate and enthusiastic about me , and pouring money out for champagne in the Caribbean and another unidentified night club . ’ |
| 4 | That fear was a very real one and , in view of his connections at a high level , it is probable that he was aware of what was going on . |
| 5 | This happened rather often , and if the inhabitants of Oswaldston had not mostly been shut up in front of their televisions at this time of day , it might already have given rise to some talk . |
| 6 | Monday , August 30 : Mother of four Teresa Dowds de Mogollon ( 48 ) shot dead by UFF in front of her children at her Fortwilliam Park home . |
| 7 | I lay silently , expecting my grandfather to materialize in front of my eyes at any moment . |
| 8 | In San Cosme , as elsewhere in Mexico , union leaders have an important say in job placements in factories and can exert influence on behalf of their members at regional and national levels . |
| 9 | The committee has given permission for the bucket collection to be taken on behalf of our colleagues at at the end of the Tuesday morning session . |