Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] at the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a spectator sport where young men would show their courage by standing in the path of the maddened bull and then leaping side at the last moment . |
| 2 | Central London teachers are asked to provide tea at the next training day ( 17th October 1981 ) . |
| 3 | But , within 60 seconds , the visitors opened the scoring when former International , Niall Sturrock , beat Larmour at the second attempt with a well placed lob after a poor clearance by Nicky Blease had produced the initial chance . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm afraid this tunic is a little on the tight side , ’ she told Marianne at the first fitting of her costume , after tugging ineffectually at the zip on the shimmery silver material . |
| 5 | It would be a marvellous feat if the 22-year-old swimming pool attendant from Wakefield was to supercede Hare at the first attempt . |
| 6 | Two of the bigger boys from Thorpe Street had once tried to outswing him for a dare , but Barry Lock had turned chicken at the last minute and Valance Fraser , who fancied himself as the cock of the street , had managed only a partial swing that left him dangling by his arms in the dirt . |
| 7 | As deputy Speaker Michael Morris told MPs at the first sitting of the line-by-line committee stage in January : ‘ I must emphasise that this bill does not ratify the treaty ; it makes changes in domestic law consequential upon the treaty . ’ |
| 8 | Too often it was not open because social workers were at meetings , he told members at the twenty-fifth AGM . |
| 9 | One idea is to place a cereal like cornflakes round it and then add milk at the last moment before producing it . |
| 10 | Alcatel hijacked the contract by undercutting Westinghouse at the last minute . |
| 11 | But his first job is to assemble a side before attempting to win promotion at the first attempt . |
| 12 | Albania , Lithuania , Mongolia and Vietnam joined Interpol at the 60th session of its general assembly on Nov. 4-8 in Punta del Este , Uruguay , bringing to 158 the total membership of the organization for international police co-operation . |
| 13 | Labour leaders were strongly criticised for embracing an ‘ unprincipled ’ U-turn away from unilateralism in an attempt to win votes at the next election . |
| 14 | Britain 's Ministry of Defence was instrumental in blocking GEC 's first attempt to merge with Plessey — and in extracting concessions in return for allowing GEC , in partnership with Siemens of West Germany , to acquire Plessey at the second bite . |
| 15 | Your only option when sending money at the last minute to arrive by Christmas is to use the banks ' electronic money transfer services which take from 24 hours to around five days depending on the bank and whether you use an express transfer . |
| 16 | Your only option when sending money at the last minute to arrive by Christmas is to use the banks ' electronic money transfer services which take from 24 hours to around five days depending on the bank and whether you use an express transfer . |
| 17 | Your only option when sending money at the last minute to arrive by Christmas is to use the banks ' electronic money transfer services which take from 24 hours to around five days depending on the bank and whether you use an express transfer . |
| 18 | Hitherto , the Frelimo president was also President of the Republic ; the proposed change followed discussions at the fifth Frelimo congress in July 1989 , which centred on ways to broaden popular support for the party and strengthen national unity [ see p. 36804 ] . |
| 19 | It is the turn of the teachers in the Richmond and Hounslow area to do tea at the next meeting . |
| 20 | This year 's International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show takes place at the Seventh Regiment Armory from 24 to 29 October . |
| 21 | Steps one and two takes place at the first appointment and steps three and four at the second . |
| 22 | First , he has enormous debts totalling $7.9bn at the last year end , which are an obvious burden in a period of rising interest rates , even higher in Australia than the UK . |
| 23 | Over such key issues as the European Common Market he had followed a prudent , unadventurous course , only moving to endorse membership at the last moment when political circumstances seemed so to dictate . |
| 24 | This may take place at the first meeting with the client , though for larger assignments a site visit and access to confidential material may be necessary before such an assessment can be properly made . |
| 25 | This may take place at the first meeting with the client , although for larger assignments access to confidential material may be necessary before such an assessment can be made . |
| 26 | The MP was one who switched sides at the last minute to vote in favour of the treaty . |
| 27 | Meetings now on Thursdays , which means you can still attend practices at the First Aid Post on Wednesdays . ’ |
| 28 | Later that night , drinking champagne at the first night party , he gave me his usual disclaimers ; how it was all an illusion , everything was an illusion , all life was an illusion , and how he , Sir Tom , was the master of illusion , but how his dear children were real because they alone could not be spawned from the imagination . |
| 29 | The next sustained discussion of nationality issues in fact took place at the 19th Party Conference in the summer of 1988 . |
| 30 | Well , the figures are there , it 's , it 's following the , the very substantial debate that took place at the last County Council meeting , on the issue of earnings within Shropshire , it 's to give the Committee a bit more detailed information about the position , and , and particularly I think , the position about female earnings in the County er , where we 're , we 're really at the bottom of , of the U K lists . |