Example sentences of "for [noun pl] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next year there will be a big rodeo on the Bitches in the spring and midsummer one for beginners at Whitesands , like an informal symposium with free entry and a week of polo and fun competitions . |
| 2 | So little archaeological research has been conducted on the ‘ foreign ’ goods from excavations on town sites goods like querns , hones , and pottery — that little can be said for activities at markets and fairs in the Middle |
| 3 | Brian Steven , Commercial Director responsible for activities at Runcorn , explained that the reorganisation was the inevitable result of fierce competition . |
| 4 | We were in London for rehearsals at the Globe , and the actors put on the new play for the first time on the 29th of June , 1613 . |
| 5 | It 's been the right weather for ducks at the Henley Royal Regatta … but despite the rain and the lack of Olympic rowers , there 's been plenty of top rowing … the regatta continues until Sunday . |
| 6 | A MOVE that would generate around £2million to help pay for improvements at Football League grounds is set to go ahead this week . |
| 7 | Taking a carpet needle or a dentist 's pick he would sit on the stones for hours at a time prising small fossils from particles of rock he instinctively knew concealed them . |
| 8 | Vultures are known for their extremely keen eyesight , and their ability to take advantage of thermals with their extensive wings and soar for hours at high altitudes . |
| 9 | Mairi was furious when after a while Luch started to take long to return with the bucket , but it did her no good ; the wee lass often vanished for hours at a time , in spite of the scoldings she got when she returned late . |
| 10 | We soon learned to give animals the right of way in the swamps , sitting for hours at a time in the dugout , watching elephants plod by . |
| 11 | There they had to wait , often for hours at a stretch . |
| 12 | A word of advice — do n't sit for hours at the knitting machine , particularly if you are a comparative beginner . |
| 13 | She sat in the dishevelled shabby glamour of her bedroom and stared out of the window for hours at a time . |
| 14 | ‘ The radio set can remain on for hours at a time ; you can enjoy it as background to reading , writing , homework , housework … . |
| 15 | Anyone who wants a portable to carry around and use for hours at a time on batteries , will love the 320SLi as much as I did . |
| 16 | Although many college teachers still have such job titles as lecturer , senior lecturer or reader , few teachers are happy reading aloud to their students for hours at a time . |
| 17 | I needed the money and it sounded O.K. But sitting around for hours at a stretch without a word from anybody I was able to do a lot of thinking . ’ |
| 18 | Their riffs about the current state of their underwear would continue for hours at a time . |
| 19 | For hours at night he held court immediately over our hatch , inches above our heads . |
| 20 | She did n't know if Betty knew how long Beuno had been there , so endeavoured to give the impression that she could babble away on the topic of cooking game for hours at a time . |
| 21 | Has a majestic soaring and gliding flight , with wing-tips splayed out and upturned , often remaining on the wing for hours at a time . |
| 22 | David Carlson did n't really like his daughter staying for hours at the Davis 's . |
| 23 | Choose 7/8in mats where workers remain for a full shift ; 1/2in mats at work stations used for hours at a time ; 3/8in mats in traffic areas . |
| 24 | It 's gone now , but at the time mentally handicapped patients were locked up in it for hours at a time . |
| 25 | Typically the fisherman is a lone black smudge hunched on his bait-box for hours at a time . |
| 26 | erm I could lecture you for hours at a time on the subject . |
| 27 | After around twenty years of virtual silence , except for chimes at the occasional wedding , the sixteenth century church bells are finally back in place . |
| 28 | For that at Olympia , the oldest and most prestigious , it was customary for cities at war to call a truce . |
| 29 | The keynote speeches will include ‘ a high-level official from the Commission ’ , currently being finalised , along with Nobel prize winner Dr Arno Penzais , vice president of research at AT&T Bell Labs , Doug Michels of the Santa Cruz Operation , Roel Pieper of Unix System Laboratories and Charles Reilly , vice president for operations at the Open Software Foundation . |
| 30 | The shows put on in Paris at the Salon , and in London at the Royal Academy , were a means of creating sales for artists at a turning point in the history of patronage ; as there developed a middle-class market for literature , so there developed a comparable market for art . |