Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] at the [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | six is my number , then numbers five , one , three , three another double number , I 've got erm , in my car at the moment its three , 'C' , 'G' , |
| 2 | Clearly er my recollection at the time there was great concern and it can and it 's it 's it 's arguably reflected in the public response , about creating a new road passing between Harrogate and Knaresborough . |
| 3 | should we , should we look at say the first Friday after the middle of January , something of that sort , I , I have n't got a calendar on my desk at the moment I 'm afraid , but erm |
| 4 | In all my years at the club I can not remember such a sensational line up of prizes as are on offer here . |
| 5 | As I was quite unable to organise the shop myself and continue with my studies at the university I quickly came to the conclusion that I would have to appoint a temporary manager . |
| 6 | ‘ If you 'd prefer to not risk my efforts at the barbecue I can easily set off for home right now . |
| 7 | If Rune had n't insisted on her presence at the presentation she would still be in England . |
| 8 | There is no doubt that the great majority of senior staff in polytechnics would prefer much greater freedom from their local authorities , hence their support of Model B in the 1981 Green Paper and their disappointment at the form which the National Advisory Body has taken . |
| 9 | Though , doubtless , man has always been a jackdaw , a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles , the recognition of ephemera as a legitimate and respectable sphere of collecting is a comparatively modern phenomenon , its devotees now having their own Society and special sales organised by reputable auctioneers who not long ago would have looked down their noses at the trivia they are now , in the name of Mammon , glad to catalogue . |
| 10 | Sometimes the horse stretches out its neck at the horse it is trying to warn off and tosses its head up and down at it in a threatening manner . |
| 11 | Both made their error at the treble which was by far the most troublesome obstacle . |
| 12 | Seeing Aunt Sarah so unusually ill and helpless , Ruth was filled with grief for her sake at the news she had brought . |
| 13 | Even from her place at the desk she could read the gold lettering on the frame . |
| 14 | If she could have admitted her folly at the beginning it would have been all right , but the longer it went on the harder it became . |
| 15 | He put the holdall on the table then moved behind her chair to look over her shoulder at the entry she was underlining with a fingernail . |
| 16 | She shared their hurt at the way they were sometimes treated , and was angered by the restrictions that were placed on them . |
| 17 | All the seats had been taken , but once Myeloski had waved his warrant-card at the ticket-desk they had been given seats . |
| 18 | Quiss narrowed his eyes at the pupil which seemed to be looking at him . |
| 19 | ‘ You wanted to talk about something , I believe , ’ she said , her voice as smooth as cream , and something leapt to life in his eyes at the confidence she was showing . |
| 20 | Now , he does n't say anything about penis envy in , in putting that forward and I do n't know whether penis envy was in his mind at the time he wrote those words and even if I asked him today , he probably would n't admit it . |
| 21 | South-west of Brussels , in the village of Braine-le-Comte , His Royal Highness the Prince William , Prince of Orange , heir to the throne of the Netherlands , and Duke , Earl , Lord , Stadtholder , Margrave and Count of more towns and provinces than even he could remember , leaned forward in his chair , fixed his gaze at the mirror which stood on the dressing-table and , with exquisite care , squeezed a blackhead on his chin . |
| 22 | When Farmer Giles of Ham fires his blunderbuss at the giant he hits him ‘ by luck ’ , indeed ‘ by chance and no choice of the farmer 's ’ : thoughts of the Valar enter no one 's mind . |
| 23 | There was only one person in his life at the moment who rang bells with such commanding force . |
| 24 | Four months later , Mr Mellor , then part of the Government 's Treasury team , wrote expressing his concern at the amount he still owed . |
| 25 | He remembered that ghastly hunt across the fields at Woodstock and bit his lip at the despair he felt . |
| 26 | Here is an American artist writing about his dismay at the work he saw at Paris in 1831 : |
| 27 | If we look at erm your , your income at the moment we 're looking in the region of take home pay of , of nineteen |
| 28 | We have a tea lady on our books at the moment who had to leave the hospital where she was working because of present retirement rules . |
| 29 | If you are receiving Housing Benefit help with your rent at the moment there is no need for you to make a further claim for help with the Poll Tax . |
| 30 | Our prospective visitor bowed to the inevitable and wrote to us : ‘ Owing to procedure for obtaining a visa usually taking a long time it seems impossible to start our work at the date you suggested . |