Example sentences of "[verb] at the [adj] [noun sg] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It displays the extraordinary virtuosity which this scheme encourages , but has at the same time great sculptural power . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The Guidelines issued to schools make reference to the SCOTVEC Module ( ‘ The Road User ’ which is targeted at the 16–18 year old age group . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Family Membership ( £10.50 ) covers two adults and any number of children living at the same address this new category needs to be publicised . |
| 9 | decided at the last minute last night to have the weekend off cos things were going alright . |
| 10 | 4.11 If it is essential that money be delivered to clients in their own homes , this must be sanctioned by the line manager and , where possible , should not be done at the same time each week . |
| 11 | The porter fell to his knees and began to scrabble at the soft soil next to the wooden scaffold pole . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | If fed at the same time each day the fish will quickly learn to recognise their owners as a source of food and rise to the surface to be fed . |
| 14 | 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 ) . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | But look at the three vanguard social reforms through the eyes of a Conservative MP defending a small majority , and you will see naught for his comfort . |
| 17 | We will look at the simple case first and follow it with these more recent arguments . |
| 18 | Could we also look at the actual time that 's on crossing signals . |
| 19 | Let us look at the first problem first . |
| 20 | Burton arrived at the first rehearsal word-perfect and with the part already sewn on him like a skin . |
| 21 | 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 ) . |
| 22 | A similar incident had occurred at the same spot ten days earlier , though nobody was hurt then . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The new Civil Code tried to adjust this anomaly by laying down that the right of ownership should lapse at the same time that the right of revendication lapses . |
| 25 | He lost by 2,412 votes but returned to win at the General Election three months later with a majority of over 3,000 . |
| 26 | But now the club have found that on applying for renewal of permission to play at the same venue next season , the pitch has already been allocated . |
| 27 | should remain as published in the original documents , and were surprised at the proposed changes raised at the eleventh hour prior to a public enquiry , in September nineteen ninety two . |
| 28 | The exhibition opens at the National Gallery 2 May and continues until 15 August . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |