Example sentences of "[noun sg] ['s] [noun] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IAN MORLEY has withdrawn from the Merseyside Competition side to meet the Liverpool Competition in the President 's Trophy at Northern tomorrow . |
| 2 | THE Liverpool Competition cruised to a ten wicket win over the Merseyside Competition in the first round of the President 's Trophy at Northern yesterday . |
| 3 | This follows widespread criticism of the Bush Administration 's scepticism at international conferences so far . |
| 4 | That was clearly demonstrated by the Ciba-Geigy trial run on David Lennox 's Billet 's Farm at Great Wigborough . |
| 5 | 9.8 Electronic Distance Measurement device in use at the British Museum 's excavation at Torbryan Caves in Devon . |
| 6 | The first was held at the conference hotel in Northampton on Saturday , May 30th , when members considered the voting rights of the Institute 's Officers at National Council meetings . |
| 7 | Second favourite , ridden by Steve Cauthen , was the Aga Khan 's Baynoun , winner that year of the Queen 's Vase at Royal Ascot and the Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury . |
| 8 | ( 2 ) That no stay was to be imposed unless a defendant established on the balance of probabilities that , owing to the delay , he would suffer serious prejudice to the extent that no fair trial could be held , in that the continuation of the prosecution amounted to a misuse of the process of the court ; that , in assessing whether there was likely to be prejudice and if so whether it could properly be described as serious , the court should bear in mind the trial judge 's power at common law and under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to regulate the admissibility of evidence , the trial process itself which should ensure that all relevant factual issues arising from delay would be placed before the jury as part of the evidence for their consideration , and the judge 's powers to give appropriate directions before the jury considered their verdict ; and that , accordingly , the judge 's decision to stay the proceedings had been wrong , since such delay as there had been was not unjustifiable , the chances of prejudice were remote , the degree of potential prejudice was small , the powers of the judge and the trial process itself would have provided ample protection for the police officer , there was no danger of the trial being unfair and in any event the case was not exceptional so as to justify the ruling ( post , p. 19B–E ) . |
| 9 | AFTER the midweek Arbroath avalanche , there was n't a snowball 's chance at sun-drenched Firhill of another crazy scoreline as Celtic picked up their first league win of the season , courtesy of Mark McNally . |
| 10 | AFTER the midweek Arbroath avalanche , there was n't a snowball 's chance at sun-drenched Firhill of another crazy scoreline as Celtic picked up their first league win of the season , courtesy of Mark McNally . |
| 11 | Tristan Garel-Jones and Alan Howarth were on the Chairman 's staff at Central Office . |
| 12 | And the traditional Conservative chairman 's bash at Central Office may have to go on without the chairman : Chris Patten , busy in Bath , may not get back in time to drink with his team . |
| 13 | Although Her Majesty 's Railway Inspectorate has expressed concern over driver 's behaviour at automatic barriers , it believes they offer the best blend of safety and cost efficiency . |
| 14 | The uncustomary heat did n't help matters either , nor did the taxi driver 's attempt at jovial small talk , most of which Alyssia either ignored or answered in monosyllables . |
| 15 | What does the map tell you about the strength or power of the town 's attraction at different distances within its sphere of influence ? |
| 16 | THE organiser of a big karate competition in Whitby says he has no intention of giving it the chop after casualties kept the town 's hospital at full stretch . |
| 17 | What a teacher knows , or does not know , will then be related to the teacher 's effectiveness at different stages of the teaching . |
| 18 | My right hon. Friend 's action at large — to spur manufacturers to action to improve security — is also very welcome , as is his acknowledgement of the Government 's role . |
| 19 | One way is to relieve pressure on the sensitive points by changing the distribution of a person 's weight at regular , two-hourly intervals . |
| 20 | It never hurt to know in advance what well-provisioned castles could be put at the King 's disposal at short notice . |
| 21 | Dahlum , currently on a month 's loan at Old Trafford , could clinch a contract with an impressive reserve performance against Sheffield United this week . |
| 22 | In any case , a shotgun fired into the undertaker 's neck at close range would have made a real mess ; we would n't be looking at just a cupful of blood . |
| 23 | In the abortive Artois offensive of May 1915 , the attack by Pétain 's Corps at Vimy Ridge was so well prepared that for a moment it seemed as if the whole German front might collapse . |
| 24 | Academically , he did reasonably well , picking up three ‘ O ’ levels at the first attempt , then adding three more plus two ‘ A ’ levels before leaving school to take up a trainee manager 's position at Fine Fare supermarkets , continuing his studies on a day-release business studies course . |
| 25 | THE manager 's job at Amateur League club Crewe United is proving to be one of the hottest seat in local football . |
| 26 | Former Welsh international Leighton James yesterday rejected the manager 's job at non-League Weymouth for ‘ personal reasons . ’ |
| 27 | Former England coach Steve Harrison is back at Crystal Palace after turning down the assistant manager 's job at Scottish Premier Division St Johnstone . |
| 28 | Workmate 's tears at mum-to-be murder trial |
| 29 | Workmate 's tears at mum-to-be murder trial |
| 30 | Yet when men were asked to smell swabs taken from a woman 's vagina at different times during the menstrual cycle , they found the smells least attractive at the time of ovulation . |