Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun pl] at a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the shortening of the hole made more room for the crowds at a bottleneck . |
| 2 | Another of his tasks might be the gathering of voluntarily offered resources at the venue , whether it 's free baize for the tables at a church fête , free mineral water or food from a local business , or the offer of cars to transport guests . |
| 3 | After the approval for the names at a Branch Management meeting he dispatched the letters of invitation . |
| 4 | In a tactical retreat which largely quelled back-bench dissent , the President of the Board of Trade announced a two-year breathing space for the collieries at a cost of £500million in government subsidies . |
| 5 | Almost thirty years later , in January 1254 , when Henry III tried to tax the clergy through the prelates at a parliament or great council , he was reminded that the assent of representatives of all the clergy was necessary . |
| 6 | If signals are propagated through the circuits at a rate governed only by the delays in the circuits themselves , then we have an asynchronous computer . |
| 7 | A trustee ( other than the official receiver ) can be removed by resolution of the creditors at a meeting duly summoned of which proper notice specifying the purpose of the meeting has been given ( s 298(1) ) . |
| 8 | A committee member may be removed by resolution of the creditors at a meeting of which fourteen days ' notice has been given ( r 6.159 ) . |
| 9 | It all began in the summer of 1990 , when investigations by various groups , including the International Primate Protection League , led to the confiscation , of the orangs at a port in Taiwan . |
| 10 | ‘ A MAJOR drugs problem ? ’ mused one of the performers at a rock gig in the Britannia Hall a couple of weeks back . |
| 11 | Mr Nichol gave details of the plans at a conference on managing the NHS reforms organised by the National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts . |
| 12 | What is more insidious is the lack of guidance on the levels of accuracy to be expected or , where aggregate data are supplied ( for example , the sum or average of the values at a number of points over an area ) statements about the variability of these values within the area are exceptional . |
| 13 | She reached out for her glass and swallowed most of the contents at a gulp . |
| 14 | I hear her voice complaining of the ill-manners of the police at a road block . |
| 15 | ‘ That would have looked bad — you should never be one of the stragglers at a party . ’ |
| 16 | He was walking back — now he was coming past the bushes at a half-run . |
| 17 | A party can not , without the leave of the court , adduce evidence or rely on any document which has not been disclosed in accordance with the rules at a hearing or directions appointment ( FPCR , r17(3) ; FPR , r4.17(3) ) . |
| 18 | Thus Caesarius of Arles was accused by one of his own clergy of committing treason with the Burgundians at a time when they were ruled by the arian Gundobad . |
| 19 | DAREDEVIL Jose Rodriguez , 24 , ran with the bulls at a festival near Madrid last year and lost a testicle when he was badly gored . |
| 20 | The document expressed great concern that Wilson had been strongly pro-Israel when prime minister from 1964–70 and that his return to office would sour relations with the Arabs at a time when the international oil crisis was acute . |
| 21 | They got their chance to delve into the details at a news conference … but Chris Dean also got the chance to say how pleased he and Jayne are to be in the region and finally able to stay at home . |
| 22 | This emerges from the trees at a place where there was formerly a kiosk , from where an easy stroll leads past a swimming pool to the village . |
| 23 | He believes appointing Crerand was ‘ the second biggest mistake of my life , ’ and claims that the ex-Celt tried to pick a fight with him in the toilets at a function after Manchester United 's unsuccessful FA Cup Final against Southampton in 1976 and dismisses Crerand as a player who had a jealous envy of greater talents . |
| 24 | The aqueous solution was made fresh daily and used in the rats at a dose 10 times higher ( 50 µg/kg ) than that shown in separate experiments on these animals to reduce by 50% the platelet activating factor induced hypotension ( ID 5 =5 µg/kg ip ) . |
| 25 | Copies should appear in the shops at a price of 15 roubles . |
| 26 | There was little hope for political enlightenment in the provinces at a time when the number of literary centres and of those attending them fell to one-tenth of what they had risen to in 1921 . |
| 27 | Both booking and grand halls were decorated in Royal Doulton faience to a height of 7 ft. ; each had mosaic floors and balconies ran round the walls at a height of 30 ft . |
| 28 | The prizes , bookmarks awarded to the youngsters at a show attended by the Queen Mum , featured the flags of all the 16 NATO nations — and OURS was the only one wrong . |
| 29 | Some of the world 's finest vintage aircraft will be taking to the skies at a display this weekend . |
| 30 | Now we were ready to transport her carefully from our garage over to the buildings at a friend 's farm at Weston Underwood — yes , he flies microlights too ! ! ! |