Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [conj] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | But 60-year-old Bill has hit hard times and said : ‘ I do n't want to sell my memorabilia but at the same time I refuse to sign on the dole — I 'm too proud for that . ’ |
| 2 | I sit on an authority they are very tiresome at times they make mistakes at times rather like Governments My Lords but at the end of the day that surely is what democracy is all about is n't it ? |
| 3 | At times when the generality stood in the presence of their superiors and at other times squatted on the ground or at most sat on stools or benches , thrones were potent symbols of authority . |
| 4 | ‘ Under the Conservatives more homeowners have lost their homes than at any time since the war . |
| 5 | More people are providing non-alcoholic drinks in their homes and at parties for the sake of those driving , and it is possible to invent a whole range of interesting and appetizing non-alcoholic drinks that are absolutely free from lethal side effects . |
| 6 | She kept her hand over her eyes until at last Westerman halted the discussion and summed up . |
| 7 | If the birth of her child was to take place in London as had been arranged , then presumably for some weeks beforehand she would have to remain in the Harley Street flat , kicking her heels or at least suffering the kicks inside her , which she had greatly come to resent . |
| 8 | She 'd showered and lightened her hair , clipped gold in her ears and at her throat , slid into a renaissance shirt and pants of soft silk and called a cab . |
| 9 | It was the most important day in both their lives although at this stage all they considered was writing songs for other performers . |
| 10 | He spent a great deal of time in similar situations , seeking gold or demons or distressed virgins and relieving them respectively of their owners , their lives and at least one cause of their distress . |
| 11 | They receive no extra remuneration whatsoever for their duties although at some times of course it can be quite dangerous . |
| 12 | The brightening of the loops starts either at their footpoints or at sites where several loops are in contact . |
| 13 | It is crucial that researchers aim to be more participative in the way they frame research questions and their methodologies and at the same time be more sympathetic to the subject(s) they are researching . |
| 14 | Questioned by Paul Cullen , prosecuting , the girl said the offences had taken place at a house where she had stayed with her parents and at her grandmother 's house . |
| 15 | By locating the opposition between defamiliarization and automatization within the work itself , the Formalists were able to maintain the specifically literary nature of their concerns while at the same time avoiding an intransigent art-for-art 's sake position . |
| 16 | ‘ We always try to persuade the girls to discuss their relationship with their parents if at all possible . |
| 17 | About three-quarters of pupils in the lowest third knew how many days there are in certain months , although a number of pupils when interviewed said they had not been taught by their parents or at school any way of remembering the number of days in the months . |
| 18 | As a further stage , Major proposed the creation of a new " hard ecu " whereby the ECU would no longer be defined as a basket of currencies but would become a genuine international currency in its own right ; managed by the EMF , the hard ecu would ( inside the ERM ) stay within its margins and at realignments would never devalue against other EC currencies . |
| 19 | According to India 's anti-defection laws , members who crossed the floor were liable to lose their seats unless at least one-third of their party went with them . |
| 20 | It brought a painful flush to her cheeks and at that moment he looked up and saw her . |
| 21 | It did something about corruption , by bringing in a new civil-service law which makes officials more accountable for their actions while at the same time making them freer of party patronage . |
| 22 | Would n't this , I reasoned , eradicate at least some of their problems and at the same time reduce the level of criticism from us ? |
| 23 | Interests of the Directors and their families as at 31 May 1985 were as follows : |
| 24 | But in spite of everything perhaps it was just as well that none of the things they could see … none of the plump fish or chickens being toasted on skewers , none of the creamy breads , chapatis , nan , and parathas , none of the richly bubbling curries and glistening mounds of rice , which the skeletons ' scarlet rimmed eyes could see in their lenses and at which they glared for hour after hour that none of these things were available , for in their starved and debilitated condition it was very likely that a heavy curry would have killed them as dead as a cannon ball . |
| 25 | Bob needs money for things like cigarettes , stamps and batteries , and I take him cards to send to the children on their birthdays and at Christmas . |
| 26 | As the final building in a line of four-storey semi-detached villas , it compliments its neighbours and at the same time relates approximately in both function and scale to neighbouring buildings in a mews at the rear . |
| 27 | It is also their aim to fight and establish physical dominance over their rivals or at least to make them run away . |
| 28 | Unless they 're out carrying out their inspections but at least the administrator 's there , she will help all she possibly can in the absence of the fire safety officer . |
| 29 | The woman was still strolling along the corridor , glancing at her surroundings and at Daak and Defries , but heading towards Ace . |
| 30 | Mr Donjela ‘ Donnie ’ Wahlberg , the putative vocal stylist with the popular beat ensemble , Recent Children In The Vicinity ( aka New Kids On The Block ) , is apparently mortified at claims that he and his fellow troubadours ‘ do n't sing on their albums or at concerts . ’ |