Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [verb] at a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think I 'd rather climb ladders than sit at a checkout . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ We should be able ter look at these books an' see at a glance 'ow we 're doin' . ’ |
| 3 | A two-hour bus tour takes in the main sites and ends at a peak overlooking the city . |
| 4 | It had been taken along here for 30 fathoms and stopped at a fault beyond which the vein had been lost . |
| 5 | Day 4 Purchased 150 sets of ready-cut seat bases and backrests at a price of £5 per set , and paid for them . |
| 6 | I 'd never heard of work till that moment , and there I was thinking of myself dressed in trousers and sitting at a desk with a ledger . |
| 7 | Many opponents of the measures fear that small farmers and others in developing countries will be restricted from using traditional seed varieties and placed at a disadvantage as a result . |
| 8 | In 1891 the tenor bell was recast by the bell founders Mears & Stainbank at a cost of £30 , being shipped to London by barge and returned the same way . |
| 9 | Finally , there 's Sandra After Dark , a cable show that offers a twist on the chat format by inviting guests to drop by , take a few drinks from the topless waitresses , and talk casually , with the kind of natural interruptions that occur at a party . |
| 10 | In desperation she ran down the stairs and called at a neighbour ( whose young son happily was at home ) . |
| 11 | A hand was clapped roughly over her mouth , and she was almost lifted up by the arms and moved at a run back into the house , where Mrs Prynn was waiting in her nightcap and gown , with the trap door into the cellar open and the key in her hand . |
| 12 | Figure 14.4 shows a number of entries concerned with ‘ land ’ and its variants and located at a variety of places in the main sequence . |
| 13 | ‘ Colder than this , ’ Schellenberg told him as they moved out through French windows and sat at a table on the pleasant terrace . |
| 14 | The beaten President put his head in his hands and wept at a Republican Party tribute to him . |
| 15 | Now they are more likely to spend their time sitting in front of the television , watching videos or staring at a computer screen . |
| 16 | Mounted on fine horses and riding at a gallop , two abreast , naked to the breech-clout , their faces covered with white , red and yellow paint in fanciful designs , and decked with plumes and feathers and trinkets fluttering in the sunshine . |