Example sentences of "[vb past] [pos pn] [noun] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I also tried my hand at professional decorating . |
| 2 | But , to their credit , the Fifties sustained its interest at maximum heat . |
| 3 | Despite the many improvements in state provision Eva found her time at social services a great eye opener . |
| 4 | The emphasis with the old , as with any other age-group , should be on prevention before the need for cure arises , and some elderly people suffer quite unnecessarily from the ‘ silent ’ types of illness which show no dramatic symptoms in their early stages ( such as anaemia ) , and which might well be diagnosed if they visited their doctor at six-monthly intervals when feeling at all ‘ off colour ’ . |
| 5 | Both the Prime Minister and the Home Office minister , John Patten , tried their hands at epigrammatic contributions to the message being broadcast . |
| 6 | You are a professional photographer , and at one time you pursued your calling at certain two-storey premises in — um — Silmour Street , is that correct ? ’ |
| 7 | Since the noises in the House of Commons in 1927 and 1928 , the bishops sanctioned or winked their eyes at various modifications which were sensible and did not mind that they were illegal . |
| 8 | My daughter , Dr Ann Mitchell , who got her PhD at Heriot-Watt University in microbiology , spends much of her time in the Caquita Medio region of the Columbian Amazon , living and working with the Uitoto y Muinane Indians observing their healing techniques and categorising and collecting plant specimens . |
| 9 | ( The Portuguese had removed the prohibition on the import of English woollen goods , under the terms of the Methuen Treaty of 1703 , only on condition that England admitted their wines at preferential rates . ) |
| 10 | Also on the limestone , I Should Coco , E5 6b , the line of four bolts right of Snails Ate My Lampshade at Bent Tor — first ascent by Pete Cresswell and Cathy Duffill . |
| 11 | The BRC squad includes Rodney Wilson and David Webb who both learnt their rowing at Methodist College and continued at Queen 's before moving up to BRC . |
| 12 | No , the fans were only being impatient with three false starts and directed their anger at 30-year-old Johnson for causing the final one . |
| 13 | I studied his arguments at great length over the weekend and I have come to the conclusion that much of the hon. Gentleman 's argument is extremely valid and needs a great deal of further consideration . |
| 14 | Just up the road , at Langport in Somerset , was the birthplace of Walter Bagehot ( 1826–1877 ) , although as he directed his microphone at Liberal Democrat hecklers John Major had other things on his mind . |
| 15 | I opened my eyes at fucking five to six and I could see him at the window Ken ran then across the road and he says Dawn your brother 's been trying to get in for ages . |
| 16 | More concerned that this reflected on his own abilities than his tutor 's zest , Leonard telephoned his residence at Bowdy House , in the poorer district of Montreal . |
| 17 | As the brand-new warship entered the narrows outside Oslo , the ancient but sturdy cannon of the coastal artillery , ironically of the finest Krupp workmanship , disgorged their projectiles at optimum range . |
| 18 | Consider a sentence like The school teacher swung her hand at little Mary who was misbehaving . |
| 19 | My hon. Friend the Member for Makerfield ( Mr. McCartney ) expressed his anger at Conservative Back Benchers who had supported the poll tax measures and who are now trooping forth to support this Bill . |
| 20 | Following a conversion at sea he became an evangelical Christian , and spare-time preaching developed his ability at public speaking . |
| 21 | At a Prestwich meeting in 1936 he lost his temper at persistent heckling , jumped into his audience and knocked three of the ringleaders senseless . |
| 22 | The son of a submariner and a waitress , he started his education at comprehensive school before gaining a naval scholarship to public school , where Douglas Hitchhiker 's Guide Adams was one year senior . |
| 23 | A ‘ serious ‘ cricketer and rugby player himself ( now a keen tennis player and golfer ) , he started his career at sponsored book company Newman Neame . |
| 24 | When European trees were taken to the tropics to grace the residences of nineteenth-century colonists , they continued to grow and shed their leaves at regular intervals . |
| 25 | Many professional people , such as judges and teachers , commenced their duties at stated hours , and by the late Middle Ages even the often unruly undergraduates at universities such as Oxford were subjected to the discipline of fixed timetables . |
| 26 | The first mate and the ship 's engineer took their meals at different times , and did not use the saloon as a sitting-room . |
| 27 | When her company offered her employment at new premises she could no longer walk to work but would have had to undergo a half-hour bus journey . |
| 28 | Four soldiers with submachine guns patrolled the room , and an officer made his rounds at frequent intervals . |
| 29 | They were promoted by local landowners and farmers or industrial and commercial interests and even by the clergy , and their active promoters in groups of around a dozen ran their affairs at monthly meetings , employed the paid surveyors and labourers and contracted for repairs . |
| 30 | Without glancing at her , he knew she had her eyebrows at full stretch . |