Example sentences of "of [pos pn] [noun] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Brady-plan sell-off of their debt at bargain-basement rates might damage their standing . |
| 2 | All applications for the post were to be accompanied by testimonials ‘ from the place of their medical education and of their attendance at medical and anatomical lectures ’ . |
| 3 | The Big Six , in their statement , aimed most of their wrath at joint and several liability , something UK accountants would also like to see changed . |
| 4 | In San Cosme , as elsewhere in Mexico , union leaders have an important say in job placements in factories and can exert influence on behalf of their members at regional and national levels . |
| 5 | Privilege is the exceptional position of the two Houses of Parliament and of their members at common law and by statute . |
| 6 | This model will appeal not only to organisations who would like to develop small groups of their managers at regular intervals , but also to those who would like interaction with people from other industries and sectors . |
| 7 | Many animals , such as the puma , are solitary for most of the year , only coming together with other members of their species at mating time . |
| 8 | Just the kind of remarks one would hear as parents come out of the display of their children at annual ballet school spectacular . |
| 9 | American disinterest in their fate has meant the stalling of negotiations with the PLO towards a settlement and the apparently indefinite toleration by the West of their ill-treatment at Israeli hands . |
| 10 | For various reasons they were wrong ; but illusion of continuity was easily available because they had at least some of their kinsmen at close quarters , met them and socialized with them each day . |
| 11 | Children with a very severe mental or physical handicap can spend some of their time at special schools or residential centres , but once they reach adulthood facilities are often no longer available . |
| 12 | Together with the Group of Seventy-seven ( G-77 ) economically less developed states ( now numbering more than 120 ) , the non-aligned lobby continues to promote the interests of its members at international forums , as was demonstrated at the June 1992 Earth Summit in Brazil . |
| 13 | WordPerfect in the UK has an ongoing upgrade policy — the company likes to see its users keeping abreast of the times , and offers upgrades to new versions of its programs at reasonable cost . |
| 14 | The octopus can even modify the texture of its skin at high speed , a smooth , plain surface suddenly furrowing up into complex folds and ridges and gaining a complex blotched patterning at the same time . |
| 15 | Instead it is a massive cloud of dust , radiating 99% of its energy at far infrared wavelengths . |
| 16 | Vauxhall 's contender takes the twin-camshaft , fuel-injection , multi-valve route but , unlike so many others , this 16-valver does n't fall into the trap of developing all of its power at high revs . |
| 17 | After that , and perhaps to catch the voice at its fullest as recorded , the eighth disc , the ‘ Blow the wind Southerly ’ offering , which shows off Ferrier at her most relaxed with several examples of her gift at projecting humour . |
| 18 | Lord Denning , applying D.& C. Builders v. Rees , below , held that there was no true accord and satisfaction — there was inequality of bargaining power and the plaintiff was unaware of his rights at common law . |
| 19 | And he proceeded to do so , off the top of his head at considerable length , to the admiration of all present . |
| 20 | There was a lively cult of the keyboard works not only in his native Thuringia and Saxony , but also in Berlin , led by his pupil Kirnberger and the organist Johannes Ringk , not to mention three of his sons at various times . |
| 21 | However , Saturday 's setback at Celtic Park marked the first time in a year Goram had been in a losing Rangers team ( he was injured when Dundee won at Dens Park in August ) , and the assured nature of his performances at domestic , European and international level have helped gather an army of voters who could make the goalkeeper the first since Hamish McAlpine ( in 1985 ) to win the Scottish Football Writers ' Association Player of the Year award . |
| 22 | Knowing that this particular subordinate is sensitive to criticism , you decide to reprimand him in the open-plan office where many of his colleagues at neighbouring desks will hear what is going on . |
| 23 | And this , according to Constantine Slobodchikoff and three of his colleagues at Northern Arizona University , is what Gunnison 's prairie dogs in Arizona do ( Animal Behaviour , vol. 42 , pp 713–20 ) . |
| 24 | That the King was an industrious sovereign was never disputed , but his efforts were confined to what he considered to be ‘ royal business ’ — and this did not embrace an interest in the lives and welfare of his people at large . |
| 25 | He was retired from the Household Cavalry two years later and spent the rest of his days at Speen Farm near Princes Risborough . |
| 26 | THE former Manchester United defender , now a vital man in Aston Villa 's surge to the title , reveals the torment of his days at Old Trafford . |
| 27 | THE same day as dealing with the Sumner case , the Court of Appeal ruled on Mark Hill-Trevor who lost control of his car at high speed . |
| 28 | One of the keys to his very particular philosophy hangs on the wall of his office at Scottish Life . |
| 29 | Hadley is adamant that , despite the views expressed by Wayne Shelford , nothing can make up for the satisfaction of representing the country of your birth at international level . |
| 30 | That er , if built , would provide us with about ten percent of our electricity at current rates of use . |