Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] at [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This degree of knowledge will not guarantee immunity from mistakes or deceit at the hands of unscrupulous dealers , but it will help to combat the more obvious attempts at misinformation — far more likely than outright deception — and assist in assessing the integrity of any dealer or expert whom one may need to rely on for advice . |
| 2 | Alternatively , visit the shop and café-filled Europa Centre , go to the lovely Tiergarten or hoot at the chimps in one of Europe 's most famous zoos . |
| 3 | I would n't speak to him all the evening , or look at the things he 'd bought , even though I could see one of them was a picture-frame . |
| 4 | All the way across not one stone moved or even trembled as she jumped on to it or swayed on top of it or clutched at the sides of it ! |
| 5 | However , each limb can now attack , clawing or kicking at the adventurers . |
| 6 | She thought of it first when she spent her two nights on the Embankment , which was littered as soon as dark fell with sad , wild men and women stuffing bread into their mouths out of brown paper bags or staring at the barges on the river . |
| 7 | Andy and I went down by the river and the loch , clambering up the rocks upstream then back down , watching fish jump lazily out on the calm loch , or strike at the insects speckling those flat waters , jaws snapping underneath ; dispatching , swallowing , leaving ripples . |
| 8 | How can the poor woman explain that , probably like the majority of wives , she loved him most of the time , when he did n't snore in her ear all night or shout at the kids or keep her short of Bingo money . " |
| 9 | None of the family spoke or looked at the others . |
| 10 | As we moved along I could n't help feeling apprehensive as I looked for newly disturbed ground that could contain a box mine , or glancing at the trees and hedges for signs of booby-traps . |
| 11 | With over 6,5OO voluntary reresentatives across Britain , any eligible person need only look in their local telephone directory or ask at the Citizens Advice Bureau for the nearest SSAFA office and write one letter or make one call . |
| 12 | Whilst every effort will be made to maintain the services shown herein , the Company does not guarantee that the trains will depart or arrive at the times stated and reserves the right to cancel , alter or suspend any train without notice and accepts no liability for any loss inconvenience or delay thereby caused , under normal circumstances trains are steam-hauled unless shown otherwise . |
| 13 | We believe that every asylum seeker , whether in-country or arriving at the ports , should have access to good free legal advice . |
| 14 | Items for the What 's on column are inserted free and can be phoned through to Ken on ( 0504 ) 41131 , faxed to 311273 or left at the offices of the Belfast Telegraph , 37 Glendermott Road . |
| 15 | Items for the daily What 's On column are inserted free of charge and can be phoned through to Ken on ( 0504 ) 41131 , fax ( 0504 ) 311273 or left at the offices of the Belfast Telegraph , 37 Glendermott Road , Waterside , up to 5pm on the day before publication . |
| 16 | Less common was the Doric peplos , a sleeveless tunic with overfold gathered in at the waist , the whole pinned or buttoned at the shoulders . |
| 17 | On a purely practical note , all this added up to quite a bit in value and Ivy Cottage did not appear to have any extra locks or catches at the windows . |
| 18 | 5.12.2 Not without the consent in writing of the Landlord ( such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed and which consent shall not be required in relation to applications in respect of the fascia or signage at the Premises ) to apply for planning permission The landlord will probably insist on the retention of clause 5.12.4 in order to avoid the problem of a limited planning permission being issued containing a reinstatement provision becoming effective after the lease term has expired . |
| 19 | However , the burgeoning folk revival of the 50s and 60s offered her a welcome release , and eventually she won a respected place in the circuit of folk festivals and folksong clubs , singing material not only from her mother 's repertoire but also from a personal ‘ collection ’ gathered when hawking , or working at the tatties . |
| 20 | This cart had wheels , and inside it was a small thing , a body without legs , nothing more than a naked bust with arms that stopped at the wrists . |
| 21 | Although educated at the universities of Granada and Madrid , he distrusted purely intellectual emphases , and poured scorn on the idea of the Muses — albeit the most lovable and influential of creatures ! |
| 22 | It may be that looking at the bodies will tell me . |
| 23 | It produces an ice quite Ben Nicholson in the uniformity of colour , and there is an almost Rodinesque sumptuousness about the lumps and knobs that accumulate at the ends of the shelves . |
| 24 | In 797 Barcelona , the main Catalonian city , fell to the Franks and the Saracen governor , Zeid , rebelling against his master in Cordova , sought vassalage with the Christians rather than defeat at the hands of a fellow Moslem . |
| 25 | They are also one of the youngest presidential teams in US history , and that showed at the celebrations which lit up Clinton 's home town of Little Rock , Arkansas . |
| 26 | Everyone knew that to point at the seals was taboo . |
| 27 | Nor can we do more than guess at the consequences of the Greek ignorance of Latin . |
| 28 | Robert James Waller Love in Black and White ( Mandarin ) A soaring love story that pulls at the heart-strings . |
| 29 | We need to look , then , for the specific practices that produce gender roles rather than stopping at the roles themselves . |
| 30 | It was a tenet that lay at the roots of his later reputation as the over-cautious general , later still as a pessimist , and finally , a defeatist . |