Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [conj] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet these are the same people who are our neighbours , our friends and those who sit beside us in the cinema or at a football ground . |
| 2 | The authors hold out the hope that at a future date , when the processes involved are better understood , the damage done to the ozone layer may be reversed . |
| 3 | The route also crosses the western limb of the basin forming the Midlothian Coalfield , and consequently the strata dips steeply eastwards in the west and at a shallower angle in the east . |
| 4 | Here we once more encounter the recognition that at a conceptual level the idea of history can not be taken further : rather it can only be addressed through a tension in the writing itself . |
| 5 | Gestures are used for the chorus of the hymn as at a SPRED session . |
| 6 | Women who stop attending the clinic are sent a postal version of the questionnaire and , if this is not returned , are interviewed over the telephone or at a home visit . |
| 7 | An oral quote given over the telephone or at a personal meeting should be followed up in writing . |
| 8 | Occasionally we would meet by accident in the corridor or at a bend in the stairs or out in the street . |
| 9 | On re-establishing the climb and at a height of between 100 and 200 feet a third flock was seen , again directly ahead . |
| 10 | The discussion came about after the disclosure that at a recent meeting of the Southern Federation , there had been some discussion about a publication which was being produced by the police , covering details such a Treasure Trove , responsibilities of landowners and more . |
| 11 | Thus good title is conferred upon the purchaser but at a date later than it should have been . |
| 12 | Matters deteriorated , to the point that at a board meeting on 25 July 1984 , Fields felt obliged to bring his solicitor with him , to sit like a boxing second , while his record with the company was contested . |
| 13 | As mentioned in ( 1 ) , vegetables should play a larger part in a healthy diet , even when out on the town or at a business lunch . |
| 14 | This unifying issue can be presented at the beginning of the drama or at a later stage , after the children have taken on roles and started on small group work . |
| 15 | Starting at about 4,000ft , the Vimy rapidly lost height , Jack fighting to hold the joystick , they came out of the mist about 50ft above the water and at a dangerous angle . |
| 16 | ‘ I am still doing exactly the same things as I did before the operation but at a slower pace . |
| 17 | It is therefore possible that PYY 's ability to inhibit motility in whole animal and human models is a result of its action at a more proximal level in the gut or at a central location . |
| 18 | Both meetings came at an important time in Russia 's relationship with the rest of the world and at a critical time for world peace and stability . |
| 19 | I think it 's fair to say he 's the first one to acknowledge that but he did win the gold medal and as a result he became yachtsman of the year and at a time when there is very a much heightened interest in the problems of disabled and people with visual impairment it was a real boost for sailors who have those problems that we did so well during the year . |
| 20 | ‘ the rights to which he would be entitled if he were the holder of the share , except that he shall not , before being registered as the holder of the share , be entitled in respect of it to attend or vote at any general meeting of the company or at a separate meeting of the holders of any class of shares in the company . ’ |
| 21 | Any such appointment or removal shall be by written notice , letter , telegram , cablegram , telex or telefax message or other form of visible communication from the Director to the Company and shall be effective upon delivery at the registered office of the Company or at a meeting of Directors . |
| 22 | Any such appointment or removal shall be by written notice , letter , telegram , cablegram , telex or telefax message or other form of visible communication from the Director to the Company and shall be effective upon delivery at the registered office of the Company or at a meeting of Directors . |
| 23 | More shamefully , some owners of newly acquired imposing homes delight in ‘ libraries ’ which , seen in the gloom or at a distance , bestow a pretty glow of opulence and erudition but which , at close quarters , disintegrate into a heterogeneous muddle of worthless books , sometimes bought in bulk . |
| 24 | They may be in the car park of the supermarket or at a Local Council site . |
| 25 | No one I knew well , just one man or another , seen in the street or at a party . |
| 26 | Now it happens that everyone 's instinctive belief that the best site is at the ‘ centre of gravity ’ of the sources and markets is incorrect in this problem — the best site tends to be at the source or at a dominant market in many cases : this point failed totally to emerge . |
| 27 | It currently accounts for some 10 per cent of ozone loss , but this proportion is likely to rise to 16 per cent if present trends continue , despite the fact that at a meeting of Montreal Protocol signatories last November , it was agreed to freeze use at present levels [ see ED 68 ] . |
| 28 | Weekends were spent in the country , at Althorp with her father , at her sister Jane 's cottage on the estate or at a house party organized by one of her growing circle of friends . |