Example sentences of "[vb -s] [vb pp] [pron] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is your enthusiasm , dedication and sheer hard work which has placed us at the forefront of our industry . |
| 2 | As time and cost constraints make extensive physical experimentation increasingly difficult to justify , the transport sector has installed itself at the forefront of the model revolution . |
| 3 | She plans to launch her own designer clothes label but that is one area where her younger sister has pipped her at the post . |
| 4 | He has raced it at the Nurnburg Ring incorporating a five day trip and intends to explore the delights of this new venture to the utmost . |
| 5 | As for their laying the birch on my pocket , I compute that my support of Lewis and Brzeska has cost me at the lowest estimate about £20 per year , from one source alone since that regrettable occurrence , since I dared to discern a great sculptor and a great painter in the midst of England 's artistic desolaton . |
| 6 | ‘ Story of my life , ’ he growls when a red declines to go into a pocket for the simple reason that he has hit it at the wrong angle . |
| 7 | ‘ By pushing the boat out unilaterally , ’ says Weir Group 's Ron Garrick , ‘ the Government has put us at a severe disadvantage compared with our German and American counterparts . |
| 8 | Your child knows , or thinks , she has put you at a disadvantage by her highly cunning tactics : you are made vulnerable by her highly visible ( indeed , audible ) tantrums and disobedience in public places , whether in supermarkets , on public transport , at the park , during a church service or a visit to the doctor . |
| 9 | They 're like , I do n't know , it 's like they 're really thin , and she 's plucked 'em at the end as a kid . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll run down the hill and see if Jim Wilson 's got anything at the ship 's chandler , ’ I said to Miss Sowerby . |
| 11 | It 's left them at a loose end at home . |