Example sentences of "[verb] at the [adj] [noun sg] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his last State of Grace feature , Ronnie Convery looks at the internal strife such a move would cause among Scotland 's fifty thousand Episcopalians . |
| 2 | Computer People Group Plc saw lower profits for the year ending December 31 than were expected at the interim stage due to a drop in recruitment revenues in the UK and lower volume sales of consultancy services in the US . |
| 3 | Looked at the other way this means that at least 30 per cent of Englishmen in the mid seventeenth century were able to read and to sign their name . |
| 4 | In reminding himself that his responsibilities were for the President , he recalled the way that Mariana had looked at the old man that first day when he had met them out on the dock , the President casting for bonefish . |
| 5 | Right the sheets are coming round , when you get yours , your name on it and today 's date on it please , that 's all , I 've already punched holes in it so it 's ready to go in your file Now is there anyone who does not have one of these sheets , it says at the top year seven , module one , survey on belief . |
| 6 | The porter fell to his knees and began to scrabble at the soft soil next to the wooden scaffold pole . |
| 7 | ‘ Passed up a couple of total certs to come to your bloody bun-fight , ’ she complained , though she was looking at the poor child all the time , with her eyes half-closed and tossing her head so the sockets would catch the light . |
| 8 | The only important offering from National Gallery Publications is timed to coincide with a major loan exhibition to open at the National Gallery next spring : Tradition and Revolution in French Art , 1700–1880 : paintings and drawings from Lille will appear in March ( £27.50 ) . |
| 9 | These latter creations will be recognisable to a London audience from ‘ Three Worlds ’ , the exhibition of Clemente 's works on paper which was organised by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and seen at the Royal Academy last summer . |
| 10 | We will look at the simple case first and follow it with these more recent arguments . |
| 11 | Could we also look at the actual time that 's on crossing signals . |
| 12 | She was kept in training as a five-year-old with her main target the Ascot Gold Cup , and arrived at the Royal meeting unbeaten in her two earlier races that season : never much of a betting proposition once her ability became apparent , Pretty Polly started at 1000–35 on in the March Stakes at Newmarket and at 11–2 on in the Coronation Cup at Epsom ( despite the presence in the latter of the 1904 Derby winner St Amant ) . |
| 13 | It 's all smiles on Sekers stand at the Interior Design International Exhibition as Graham Bishopp , Sales Executive , shows the latest designs to an appreciative customer . |
| 14 | He lost by 2,412 votes but returned to win at the General Election three months later with a majority of over 3,000 . |
| 15 | The exhibition opens at the National Gallery 2 May and continues until 15 August . |
| 16 | SunSoft Inc president Ed Zander , speaking at the recent Unix International members meeting in New Orleans that was closed to the press , issued a call to arms against Microsoft Corp , making a strong plea for the industry to come together and adopt common interface specifications and common marketing programmes . |
| 17 | SunSoft Inc president Ed Zander , speaking at the recent Unix International members meeting in New Orleans that was closed to the press , reportedly issued a call to arms against Microsoft Corp , making a strong plea for the industry to come together and adopt common interface specifications and common marketing programmes . |
| 18 | Speaking at the recent Logistics 92 conference on the Canberra , he claimed rail could still not compete with road when it came to transporting packaged goods . |
| 19 | The two chip sets interface at the Advanced Radio Interface-1 which defines the signalling protocol between the radio receiver and the digital processing portions of a DECT system . |
| 20 | In a fit of feverish activity Gould proceeded to publish a series of lectures and papers as quickly as he could possibly produce them ; on 25 August he exhibited and named at the Zoological Society six new species of kangaroo and presented his information on the bowerbirds ; on 8 September he read a paper at a scientific meeting on the extraordinary brush turkey , or Alectura , among a selection of others ; on 13 October he gave an account of the Ocellated leipoa ; on 10 November he exhibited at the Society 50 of his new Australian birds , which he characterised in subsequent meetings ; and so on , until he had presented all his new trophies from both the bird and animal kingdoms to the awestruck Zoological members . |
| 21 | The men had arrived at the empty farmhouse fifteen hours earlier , just as dusk was falling . |
| 22 | I 'll call at the usual time next Tues . |
| 23 | This VAT will then be shown separately in box 2 of the new VAT return and will be aggregated with any VAT due on domestic sales from box 1 , including any VAT due on sales to non-registered VAT persons in the EC , to arrive at the total VAT due in the period ( box 3 ) . |
| 24 | In a non husband and wife situation ( ie where no other reliefs are available ) the mortgage debt assumed will be added to the consideration paid to arrive at the total amount subject to stamp duty . |
| 25 | Walk into a simulated drift mine , marvel at the huge steam winding engine and boilers and examine the photographs and mining memorabilia of the Dulais Valley . |
| 26 | He stared at the young man next to Philippa . |
| 27 | To assist at the pre-tendering stage all contractors invited , need to be aware and able to question any aspect on the contract . |
| 28 | ‘ Addressed to myself , it was delivered at the back door this morning by a manservant . |
| 29 | Opportunities were also given at the Interior Design International Exhibition in London , where examples of the G.S.A. students ' work was shown on the Stoddard Sekers stand , including the stunning fresco print by John MacAulay which was featured on the stand ceiling . |
| 30 | He clawed at the broken wheel that first dragged him across , then pinned him to the road . |