Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [noun sg] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wednesday , 24th : I flew in the morning from Delhi to Hyderabad , to begin my three-day stay at the Central Institute for English and Foreign Languages . |
| 2 | I was trained for my new work at the main ARP centre in the Fulham Road . |
| 3 | I placed all my loyal guard at the previous Inquisitor 's service , did I not ? |
| 4 | Collaborated with Doris Lessing on The Making of the Representative for Planet * which received its European premiere at the English National Opera in 1988 . |
| 5 | The Vikings and their European role at the Grand Palais courtesy of the Council of Europe |
| 6 | According to press reports Karami believed that his government had been penalized by the West for its close links with Syria and for its strong commitment at the Middle East peace talks to an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon . |
| 7 | Mrs Macpherson bit her blue lips with her artificial teeth and looked down her beaky nose at the bland , well-powdered face beside her . |
| 8 | She reportedly was injured in her quarterfinal match at the French Open and received pain-killing injections before her semi-final and final matches . |
| 9 | On Tuesday , the Queen was wheeled out for her first-ever appearance at the European Parliament to give what the Guardian wittily described as the ‘ royal oui ’ to the EC . |
| 10 | The little girl to whom Wolfgang had impudently proposed marriage when they were children was now Queen of France ; and tales of her extravagant lifestyle at the glittering court of Versailles were stirring up murmurs of discontent among ordinary Frenchmen , setting alight a fuse which 11 years later was to blow not only France but much of Europe apart . |
| 11 | The twin solutions to equation ( 9.15 ) of equal positive and negative phase shifts correspond to the possibility of feeding a signal in at either end of the symmetric section and loading it with its characteristic impedance at the other end . |
| 12 | She pulled the strings of her apron until the bow at the back was just right , and perched her white cap at the correct angle on her head to make it sit pertly on her dark curls . |
| 13 | By taking part in the Walk for the Whales , people all over Britain show their deep concern at the continued slaughter of whales . |
| 14 | Imagine what would happen if ‘ Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells ’ could n't get her first-class mauve at the local sub-PO . |
| 15 | Nice to meet you … 10-month-old Eleanor Kilroy makes friends with Winnie and her unnamed pal at the annual teddy bears ' picnic organised by Crosby and District branch of the National Childbirth Trust at Blundellsands Key Park on Saturday when several teddies and their owners joined in the fun and frolics . |
| 16 | Laura had often wondered whether their union had always been doomed to failure … whether her deep unhappiness at the sudden death of her mother , and her father 's disastrous illness , had merely accelerated the inevitable swift decline and end to her marriage . |
| 17 | These graves were built to house the remains of important members of the tribe , and one of the most notable lies close to Mrs Mackay 's old home at Skail : a polygonal chamber , with several stone slabs which still hint at the original character of this round cairn . |
| 18 | West Ham 's 4–0 victory over Norwich on Saturday had offered a glimmer of hope and scuppered the planned mass second-half walk-out by supporters in their continuing protest at the general running of the club . |
| 19 | One common criticism of the UK government during the 1950s and 1960s was that fiscal and monetary policy were conducted in such a way that these policies ultimately exerted their full influence at the wrong time . |
| 20 | That is , the choreographer must understand from which part of the body impetus is to be given so that the step achieves its full purpose at the proper moment — usually in some gesture and its musical emphasis . |
| 21 | But the shock is nothing to their profound distaste at the circular photocopy letter telling me it was NO — not even signed and not even on a sheet of proper printed letterhead — for a job marketing one of the oldest and most prestigious and national professional bodies ! |
| 22 | At Flowers East , Alison Watt is showing nude portraits , some of which are self-portraits , and smaller head studies ( to 18 April ) in her first gallery exhibition since her impressive debut at the Scottish Gallery in 1990 . |
| 23 | Since hearing of Anna 's job , she had been fired with restiveness , pacing round her small green-and-magnolia sitting-room , peering yearningly out of its single window at the narrow terrace which was all of the outside world that she owned . |
| 24 | BROTHERS Martin and Graham Bell — Britain 's leading World Cup skiers — continued their expected dominance at the British Land British National Championships in Tignes , France . |
| 25 | Offers of help have been pouring in from all quarters , with the director of the Victoria and Albert Museum , Elizabeth Esteve-Coll putting her conservation department at the ready to assist , and the Secretary of State for National Heritage , Peter Brooke , conceded that his department would be responsible for financing the repair bill . |
| 26 | Personally , Kael is said to dominate an awestruck group of colleagues collectively dubbed ‘ Paulettes ’ , but it 's hard to equate the woman genially holding forth in her modest office at the New Yorker with the flinty matriarch of legend . |
| 27 | In her new job at the nuclear factory , what did Karen have to do ? |
| 28 | Shivers of reaction were coursing through her whole body at the rhythmic touch of his fingers on her skin . |
| 29 | Marcelle , looking through the window from her corner seat , wrinkled her sensitive nose at the grimy roofs and façades of houses and buildings , the train steaming towards Clapham at a steady speed . |
| 30 | A writer , then , perhaps : and Clara , searching for help , directed her excellent vision at the distant titles of the books on the shelves behind Martin 's head . |