Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] at [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But is the thing is budget led at this stage , I mean is n't that , are we really , is n't the |
| 2 | As the driver stopped at this junction the girl managed to jump out of the car . |
| 3 | His black hair sprouted at all angles from his scalp and he still had n't found time to shave . |
| 4 | In the course of the next week fighting flared at several points along the Armenia-Azerbaijan borders . |
| 5 | To create a sense of occasion that is in keeping with the depth of emotion felt at such times is very difficult without recognized formalities and strong ritualistic content . |
| 6 | The study looked at all areas of the natural environment , including the management of the diverse grasslands and associated rare species , for which the Park has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest . |
| 7 | What if an enemy appeared at this moment ? |
| 8 | A slim example of western luxury nestled at this moment in Anna 's vagina . |
| 9 | Glastonbury held the door open while a walking-frame entered at some speed followed by its lean and dapper-looking proprietor . |
| 10 | The telephone rang at that moment ; Rachel answered it and before David had time to leave the room she said , ‘ There 's been an accident in the canteen — a boiler has blown up and two of the staff have been scalded . ’ |
| 11 | The ferry 's flag flew at half mast as the probe went on at Cork 's Ringaskiddy port . |
| 12 | Three pound fifteen shillings yeah and that 's how , that 's how the work went at that time but as I say these boatmen erm they used t they used to sit down on lock gates day in and day out and did n't have a ship to come in but I 've kno kno known them to row down the river at high tide or it 's before high tide and there 'd be another erm , there 'd be other boatmen there , one was called , he went down , he used to go down and get 'em going , there used to be a race between these two families or the and the first one got the boat , the first one roped it in you see , or wh what we call roping in , moor mooring the ship up , that was |
| 13 | They were good value , because they were in a style that he could wear anywhere and they were strong enough for all his walking and kept his feet from being bruised on the city pavements , for when you walk as much and as far as Boy did at that time you can hurt your feet badly . |
| 14 | All those who went through the ordeal had at some time survived an accident or illness when their lives had been despaired of . |
| 15 | Councillor Matheson also asked if any social workers presently in the employ of Orkney Islands Council had at any time in their careers , attended conferences , seminars or other courses organised by the Reachout Trust ? |
| 16 | As the law stood at that time local authorities could place limits on the number of pupils in each of its schools , and the Secretary of State said that he had no power to intervene in the Dewsbury case . |
| 17 | As Duclaud-Williams ( 1978 ) suggests , the operation of rent rebates and other principles embodied in the Act tended at that time to swing the balance further in favour of home buyers and away from the two rented sectors . |
| 18 | In February 1987 it secured only 6.4% — less than the 11.8% won by the Progressive Democrats , a new party whose emergence seemed at that time to betoken the awakening of a new and more specifically political consciousness among Irish voters . |
| 19 | No major Arab initiative materialized at this time , although the Yugoslav Foreign Minister on behalf of the Non-aligned Movement pursued ideas on lines similar to those explored in December by Algerian President Col. Chadli Bendjedid [ see p. 37927 ] . |
| 20 | Erm now I I do n't think anybody 's suggesting that in er the Greater York new settlement we would be likely to achieve a large shopping mall anchored at both ends , one by Marks and Spencers er and the other by Fenwicks , or or or any o or bins or any other department store , so he must really understand the process and really what we talking about er er in North Yorkshire . |
| 21 | Any love she had for her husband disappeared at that moment . |
| 22 | Her confidence grew at each visit . |
| 23 | In 1970 52 per cent of the population listened at some point during the day , but only 43 per cent in 1986 . |
| 24 | Not , of course , that all the policies of the mature Balcon emerged at this period . |
| 25 | My imagination faltered at this point ; but I lingered over it , returning over and over again to the discovery of my heroine 's and my own female body , and the male contemplation of it . |
| 26 | The latticework door at the edge of the veranda opened at that moment and she hurried towards him , not troubling to disguise her pleasure at his arrival . |
| 27 | Along at Moness House James Flemyng and his wife looked at each other apprehensively and wondered if it was time to bar the shutters . |
| 28 | Husband and wife looked at each other , then the wife said , ‘ Our daughter is handicapped . |
| 29 | The hon. Gentleman spoke at some length about his desire for a totally independent inspectorate . |
| 30 | The kitchen and the one spare bedroom were constantly , noisily occupied , the doorbell rang at all hours , and once , answering it , a man she had never seen struck her on the side of the head with an empty bottle and told her to leave his wife alone . |