Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] at the [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British authorities argued at the time that the way to tackle this problem of falling competitiveness , far from being to allow the pound to devalue , was to maintain a rigid exchange rate for sterling and so through the resulting high interest rates and tight money ‘ to squeeze inflation out of the system ’ . |
| 2 | The second finding looks at the impact that CNN has had on the viewing of news . |
| 3 | Last week witnesses for the Central Electricity Generating Board claimed at the inquiry that work around the world had already shown that the ballooning phenomenon is not as critical as once feared . |
| 4 | Interestingly , The Times reported at the time that not enough professional people served on juries , and that manual workers and the unemployed did not ‘ represent a cross section of society ’ made up by juries . |
| 5 | ‘ That 's obscene , ’ Ace growled , the hairs on the back of her neck prickling at the thought that a mother could do that . |
| 6 | Her mouth twisted at the thought that this time , at least , there was no danger of a nightmare . |
| 7 | However , the weakness of setting out to find a compromise is that each side assumes at the start that its own view is the one to be preferred . |
| 8 | Andrew Saxton heard at the weekend that his sport 's ruling body had cleared him of cheating . |
| 9 | Our teenagers laughed at the suggestion that maybe dad could help . |
| 10 | Her mouth tightened at the realisation that , like it or not , she and Dr Arrogant Grant were stuck with each other , for the duration of this trip at least . |
| 11 | Later came the Farmans , aptly named ‘ cages à poules ’ , and the Caudrons , of which a French flyer remarked at the time that between these and the current German types ‘ there was all the difference between a lorry and a Rolls Royce ’ . |
| 12 | Annely Juda said at the time that she would have to be carried out of the building rather than leave . |
| 13 | The wind tugged at the banner-pole that carried his standard , outside at the turret , and made a dolorous creaking sound that accompanied his steps along the chilly corridor , and whined faintly in his ears even after he had closed the door and shut out the sound of the rain . |
| 14 | It is of no consequence once it is accepted that the God to serve humanity originated at the moment that life first became manifest , and combined with the material of the universe to start the long process of producing living creatures with the capacity to enjoy life and all that that involves . |
| 15 | Well certainly , you know , I think there there is work looking at the files that go through me , there is work for a second complaint examiner , because a lot of the files from investigators are actually fairly straightforward now |
| 16 | But North insisted at the hearings that not everybody had scorned it , and certainly it sounded plausible enough to O'Boyle ; it was a state secret , and he had been allowed to share it . |
| 17 | The courts look at the effect that costs will have on that person 's financial position and decide on the facts whether severe financial hardship will be suffered . |
| 18 | Yet an uneasy feeling had been steadily growing among the ten thousand workers employed at the plant that the benefits which Clasper 's militancy had achieved were illusory . |
| 19 | Hence the need to stress at the outset that Nizan 's adult development can be correctly understood only as a deep involvement in the communist party , a process of attraction-repulsion in which Nizan was both deeply committed to and deeply compromised by the party itself . |
| 20 | The Collector shuddered at the thought that he might have had to endure his own illness within those walls . |
| 21 | Silver pulled at the rope that held me , and turned his eyes upon me with a deadly look . |
| 22 | The leader announced at the beginning that complete freedom of speech was allowed but speeches must be kept short . |
| 23 | It was nerve-racking to remember Rosie 's shattering scream as the knife sprang from the bag and hit the floor , but the memory of her distress forced Rain to tug at the staples that secured the bag . |
| 24 | To me , he wrote on 10 February as follows , the invective being tempered by the desire expressed at the beginning that we should have in due course a prolonged tête-à-tête : |
| 25 | Like it is n't you know that the Eucharist , er the the the communion is very central to our worship and having had ten years working at the Navy that was an eye opener and deepening of my own spiritual awareness in the , as in the sanctity that I got , the sacrament and how other churches see it and er helped to create a very affirm , at the very centre of my own if you like , pilgrimage . |
| 26 | that neither angel nor devil came at the hour that he was dead . |
| 27 | Nunn stated at the time that the Defense Department , with its large budget for research and development , would be well suited to respond " to a new and different threat to our national security — the destruction of our environment " . |
| 28 | The show 's organisers bristle at the charge that political engagement , the current fad in US contemporary art museums , is just another nod towards a new decade 's fashion . |
| 29 | Gerstner said at the announcement that he sees ‘ no quick fix ’ to turning the company around — ‘ I have no idea how long it will take , ’ he said , adding that his first priority is to listen and learn from the IBM management team . |
| 30 | Gerstner said at the announcement that he sees ‘ no quick fix ’ to turning the company around — ‘ I have no idea how long it will take , ’ he said , adding that his first priority is to listen and learn from the IBM management team . |