Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [noun pl] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often they are left unused for years at a time , except , that is , for all those informal human activities , like adventure play , gypsy encampments , bonfires , dumping rubbish , and grazing goats , that are not allowed where the grass is mown and the trees are carefully planted . |
| 2 | Switching is possible between classes at no dealing cost . |
| 3 | It might make it easier for girls at the foreclosure stage to accept science so recruitment might increase . |
| 4 | Whereas in Northumberland it rarely lasted for a whole day and almost never appeared on consecutive days , in London and Surrey it seemed to shine uninterrupted for weeks at a time . |
| 5 | The locals find they must leave , while houses in their village remain locked and empty for months at a time . |
| 6 | Difficulties determining whether or not the gall bladder was clear of stones were encountered ; indeed , four patients were thought to be free of stones at the end of the procedure only to have fragments found on the 10th day . |
| 7 | I think it 's not , I think it 's very immoral to , to tie in these sort of junk foods or poor nutritious substances with something that 's very popular among children at the moment . |
| 8 | Buster bought a very old and very large American motor car — I believe the price was £10 and , being probably one of the poorest of apprentices at the time , I had a 10 share in this syndicate . |
| 9 | President Guillermo Endara ended on March 13 a 13-day hunger strike which he had reportedly undertaken in solidarity with the most needy of Panamanians at a time of severe economic crisis . |
| 10 | I intend speedily to provide a Quantity of Hysteric Drops , being apprehensive of Fits at the Sound of the Post-horn . |
| 11 | Nothing inadequate about his physical acting but his voice was his asset , the driest , most pungent of sherries at the command , so often , of Shakespeare 's verse , utterly lacking the fruitiness and histrionics of so many over-tired classical actors of his generation . |
| 12 | During the early twentieth century and increasingly during the inter-war years the ideology of motherhood was reinforced legislatively by the marriage bar , which was applied chiefly to professional women and which served firmly to delineate the world of married women from that of men at a time when it was becoming widely acceptable for single middle class girls and women to go out to work . |
| 13 | Though a particular district might remain untouched for years at a time , there was always disease somewhere on the island . |
| 14 | ( 9 ) Sometimes the amount payable for chattels at the property may be separately set out , particularly if the price of the property is close to the current stamp duty threshold . |
| 15 | Pinch points or gateways may be formed by the placement of vertical elements such as trees at a point where the carriageway is artificially narrowed ( Figure 5.8 ) . |
| 16 | The spinning streamers of fog trawled for sunlight that would n't be here for a while , and the snow had piled the purest of pillows at the foot of an ice-cliff . |
| 17 | To be one of only a handful of boys among hundreds of girls at a feis ( a competition ) was the surest way of pulling girls I ever saw . |
| 18 | Goldfish , for instance , lay hundreds of eggs at a time , but give them no parental care at all . |
| 19 | They 'll be storing hundreds of vehicles at the site and using the 700 acres for military exercise . |
| 20 | He had been Sam 's best customer during his vacation , had spent a few pounds on skates and cycles , and had in fact hired these for days at a time . |
| 21 | The perforated slatting is ideal for kitchens at the front of the house ( or overlooking the garden ) as it allows privacy , conceals work areas , yet allows a view of the outside — the garden , the horizon , or just the weather ! |
| 22 | In any well-run firm the agreement will not be allowed to remain under lock and key unlooked at and unconsidered for years at a time . |
| 23 | This is particularly likely with radiators at the top of the system . |
| 24 | You will be paid monthly in arrears at the rate of per annum . |
| 25 | If it is at all possible a teacher should preview the place to be visited , though this may not always be possible with places at a distance . |
| 26 | Bedsitter accommodation was eventually provided but in the course of the investigation by the social work department it was discovered that in addition to Jim 's persistent truancy , he was also staying away from home , sleeping rough for days at a time . |
| 27 | The eggs of most species are small , and although they do not contain a large supply of nutrients they remain viable for years at a time , mainly because the tiny embryo is in a resting state . |
| 28 | As fighting on board goes first one way and then the other , the captain strikes Thomas Fox to death with a belaying pin in an access of rage because the boy , genuinely unaware of the seamen 's plotting and almost insensible after hours at the masthead in icy weather , does not give him the names of the conspirators . |
| 29 | When ARCO tired of losses at The Observer , Tiny Rowland 's Lonrho , already owner of a Glasgow daily , bought it . |
| 30 | You see , Father , ’ Corbett continued , ‘ some time ago Monsieur de Craon tried to gain access to Godstowe and was refused , so he looked around for someone to keep him appraised of developments at the priory , particularly Lady Eleanor 's movements . |