Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [pron] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think there might be a parcel for you at the door is it ? |
| 2 | As he peered through the binoculars he felt a tremor of excitement course through him at the prospect of seeing the printed images come to life . |
| 3 | He sat up immediately on his cot , feeling a surge of pleasurable anticipation course through him at the prospect of one more day stalking the great game animals of southern Asia through the beautiful tropical forest where he now felt almost at home . |
| 4 | The West Ham Trades Council resolved that conscription was a serious threat to the labour movement , and summoned Thorne to explain his support for it at the 1916 Labour Party conference ( East Ham Echo 12 February 16 ) . |
| 5 | Well I 'll go and have a look for us at the bus stop in n it ? |
| 6 | Although it felt like a miraculous coincidence for us at the time , it was more that we were all ready to grapple with this issue in our lives . |
| 7 | I am raising money for him at the moment . |
| 8 | The length of the adjusted pack was enough to cater for my unusually long back and after making a small adjustment to the shoulder strap attachment plates which can be swivelled to close or widen the gap between them at the neck , I had a very good fit . |
| 9 | Robson is , however , unlikely to start the game as both sides aim to put some daylight between themselves at the top of the table . |
| 10 | ‘ I know if I happen to find a bunch that 's been thrown out 'cause it 's past its best , I can likely get a threepenny piece for it at the railway station . |
| 11 | ‘ You plug it in when you go away and it switches on the light for you at the same time every evening , and switches it off too . |
| 12 | Especially with songs like Too Much , which was in an unusual key for us at the time . |
| 13 | When a recording is ‘ live ’ , as this one is , it should say so on the cover , and if that 's too difficult or exhausting there should be mention of it at the beginning of the booklet . |
| 14 | It is unrealistic to expect Novell to spend money to develop Unix for the good of everybody at the expense of their own company . |
| 15 | It is unrealistic to expect Novell to spend money to develop Unix for the good of everybody at the expense of their own company . ’ |
| 16 | I did not understand German , and was not interested in the photograph of myself at the top , but bottom left , was a small black-and-white snapshot of Joan and the children . |
| 17 | Two young Romanians came and stood on either side of me at the mirror . |
| 18 | We were n't really in love , but it seemed a very great deal like it at the time , before we spoiled it ; we both thought we were , and how can you tell for sure when it 's the first time and you 've nothing to compare it with ? |
| 19 | I want to drink tea with you at the Samoyovska Hotel in Kiev , and vodka with you in the evening in a place where they used to play gypsy music when I was a student . |
| 20 | Though his tone was abrupt , Polly sensed a lessening of tension in him at the change of subject . |
| 21 | ‘ It was a big deal to me at the time , ’ Maria snapped , her tolerance of his perpetual self-absorption vanished along with her brilliant mood . |
| 22 | I have my breakfast to cook and today 's the day of the Two Thousand Guineas , I ca n't keep my mind on everything at the one time . " |
| 23 | The entrance to one at the east end of Loch Gorm , which can be seen when the water level is low , is rather puzzling and could as easily be the remains of a wall as a path to the island , particularly as when seen in those conditions there appear to be the walls of a square building on the south side about halfway to the island , and if the water level has been raised to improve the fishing it may not be a true crannog . |
| 24 | It was apparently difficult to see if Ruffini 's proof was complete and despite a further attempt by him at the problem , in 1813 , the credit for supplying the first generally accepted proof of impossibility goes to Abel ( pronounced " Arbel " ) in 1824 . |
| 25 | He was becoming increasingly conscious of the existence of something at the core — in fact , a suspicion , a threat , which must at all costs be shielded from his probes . |
| 26 | ‘ I could have jumped on board of her at the time from the jib-boom . ’ |
| 27 | I suspect Age Concern do n't require that but it 's there , and they 're the sole user of it at the moment . |
| 28 | The Home For Distressed Rabbits is a favourite of mine at the moment . |
| 29 | Felix remembered the gang of them at the beginning of the World War , with Stephen stomping around reviling the call-up , deciding on conscientious objection for himself , shaking off the hand of any acquaintance who tried to help him speed over a dangerous crossing , and talking about the anti-militarist statement he would make to the court . |
| 30 | It must have been a worrying time for Titfords and Hasteds alike , not to mention the rest of the inhabitants of the densely-populated riverside parishes ; the victims of the killer — or rather the remains — were laid to rest in a corner of St George 's churchyard , while the murderer himself , who eventually committed suicide , was buried with a stake through him at the top of Cannon Street where the newly-built Commercial Road crossed . |