Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb past] at the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These decisions , supported respectively by 23 and 32 countries , provoked a walkout by the Dutch delegate , who complained that they exemplified the lack of consideration of the larger EC members for the smaller member countries , and that the outcome of the voting had been " deviously stage-managed " to present a fait accompli based on an Anglo-French deal reached at the IMF Group of 7 meeting on May 6 [ see p. 37474 ] . |
| 2 | A month long exhibition opened at the Hackney Museum , featuring historical and multi-cultural garments , machinery and technology , with a special focus on local history and people in the industry . |
| 3 | Meanwhile other details about the plans of NIREX , Britain 's new nuclear-waste authority , to dispose of nuclear waste emerged at the Sizewell inquiry itself this week . |
| 4 | Eventually , just before 2 p.m. , a small delegation arrived at the Elephant and Castle seeking clarification of what would be on offer . |
| 5 | In 1913 , 150,000 tons of unrefined sugar arrived at the Nord stations , 85 per cent of it at La Chapelle-Charbons . |
| 6 | But Neath 's recent revival continued at the Gnoll when they ran in six tries and effectively ended Bridgend 's hopes of winning the Division One title . |
| 7 | A final triumph came at the Paris exhibition of 1878 , where he and ( Sir ) Arthur Sullivan [ q.v. ] organized the British musical element , and Leslie 's choir won first prize in the international choral competition . |
| 8 | The terrifying blast erupted at the Hickson and Welch chemical works near Castleford rugby league ground at 1.20pm yesterday . |
| 9 | By the time that the Futurist exhibition opened at the Galerie Bernheim in February of the following year , Boccioni had reworked his States of Mind , a series of paintings which he felt held the key to a new range of subject-matter in painting , and Carrà and Russolo had abandoned or reworked some of their largest pre-Parisian canvases . |
| 10 | In June 1959 , however , the last performance occurred at the Chiswick Empire which was then pulled down and the site redeveloped as a tower office block , originally named ‘ Empire House ’ , but later that name did not prove acceptable to some local government officials , who considered that the name smacked of imperialism , so the block now has only numbers in Chiswick High Road . |