Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [conj] [noun sg] at the " in BNC.

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1 Realizing that my opponent and I were safely separated , I struggled violently , hurling threats and abuse at the poor boy , while praying that my large saviour would n't let go of me .
2 Police found cartridges and wadding at the scene .
3 Liability for negligence may also be excluded by a provision imposing a duty on the other party to insure against a particular type of loss ( James Archdale & Co v Comservices [ 1954 ] 1 WLR 459 ) and such a clause might be used in a contract to install goods or machinery at the employer 's premises , requiring the employer , rather than the contractor , to insure the premises against damage caused by fire .
4 You will need to choose trees that flower at the same time .
5 ‘ This is a fudge rushed out to win cheers and adulation at the Conservative Party conference .
6 The conference approved the Economic Equality policy review which proposes : Ending tax on childcare ; Introducing a minimum wage starting at half of average male earnings ( £2.80 an hour ) , rising to two-thirds the average ; Income tax levels of no higher than 50 per cent at the top , down to less than 20 per cent at the bottom ; ‘ A significant and generous increase in child benefit over the lifetime of the Parliament ’ ; To tax gifts and inheritance at the point of receipt ; To crack down on tax loopholes ; Raise pensions immediately by £5 for single people and £8 for couples ; To introduce a new disability benefit ; To simplify income support rules ; To keep mortgage interest tax relief ‘ at a single rate equivalent to the basic rate relief which we inherit ’ .
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