Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Throughout the Johannesburg commuter system , all station platforms were divided in half , for Whites and non-Whites respectively , and the trains were similarly divided so that the appropriate part stopped at the relevant stretch of platform . |
| 2 | Paige said quickly , heart thumping at the very idea . |
| 3 | Produced in six bi-monthly parts it gives an up-to-date , comprehensive summary of all decisions on human rights cases heard at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg . |
| 4 | There is little doubt that their handwriting skills develop at a slower pace than their linguistic skills . |
| 5 | The 1962 Planning Act upheld the right of any applicant to have their case heard at an oral hearing , but the 1976 Planning Act made this a discretionary matter for An Bord Pleanala to decide . |
| 6 | Just over a year ago , over a thousand biologists gathered at an international meeting in Vancouver . |
| 7 | With the skeg placed at the very back , there is also less chance of spin out . |
| 8 | It is therefore safe for a fire-engine driver to proceed at a higher speed than would be possible for other drivers . |
| 9 | And we now have fifty agents of different nationalities , all highly trained in the skills taught at the special place . ’ |
| 10 | The variables which are most highly correlated with estimated risk are the subjective risk rating given at the same time ( r=0.512 ) and average traffic flow as recorded by Cambridgeshire County Council ( r=0.398 , see Appendix 1 ) . |
| 11 | ‘ The Bradys do n't have that much money to scatter at the Royal Hotel . ’ |
| 12 | This is achieved by adjusting the spacing between the words and characters as necessary so that each line of text finishes at the same point . |
| 13 | Citizens ' action groups protested at the environmental damage caused by NATO manoeuvres and , in August 1989 , the SPD called for an end to the special rights and privileges enjoyed by the allied forces . |
| 14 | The different frequencies of light are what the human eye sees as different colors , with the lowest frequencies appearing at the red end of the spectrum and the highest frequencies at the blue end . |
| 15 | His plan was based on the marine lieutenant landing at the Old Quay slipway in the North Harbour and creating a diversion there , while Jones himself landed , undetected it was hoped , on the south foreshore , put the battery there out of action and then , passing round the town , knocked out the North Battery , before joining up with the other party to burn the shipping in both harbours . |
| 16 | The flames did help to disperse the fog and also to make the runway more visible , but of course one air field could n't hope to cope with all the 8 Group heavies returning at the same time , and things were pretty chaotic for a few hours . |
| 17 | William Symons must have been a wild one for in July of the same year he and Elizabeth Cole also of Halling , were both bound over for twenty shillings to appear at the next gaol delivery . |
| 18 | Doyle peered at the crumpled figure . |
| 19 | That I have much more of this world 's goods than Garry will ever have could n't help you to that decision , could it ? ’ he said , and her heart sank at the cynical twist to his mouth and his bitter tone . |
| 20 | Dawn Run is third behind Wayward Lad and Forgive ‘ N Forget at the final fence . |
| 21 | Mum looks at the proffered phone in a slightly puzzled way . |
| 22 | It makes your heart beat at an invigorating pace . |
| 23 | This approach does however force the wireframe modeller to work at a higher level of understanding than exists in most present systems . |
| 24 | Some provision was made for the giving of legal advice by salaried solicitors outside the ambit of private practice in the Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949 , but the part of the Act which would have established full-time paid solicitors located at the Legal Aid Area Headquarters and travelling to smaller places was never brought into force . |
| 25 | Her heart dropped at the ominous statement . |
| 26 | The practitioner travels in all directions , executing various movements , with the final technique ending at the very point where he began . |
| 27 | Mr Campbell commented ‘ The most important recent development in ordinary shares was the reverse yield gap which at present stands at the alarming value of 4 ¼%.; |
| 28 | The mass graves of about 12,500 people who died from 1945 to 1950 in a Soviet prison camp located at the former Sachsenhausen concentration camp were discovered near the site in September . |
| 29 | Gemma sits like a reclining obelisk with messy hair dyed a shade lighter than his , large eyes resting at an artful slant , a full mouth . |
| 30 | Robyn pursed her lips and tilted her chin , eyes flashing at the scathing tone of his voice . |