Example sentences of "[noun] a [adj] [noun sg] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | This gave the borough a corporate personality at law , with the right to sue and be sued , and also empowered it to exclude the shire officials and be directly responsible to the central government . |
| 2 | Finally she solved the problem by agreeing to let Ted do it provided none of us told Mum and as long as Ted gave Jean a full report at the end of each day on what precisely was going on between Dad and Eva . |
| 3 | Joshua Morris had told them of Felicity 's impending arrival , and-ordered a light supper at seven to be eaten in their room . |
| 4 | Where Jackson had in mind a playful swipe at other people 's romantic success , some of those other people read a venomous resentment . |
| 5 | The military road also connected with Fort William and offers walkers a splendid route at a high level but skirting the mountains , greatly to be preferred to the bus service . |
| 6 | His body is slender , lean , brown , his prick a mere button at the top of his thighs . |
| 7 | As Pontypridd gained the upper hand in the forward exchanges , Jenkins crossed for two tries to give the home side a 19–3 lead at half-time . |
| 8 | Moreover , if the moral judgment which we require to make is one which involves our own personal interest we might reasonably look to the relevant law as representing a less partial view of the matter than our own ; for , without attributing to the law a non-partisan impartiality at variance with most available knowledge about the actual political and legal processes , it might still happen to be less partial and more informed than we are when making judgments about cases which affect us closely . |
| 9 | Roblin again bang on target with another kick which gave the visitors a 9-3 lead at half-time . |
| 10 | I notice from the old schedules that you programmed Vaughan Williams 's Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis a good deal at that time . |
| 11 | Along the foot of the South Downs north of Chichester there is the well-known Goodwood raised beach at about 30–40 m ( 100–130 ft ) OD , with gravels which are readily recognisable as beach material : a low raised beach a few feet above present high tide level is to be found on the Gower peninsula in South Wales ; on the west coast of Scotland a raised beach at approximately 7 5 m ( 25 ft ) OD occurs on many of the islands , such as Arran , and in many of the lochs . |
| 12 | Teenagers Paul Dinsdale and Gareth Dixon notched two wins to earn Wrexham a semifinal tilt at Bangor . |
| 13 | Four penalties from four attempts by the full-back gave Ireland a 12–7 lead at the interval , Kerr responding with one penalty from three attempts before Bracken got the touch as England forced their way over the Irish line . |
| 14 | While Gouldner described an ‘ everyday ’ strike , Lane and Roberts 's Strike at Pilkingtons ( 1971 ) gives an account of a dispute that attained national fame a seven-week stoppage at the glass-making company in 1970 . |
| 15 | *** Special Invitation — Mr. Richardus would like to offer all Amsterdam Travel Service guests a welcome drink at the bar . |
| 16 | How many people , especially those on low wages , could afford to give a pet a loving home at the prices the RSPCA charges ? |
| 17 | If we come across any o' them sect goons , holler out an' drop flat on y'faces , so we kin git a clear shot at ‘ em . |
| 18 | TAKING his coach 's advice earned Alan Exley a dramatic win at the North-Eastern Counties ABA championship finals at Thornaby Pavilion . |
| 19 | It 's I 've had a look at Battle Tide a little look at it and it 's New Warriors though . |
| 20 | The 26-strong team has quickly set up an operating theatre , resuscitation area , X-ray department and a ward in two rooms in the British base a former school at Vitez . |
| 21 | Specialix is planning to debut a new board at SCO Forum this week . |
| 22 | Chauvinism , local and national , lies at the heart of hooliganism and England fans seem to find in foreigners a convenient target fur a vague resentment at Britain 's diminished place in the world . |
| 23 | Group MD ducks a low ball at 's ‘ Drown a Clown ’ stall … |
| 24 | MORRYS SCOTT , the 18-year-old whose two late goals stopped Gloucester 's talented side in their tracks on Saturday , last night scored the only goal of the replay to give Cardiff a third-round tie at home to Queen 's Park Rangers . |
| 25 | Forecasting employment land requirements over a period of fifteen years is of course a difficult exercise at any time . |
| 26 | In such cases a clean break at 16+ removed many existing constraints and frustrations . |
| 27 | From their flat in Keighley , Allan a 55year-old warehouseman at a local shoe factory and Barbara have campaigned for a change in the law which would allow their son to finally die . |
| 28 | In fact , later that day a remarkable episode at Bleiburg brought the particular emergency facing 5 Corps with the approach of the flood of fugitives from Croatia to an end . |
| 29 | This year 's production number was of particular interest and significance because the Conservative high command is planning to make leadership a key issue at the next general election , only two years away . |
| 30 | WILLIE CARSON is out to do a friend a good turn at Chester today and be a TV star as well . |