Example sentences of "[verb] [det] [noun pl] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Visibility was not good because of approaching darkness but the crew were able to see some trees at the approach end of the field . |
| 2 | You went to Pem — ’ He pulled a diary out of his breast pocket and checked some notes at the end — ‘ on March 5 this year . |
| 3 | Then he asked for our passports , made some notes at the bottom of the itinerary and handed the passports back . |
| 4 | Naturally we lose some points at the beginning and end ( four in this case ) but this may not be of great importance in a long series . |
| 5 | Within moments of climbing on board , Kelly could see why Billy Liar had won few friends at the yard . |
| 6 | Then he would qualify these certainties at the end , once the client had agreed to buy with something like : " of course , you 'll appreciate that , as with any shares , I can make no absolute guarantees , but this is the best opportunity I 've seen for a while . " |
| 7 | Given this pattern , the task of controlling and co-ordinating these departments at the centre is of major importance . |
| 8 | After discussions with American Department of Transportation officials , Branson 's Washington lawyers advised him that although there was no clear indication that Virgin 's application would be ‘ held hostage ’ to the demands of PanAm , ‘ the US team certainly has these issues at the forefront of their decision-making process ’ . |
| 9 | The loan would fund both upgradings at the hospital to be retained and new community services . |
| 10 | At each level of the system we found claims to breadth and balance undermined by countervailing policies and practices : by Authority special projects favouring some areas at the expense of others ; in central INSET provision ; in PNP development fund allocations ; in the distribution of posts of responsibility in schools ; in school-based INSET ; in the status of postholders and the time they had to undertake their curriculum leadership responsibilities ; in the areas of the curriculum subjected to review and development ; in teacher expertise ; and above all in the quality of children 's classroom experiences . |
| 11 | It is impossible to prove that the rivalries thus engendered endured , or that the king subsequently failed to impose himself on his major followers , favouring some individuals at the expense of others , and allowing his officials to get out of hand , all at the expense of national unity . |
| 12 | Grazing by different animals , mowing for hay or silage , treading by stock and machinery each favours some plants at the expense of others . |
| 13 | At stake are not only the interests of potential motorway users and of persons whose land might be compulsorily acquired to provide a route for the motorway ; also involved are the inhabitants of villages and towns which will be relieved of through-traffic by the motorway ; British Rail may have an interest in inhibiting the development of alternative means for the transport of goods ; improved transport and communications facilities provided by the motorway may benefit some businesses at the expense of others ; and motorways have , of course , serious environmental effects which lovers of the countryside and people who live near the proposed route will be anxious to avoid . |
| 14 | They 'd done some lines at the office . |
| 15 | League tables inevitably put these schools at the bottom . |
| 16 | The possibilities for learning and change which emerge from socialization theories fit better with egalitarian feminist commitments to balance and justice , and put these theories at the centre of many western feminist accounts of subjectivity . |
| 17 | Full-time students meeting these requirements at the end of year one pass automatically into Stage II . |
| 18 | Th this is something that is developing members will be aware of the er proposals for er competition for white collar services and we sh we recharge these costs at the moment historic leases and the central departments are at the moment developing er trading accounts for all these and as we develop that work we we can correct our previous charges so there will be some sort of changes in the way we charge and as I say that 's coming through in these costs committees because it 's it 's shifting money around between different committees so we shifted the budget at the same time . |
| 19 | ‘ I have seen more truths at the bottom of a wine cup , and learnt more after a good tankard of sack , than any dry-skinned philosopher could teach in some dusty hall ! ’ |
| 20 | 8.30 , 4 roadworks at Cheavley interchange ; not causing any problems at the moment but they have cause delays earlier , so approach that area with caution . |
| 21 | A34 not causing any problems at the moment although traffic is steadily moving round those road works . |
| 22 | He could be seen most mornings at the door of his shop in Wimbledon Village , arms crossed , mouth twisted in a superior sneer , just waiting for the chance to decode the small print on the front of buses . |
| 23 | I do n't like most of the models in Just 17 or something , I hate these jackets at the moment with flowers . |
| 24 | I must have had some lessons at the Legation , though I have no recollection of them , for I learnt to read and write . |
| 25 | I 've got some students at the moment erm |
| 26 | The portiere barked some instructions at the boy and made Sandison to understand that Aldo would see to it that the letter got posted . |
| 27 | Meanwhile , Labour MP for Blaydon , John McWilliam , emerged from talks with the police and MetroCentre officials yesterday to announce a new plan to handle such emergencies at the centre would be reviewed . |
| 28 | When I knit a stocking stitch tension square , instead of marking the 21st stitch on each side of centre 0 on the 30th row , I transfer these stitches at the beginning of the swatch , placing them on to needle number 22 on each side and pushing the empty 21st needles to non-working position . |
| 29 | Within Europe , relaxation was led by the UK , which abolished all controls at the end of 1979 . |
| 30 | ‘ We 've now got more coaches at the club than National Express , but he can come back if he wants to . |