Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [noun] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 THE revels that once took place at the New Year turned everything base over apex .
2 ‘ Melanie always had hysterics at the mere mention of motherhood .
3 This business was expanded by his son John Roberts , who also lent money at a vast interest rate to the tinners , who were traditionally improvident and poor .
4 By 1378 he had been described as master of all Wykeham 's masonry works at Bishop 's Waltham Palace , Hampshire , and also had charge at the episcopal manors of Highclere and Farnham , Surrey ( J. N. Hare in Archaeological Journal , vol. cxlv , 1988 , p. 239 ) .
5 Not that Uttley was allowed to completely forget his rugby past — also competing is fellow ‘ crumbly ’ Andy Ripley who , after taking the Ergo up in recent months , almost overtook Uttley at a recent head-to-head in a London gymnasium .
6 Thus the plaintiff would be obliged to show that he either bought/sold shares at an inflated/deflated price compared to what would have been the price , but for the defendant 's actions .
7 Not surprisingly influential Americans again showed impatience at the apparent inability of Britain to recover from the war .
8 The rest of the traders , however , again expressed shock/horror at the very idea and were usefully sententious with it .
9 The Portuguese officials said they would hear the appeal on 18 October and confirmed the appeal only involved the fine and not the ban , which actually took effect at the Spanish Grand Prix last Sunday .
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