Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He became friendly at the Royal College with Ted Dicks who , owing to his liveliness and ability to play the piano ( he took over at the Colony Room when Mike Mackenzie left ) soon found himself in charge of student entertainments . |
| 2 | Although it has been telling the world how successfully it has recovered , Unisys Corp made clear at the annual meeting last week just how parlous the company 's condition remains . |
| 3 | Somebody was telling me the Rocky was on R5 the other week & said that when he was with Arsenal & they won the league at Liverpool in the last few minutes , Arsenal were 13 ( ? ) points clear at the new year but still had to come from behind to overtake Liverpool ! ! ! |
| 4 | In Scotland there are only a few who might in the future provide this at the top level . |
| 5 | And bringing his experience of dealing with and understanding those at the front end of retail financial services with him . |
| 6 | The present paper looks first at the general context of the discussions within Ashdown School and then outlines some of the issues that emerged from the research . |
| 7 | He also described minute-taking at the final meeting as unfair . |
| 8 | Our annual elections are once again due and we ask for nominations to fill the three places on the Executive Committee that will fall vacant at the Annual General Meeting in April . |
| 9 | There seemed a strange lack of conviction about the Ipswich display and three minutes before the interval there was another scare when Hendrie crossed from the right but Wilkinson headed wide at the far post . |
| 10 | He headed wide at the far post and then forced Reece to push his angled shot round a post . |
| 11 | Dropped dead at the Royal Norfolk show last month . |
| 12 | Nicola who was one of 6 children , was last seen alive at the Crumpled Horn pub at Eldene in Swindon . |
| 13 | Now although we can differentiate the products er agricultural products , we can only do that at the very final stage in processing , by and large , where there 's much less scope after product differentiation right , at the er the raw material erm level , which is where most agricultural trade continues er , most trade in agricultural products is in the raw commodity , not the refined commodity the refining , there might be the processing and the manufacturing , tend to occur in the country of consumption and not in the country of production a number of complicated , erm political reasons erm alright , but the but because there is n't the scope for product differentiation alright , we have n't witnessed an increase in intra industry trade in agricultural goods whereas we have done for manufactured goods because there is scope for intra industry trade er yeah scope for product differentiation . |
| 14 | All his life he was a staunch supporter of the Bible as the ultimate truth and proclaimed this at the famous Oxford debate on evolution . |
| 15 | I thought I could best do this at the Foreign Office , since in the aftermath of Suez so many dangerous tangles remained to be unravelled and so many ruptured friendships to be mended . |
| 16 | This is a likely problem after holidays or long weekends ; you do not feel tired at the new bedtime but do feel tired when it is time to get up . |
| 17 | It will be supplemented by the top 50 companies in terms of employment levels , and both tables will give those at the sharp end of the economy the chance to give their businesses a much higher profile . |
| 18 | Though the commission could buy by agreement it had to have effective powers of compulsory purchase if it was ‘ to ensure that the right land is made available at the right time ’ . |
| 19 | The accompanying promo video for ‘ Bruise Violet ’ was shot live at the legendary CBGB 's club in New York City . |
| 20 | Looking first at the Labour Party , its doctrine or beliefs are now by no means as clear cut as when the party constitution was adopted in 1918 . |
| 21 | And despite Kenny Dalglish 's spending spree , Moran , 36 , is still going strong at the sharp end of the Premier League . |
| 22 | Once again , to play this at the correct tempo you should play it metrically , with great care given to the evenness of each note and to the left-hand fingering . |
| 23 | Some club members say that problems have arisen because power at Rugby has been restricted to a small executive committee , and major constitutional changes at the club now seem likely at the annual meeting in June . |
| 24 | But let's look first at the visible problems , realising the need for fun , not for a fruitless day 's digging or waiting around for ferrets that are none too likely to return to the surface once allowed underground . |
| 25 | Where the wording of the expert clause is ambiguous , the court will look first at the other words in the document to resolve the ambiguity : see 8.17.3 and the decision summarised there in Langham House Developments Ltd v Brompton Securities Ltd ( 1980 ) 256 EG 719 . |
| 26 | Policies differ , but let's look first at the basic type which covers buildings and/or contents against a set list of risks such as fire , theft , subsidence and earthquakes . |
| 27 | Moving into the chapel itself , look first at the interior decoration . |
| 28 | We look first at the changing overall pattern of lending . |
| 29 | While not representing a complete list of provisions these sections map out the range of professional social work services which should become available at the local level to deal comprehensively with difficulties that might arise in the life of a young person . |
| 30 | It is best to look first at the main themes of the books as a whole , and then examine the significance of these introductory chapters . |