Example sentences of "[noun] the [noun sg] [vb past] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to separate a lunar effect the team looked at the lunar day , the position of the Moon . |
| 2 | The doctor had told the boy to leave and get his father , but on their return the doctor appeared at the door of the hut and handed the boy 's father a baby girl wrapped in his wife 's shawl . |
| 3 | Gerard the butler sat at the head of the table , facing Mrs James , the cook , while the two maids , Jane and Sarah , sat beside her . |
| 4 | As he waved the weapon the alsatian leapt at the man and bit his hand . |
| 5 | After staring at it for a minute the client pointed at the picture and exclaimed angrily , " I do n't like that bean . " |
| 6 | Late one night the telephone rang at the 24-hour office of a business travel company in London . |
| 7 | I have undertaken a lot of work with bereaved people which after a while could reach profound levels , but the first stage ( which sometimes seemed neverending ) was the misery the person felt at the loss of a household object or a pet bird . |
| 8 | Other ears heard the transmission , so by the time the force arrived at the target it was covered by a very effective smokescreen . |
| 9 | It is important at this point to have in view the position reached at the beginning of the 1970s by the validation procedures of the CNAA , the procedures of the colleges and polytechnics themselves , and the issue of institutional ‘ autonomy ’ or ‘ independence ’ . |