Example sentences of "[verb] [pos pn] [noun pl] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | By the end of the century , use of drugs in cases of terminal illness was more common ; but many would have shaken their heads at the thought of patients dying drugged , as is the norm today . |
| 32 | CAGNEY and Lacey actress Sharon Gless , who is currently in London starring in Misery at the Criterion , has treated her colleagues at the theatre to her favourite Haagen-Dazs ice cream . |
| 33 | I had to repeat things again and again , hoping that something would sink in , but I was rewarded for my efforts with the satisfaction of knowing that they all passed their examinations at the end of the year . |
| 34 | I have a pee , then I wash my hands at the sink . |
| 35 | She prefers to engage her readers at the coal-face , as it were ; that of the formation of moral intuitions , or the making of decisions . |
| 36 | In 1272 Kilwardby , in 1399 Salmon of Norwich , and in 1303 Gainsborough of Worcester were all required to take an oath to receive their lands at the king 's pleasure and not by papal grant , an oath which was thereafter usual whenever a bishop obtained his see by provision . |
| 37 | It should be understood , however , that in consequence of the constitutional position of the Crown , the Crown has the right to change its employees ' conditions of service at any time , and that they hold their appointments at the pleasure of the Crown . |
| 38 | Moonlight shone into the room , its rays casting shadows over his hawklike profile , and tears blurred her eyes at the sight . |
| 39 | Scientists — many of them , like the physicists Niels Bohr and Enrico Fermi , refugees from Fascism — put their skills at the disposal of the government . |
| 40 | The film 's main assets are Croft and Tiernan , both young enough to ignore the weight of Shakespeare 's name and get on with acting — they put their words at the service of fresh emotions , not the other way round . |
| 41 | The team 's ball-item ( ‘ Sugar and Spice ’ ) would be the one in which they had to deposit their balls at the back of the stage , jump , turn and move downstage . |
| 42 | Many directed their comments at the Indemnity as well at the Compensation Fund . |
| 43 | They received their awards at The Thames Valley Police Training School in Sulhamstead . |
| 44 | The Sztuki will be sending more than 700 pieces and more than twenty hours of video as well as eight performance artists who will show their installations at the Espace Lyonnaise d'Art Contemporain . |
| 45 | ‘ He 'll finish his days at the end of a rope , ’ said the taxi driver , unclenching his buttocks . |
| 46 | And so they depart — on board ship — ( The two SPIES position themselves on either side of the PLAYER , and the three of them sway gently in unison , the motion of a boat ; and then the PLAYER detaches himself. ) — and they arrive — ( One SPY shades his eyes at the horizon. ) — and disembark — and present themselves before the English king- ( He wheels round . ) |
| 47 | Up on the roof Balberith drove his fists at the steel plate and howled obscenities , the way some of them do . |
| 48 | ln Derbyshire Will Taylor , the county secretary , would do his sums at the end of the season before phoning the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth . |
| 49 | Taylor added : ‘ What is wrong with the Saturday tradition of a fan meeting his pals at the pub , then going to the game ? |
| 50 | Crosse 's close association with Ralegh ruined his prospects at the court of James I and he retired . |
| 51 | Bend your arms at the elbow to lower body . |
| 52 | Bend your legs at the knees and swoop your arms down and behind your bottom , in one movement . |
| 53 | A comfortable sleeping bag provides the means to re-charge your batteries at the end of a long day so it 's important to ensure you have the right one for the job . |
| 54 | The trick is to aim your eyes at the sign as soon as it is in your line of vision and then to fix your gaze upon it as you go past . |
| 55 | ‘ For instance , we ca n't show our faces at the palazzo until at least eleven tonight . ’ |
| 56 | I said , ‘ Be a good boy and we can do our lessons at the beach . |
| 57 | We pick out those pieces which match our needs at the time [ My emphasis ] As have most people in the field , this author has participated in this game , using these data for illustration or emphasis in the classroom , as arguments in a paper , or as support in negotiating a budget or a new piece of equipment . |
| 58 | I drew myself up to my full 4 feet 8 inches , flared my pupils at the teacher , picked up my scarlet skirt , Vivien Leigh-style , and , with a thud , parquet met felt and felt met parquet . |
| 59 | The expensive , state-of-the-art scoreboard ablur with speeding rows of changing numbers and names confirmed my announcements at the speed of light , and the almost unanimous winner was Stephen Lee Garden . |
| 60 | The launderers were at their evening meal — I could see their backs at the windows . |