Example sentences of "the [adj] [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also emerged that a $400,000 donation , the largest made at the dinner , was from Michael Kojima , a heavily indebted businessman who was being pursued by numerous creditors . |
| 2 | Remember to keep these screws well back , to be hidden by the frame , because although the Faithful kneeling at the altar are meant to have their minds on other things , this is professional woodwork and we do n't want them peering up the legs of our fixings . |
| 3 | In Carthage an inveterate schism ( Donatism ) originated when a devout and wealthy lady who treasured the relic of a martyr was rebuked for lavishing kisses on it at the commemoration of the faithful departed at the eucharist ; ‘ she went off in a huff |
| 4 | The Non-Proliferation Treaty , however , was the last occasion when the British sat at the top table to discuss nuclear questions with the superpowers . |
| 5 | She said most of it was it was n't the actual looking at the hole it was that she was hurting him pushing it in . |
| 6 | The first pack concentrated on the individual 's renewal of personal faith , the second looked at the need for the Church itself to be open to , and continually responsive to the message of Christ through growth , development and change from within . |
| 7 | The second looks at the influence of " reference groups " ( section 1.4 below ) . |
| 8 | It is one thing to recognise that the interests of producers and consumers are likely to be opposed : for the first will wish to sell at the highest , the second to buy at the lowest price . |
| 9 | No longer the prop of an unjust social order , the God of the Magnificat was to be found on the side of the poor while the mighty trembled at the prospect of being toppled from their insecure thrones . |
| 10 | The three paused at the water 's edge , not far from Water Gypsy 's moorings . |
| 11 | ‘ She 's killing herself with what she eats , ’ said Lord Grubb to the three left at the table , who felt they should be listening to nothing . |
| 12 | In July the company had said that it then expected 32,000 people to take redundancy this year , up from the 20,000 forecast at the beginning of the year : now it says it expects 40,000 to go , 8000 of them in Europe — of which the UK share is 600 , and 4,000 of them in Asia . |
| 13 | If the biting happens at the start of the feed , use an ice cube or some soothing gel on his gums to deaden the pain of teething first . |
| 14 | One man died in the 1977 protest at the Creys-Malville FBR site in France : the Kalkar fast reactor in West Germany is mothballed ( at a reputed cost of £30 million a year ) largely as a result of green agitation . |
| 15 | The Fitzallan 's played leading parts in Scottish life over several generations : the third Steward , Alan 's son , was appointed Justiciary for Scotland by King Alexander II ; the fourth fought at the Battle of Largs and was a Crusader ; and the fifth was appointed a Guardian of Scotland during the troubled times before the rise of William Wallace . |
| 16 | Analysts had been bullish on the indicator ahead of the announcement , but in the event , the US Semiconductor Industry Association 's book-to-bill ratio for February fell to a still very healthy 1.18 , from 1.20 in January , the latter figure revised upwards from the 1.19 reported at the time . |
| 17 | Paul Newlove , a Featherstone player who did gain a place in this week 's Test squad , scored the first try at the other end , following Barry Drummond 's kick . |
| 18 | The first occurs at the transition from the institution to independence , when the girls were often in need of help and about to launch themselves on a course in life from which it might be hard to turn back . |
| 19 | Two ambulancemen , Mr Alan Woods and Mr Rob Lloyd of Putney Ambulance Station , who were among the first to arrive at the scene of the disaster a year ago , watched the morning trains speed by . |
| 20 | The court heard that Mr Hale 's crew was one of the first to arrive at the underground station after the fire broke out . |
| 21 | Male cotton leafworm moths fare better , because the first to arrive at the female releases a scent which acts as a jamming signal on its competitors . |
| 22 | Loretta was the first to arrive at the restaurant . |
| 23 | The first looks at the mixed feelings children have after they have disclosed . |
| 24 | The first happened at the local cinema . |
| 25 | Sara ( Brinkley Dream Come True to Palamine ) was the first to win at the world famous show when , in the 1986 , she was judged best the in the Post Graduate class . |
| 26 | Air Chief Marshall Sir Neil Wheeler , for example , was Flight Commander of the Fairy Battle aircraft , the first to fly at the new airfield . |
| 27 | John Major told the Commons at Prime Minister 's Question Time that none of the 16 arrested at the factory , where 340 had been sacked at the end of January , had been a Timex worker . |
| 28 | John Major told the Commons at Prime Minister 's Question Time that none of the 16 arrested at the factory , where 340 were sacked at the end of January , had been a Timex worker . |
| 29 | The 1970 show at the Tate was somewhat restricted in that , although I showed some ‘ Ulysses ’ drawings as an introduction and some early Fifties paintings , it really began with 1956 . |
| 30 | Nupe said the offer was the same made at the Advisory , Conciliation , and Arbitration Service , several weeks ago . |