Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pron] at the " in BNC.

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1 Nadirpur spoke to his office in Monaco and left instructions for contacting him at the IAP offices in London .
2 Do n't blame yourself for that choice ; you had reasons for adopting it at the time .
3 All in all , it is in no way surprising that Nietzsche should have put them to one side soon after writing them at the turn of the year .
4 Well erm erm had a word with erm who was about oh fourth in line in the erm education hierarchy in those days and erm then spoke to who was the Chief Education Officer and er , I think they were a bit erm , bit apprehensive about employing a blind typist because erm it was something that they had never had any experience of but in the end they thought it was worth a try and er especially after supporting me at the College and erm also perhaps they had in mind that many of the erm employees would be leaving if war broke out and erm , in fact by that time war had probably started
5 Erm , the kit that these boys are wearing is a number of years old , and therefore we are going to need think about replacing it at the end of this season .
6 She had accepted that he had had grounds for dismissing her at the time , considering the state of that little radio station 's finances .
7 She thought of ringing him on the off chance of catching him at the flat , but shelved the possibility as unlikely .
8 It was all a question of catching it at the right angle .
9 The Padre , consulted as to the propriety of firing them at the enemy , had given his opinion that they could perfectly well be fired and that they , or any other such popish or Tractarian objects , would very likely wreak terrible havoc .
10 Accounting for the use of this form in any context will always imply relating the particular meaning actualized in the context to the permanent potential significate postulated for it in tongue , and will consequently involve : ( 1 ) showing that the common denominator of a before/after sequence is present ( the constant element evoked by to ) , and ( 2 ) showing how the speaker has fit the particular experience he is talking about into this potential by intercepting the operation of actualizing it at the appropriate moment ( the variable element expressed by to ) .
11 Instead of upholding one at the expense of the other , Bachelard offers the possibility of a deconstructive history which would reinscribe that which had been excluded ; this could also enable a differential history of science and ideology , accounting for the perpetuation of ideology after the production of science .
12 Secondly , as the weights are derived from analysis of individuals there is a serious problem of applying them at the level of wards or districts where the information is readily available only in aggregate .
13 I thought of presenting myself at the docks and saying that my pocket had been picked … but I lacked the impudence to carry it off .
14 ‘ That 's what comes of feeding them at the table , ’ Michele remarked .
15 She sort of collapsed me at the knees and I was down there .
16 He was the least well acquainted with Connon and had no intention of saying anything at the moment .
17 another paddle you can have instead of having them at the side and have one man and bursar
18 It interested me so much that I 've lost , or won , if you like , the whole day of reading it at the busiest period with the printers I know , waiting for copy !
19 well if you 'd of put it at the top of the basket , I would of seen it
20 Had he been so sure of finding her at the alehouse ?
21 A loss would give momentum to the idea of dumping him at the party convention in July .
22 The tigress was undoubtedly familiar with every foot of the ground , and not having had an opportunity of killing me at the rocks — and her chance of bagging me at the first hairpin bend having been spoilt by the kakar — she was probably now making her way through the dense undergrowth to try to intercept me at the second bend .
23 The tigress was undoubtedly familiar with every foot of the ground , and not having had an opportunity of killing me at the rocks — and her chance of bagging me at the first hairpin bend having been spoilt by the kakar — she was probably now making her way through the dense undergrowth to try to intercept me at the second bend .
24 I know she 's disappointed as you are but may I coming in her place thank Nicholas Hinton and his colleagues for having me at the Barbican at this important annual public meeting .
25 I do n't think I should say sorry for doing what at the time I believed to be right , ’ said the Prime Minister , receiving his loudest ovation of the night .
26 Always close the doors at one end before opening them at the other , unless the wind is very light , and never leave both ends open in case a wind springs up later in the day .
27 In directing it at the targets they did , however , they produced effects that feminists such as Josephine Butler might have eventually found abhorrent .
28 " Ed " endings are rare in catalogue searching and there is no point in removing them at the " weak " level .
29 Farquhar , unhurt apart from a huge lump on his head , bandaged Lachlan 's wounds quickly before joining him at the oars .
30 OPPONENTS of Mr Frank Field , the Labour MP for Birkenhead , believe they succeeded in deselecting him at the secret ballot held last Tuesday .
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