Example sentences of "[adj] at the [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | and all this at the worst point of the war . |
| 2 | We gained in confidence as we pressed on , until suddenly we broke through on to the cliff-top at the other side of the island . |
| 3 | In the classified columns of the same newspapers advertisements for the return of runaway apprentices testify as much to harsh treatment as they do to the restlessness of youth , resentful at the constraining nature of apprenticeship . |
| 4 | However , Ada had made it clear at the first round of talks that the commission had no power to negotiate changes , which had to be approved by referendum . |
| 5 | Both tend to be high at the northern edge of the pack ice , over continental and island shelves where turbulence brings fresh resources to the surface , and at boundaries between water masses . |
| 6 | The Commercial Agricultural loans were made in 1985 at the high point of US aid when some $683,000,000 was deposited with state banks . |
| 7 | Finally , the gap between coverage of the Conservative and Labour Parties widens as the ladder of parliamentary status is ascended , being quite marked at the Prime Minister/Leader of the Opposition level ; Blumler found this a cause for some concern . |
| 8 | A mechanical wound was produced by crushing an area of 1cm 2 at the distal end of the cotyledon of a tomato seedling at the stage of development shown in Fig. 1 a , followed immediately by crushing a similar area on the proximal side of the first wound . |
| 9 | The tour in question is expected to begin in the summer of 1993 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington , D.C. , and then travel to Tokyo and Paris , if the Orphans Court of Montgomery County , Pennsylvania , allows the Barnes Foundation to override the indenture to benefactor Albert C. Barnes 's will that prohibits the loan of any works from the eccentric millionaire 's collection . |
| 10 | The eighth London Original Print Fair will take place from 25 to 28 February 1993 at the Royal Academy of Arts , London . |
| 11 | A sluice gate was installed up the hill where the water that would create our power was diverted from the Meloch into the millpond , and another at the other end of the pond above the terraces at the back of Melin Cottage . |
| 12 | Lin Foh had opened his letter and stopped , staring perplexed at the blank sheet of paper that was inside it . |
| 13 | Chapter 12 on school worship will take up this point , and discuss the possibility of overcoming the unfortunate dichotomy between Christian or multi-faith at the practical point of assemblies . |
| 14 | It was supremely indifferent , but , even as it burned into her like acid , her fingers were plunging into the midnight darkness of his hair as she invited his kiss again , the tumult of his mouth on hers and in it already a necessity , wildness running in her veins , the heavy aching beat of desire unchecked at the deep core of her womanhood . |
| 15 | Proceedings initiated by Finland in July 1991 at the International Court of Justice were formally discontinued on Sept. 10 , removing what had been seen as an irritant in Nordic co-operation . |
| 16 | The Arab masses , indignant at the western humiliation of Saddam Hussein , were expected to rise up against their pro-western leaders . |
| 17 | These fees which are PAYABLE at the FIRST MEETING of each year cover the Four meetings held during the year and MUST be paid whether attended or not . |
| 18 | Moreover , answers for small loans were concentrated very much at the short-repayment-period end of the scale , while answers for large loans were spread more evenly across the whole range of options from 6 to 36 months . |
| 19 | Prison Channing Wood was informed that , following consultations with the trial judge and Lord Lane C.J. , the Secretary of State had decided that the first review of his case by the local review committee would be in April 1995 at the nine-year point of his sentence . |
| 20 | He was particularly alarmed at the possible cost of the block plan scheme , and wished to know : |
| 21 | The new war led in turn to a breach with France , and during 1740 the British government became seriously alarmed at the simultaneous assembling of a French fleet at Brest and a Spanish one at Ferrol [ or El Ferrol ] , Spain 's chief Atlantic base , 12 miles [ 21 km ] north-east of Corunna . |
| 22 | Sonny , alarmed at the deathly pallor of his half-sister 's face , had jumped into the trap and had driven furiously to the village for the doctor . |
| 23 | ‘ I could n't ; I should die of fright , ’ Claudia said , alarmed at the very thought of walking on stage in full view of an audience . |
| 24 | When he made what may be argued were his next intellectually significant appearances , in 1923 at the Peasant International and in 1924 at the Fifth Congress of the Communist International , he had moved on from the French Communist Party and was now accepted in Russia as a revolutionary of considerable promise . |
| 25 | Both the P-E Inbucon annual survey of executive salaries , and the much smaller Jonathan Wren city salary survey , confirm that salary increases have been bigger at the top end of business and the City than at the bottom . |
| 26 | If I may just refer you sir to er my appendix which it actually the last page of your papers erm er if you see on it is actually page numbered thirty one and it 's paragraph thirteen thirty six at the very back of the papers . |
| 27 | She was a loving mother , tall and thin and delighted at the social success of ‘ Captain ’ Masters , the polite way the bank manager doffed his hat to her , and that she was not the only mother who was sending her son to Oxford . |
| 28 | On each occasion I felt that insufficient effort had been made by the surgical teams to decide on the capacity to give informed consent , and I was dismayed at the immediate assumption of incapacity because the patient had been sectioned . |
| 29 | He spent long hours in the House of Commons and he was skilful at the quiet conduct of minor business . |
| 30 | She could tell by the insignia of his uniform that he did n't belong to the regiment billeted at the Hall whose tents were visible at the far end of the park when she cycled up to the house . |