Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] a [noun sg] at the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I have been told that ‘ Quickstep ’ was a dancer and possibly an MC at the Grafton Rooms , ’ adds Tricia , who is research co-ordinator , Leverhulme Project , Institute of Popular Music , at the University .
2 There were probably a number of them in Britain , but they must have left very little archaeological trace , needing only a flat piece of ground , probably outside the towns , marked out with wood rails and probably a stand at the finishing post for the local dignitaries and wealthy citizens .
3 Alex Goldfarb , executive director of the ISF and formerly a biochemist at the Engelhardt Institute in Moscow , sees the gap between the number of applicants and the number of eligible scientists as a sign that many of his colleagues have left the country for greener pastures in the West or have taken up another occupation .
4 Alright , erm , well I remember how do I get a sub-title and then a total at the bottom ?
5 And never a cigar at the end because there never was , quite , an end .
6 MacTaggart and Mickels 's showpiece , Broom Estate in Newton Mearns , included bungalows with loggias , a word unfamiliar to Glaswegians in general , but obviously a bargain at the price .
7 While still a recruit at the Hendon police training centre , he began receiving notes that said ‘ Nigger go home ’ — on the kind of paper that only his fellow recruits were using … .
8 Corbett nodded and was going to pursue the matter further when suddenly a commotion at the far end of the table drew all eyes and silenced the clamour in the hall .
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