Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] at the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Upon recovery from the overdose , Charles said he had not cared whether he lived or died at the time of taking the tablets , but wanted to show Ann how desperate he was feeling . |
| 2 | A final analysis problem that we will consider is that mentioned at the end of Chapter 8 — how to deal with syllabic consonants . |
| 3 | Slowly the stillness rose in a tide that lapped at the rage within her ; her breathing steadied . |
| 4 | In the last couple of years , Paul Merton has emerged from a tidal wave of British comic talent , that swelled at the beginning of the Eighties and continues to rain all around us , and has done so on a laugh raft all of his own . |
| 5 | Doyle indicated the tall building , just visible behind the scattered beech and ash trees that clustered at the bottom of every garden , and along the small roadways . |
| 6 | The remaining commercial reserves figure is that estimated at the end of the year plus the production during the year . |
| 7 | Her conscious mind did n't even register it , nor the weeds of blue awareness that tangled at the edge of her mind . |
| 8 | The plateau we crossed before the final pyramid was hostile , the snow wind-beaten to a hard , glittering crust that squeaked at the approach of our boots and then gave a satisfying crunch as we went through it . |
| 9 | Hannah Hauxwell 's somewhat late introduction to the benefits of modern civilization , such as water that arrived at the turn of a tap , central heating , shops just a few yards away , even a telephone ( the number is ex-directory or it would never stop ) , clearly created a revolution in her life Her financial situation also improved dramatically with a tidy amount left from the sale of Low Birk Hatt to invest , and substantial sums from the royalties of her best-selling book . |
| 10 | Increased Soviet Jewish immigration to Israel that began at the end of 1989 placed a major obstacle in the way of improved relations between Israel and the Soviet Union . |
| 11 | The amount of surplus ACT included in the claim must be capable of being determined by reference to circumstances that existed at the time of the claim ( see Proctor & Gamble Ltd v Taylerson ( 1990 ) STC 624 ) . |
| 12 | On Aug. 23 the Minister of Home Affairs , S. B. Chavan , presented a bill to the Lok Sabha ( lower house of parliament ) which sought to prohibit the conversion of any place of worship that existed at the time of India 's independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 . |
| 13 | In this chapter , I have tried to assess the provisions of WFP in the light of the financial management agenda that existed at the end of 1988. 1 have endeavoured to look at the principles behind its proposals , rather than the detailed systems requirements necessary to make them work . |
| 14 | His strong face , lined by age and illness , framed a pair of kindly eyes that softened at the sight of her . |
| 15 | Meanwhile his father , his voice reverberating in a way that hinted at the extent of the invisible spaces about them , told him about the tunnel , when it was opened and how long it was and how deep below the surface . |
| 16 | The path was built to serve an observatory that functioned at the top of the Ben at the turn of the century . |
| 17 | But she had a better way of relaxing the tightness that started at the back of her neck and spread across the crown of her head than attempting sleep . |
| 18 | In a career that started at the age of seven in top hat and tails , she brought her superb soprano voice to both shows and especially concerts , often sharing the platform with nationally known Opera singers . |
| 19 | They achieved this by combining two different methods : a longitudinal study , following the same children for four years from before they were able in read until they had been at school for two or three years ; and a training programme that looked at the effect of giving pre-school children specific training in categorising sounds . |
| 20 | Stone House is the silent grave of an active industry that died at the turn of the present century . |
| 21 | But the model of management that lay at the heart of this strategy was narrow , both in its conception of what makes the management of public services distinctive and in the lessons it chose to draw from the business world . |
| 22 | Keynes summarized the fallacy that lay at the heart of the classical theory of labour market adjustment : |
| 23 | The source of the light was a tiny phosphorescent ball , hot to the touch , that lay at the foot of the rungs . |
| 24 | I was a member of the thousand-voice choir that sang at the opening of the Gladstone Dock in April , 1913 . |
| 25 | Outside , the garden was empty ; but Ruth found Adam where she 'd expected , under the big chestnut tree that grew at the end of the lane . |
| 26 | She felt her feet trailing through the weeds that grew at the side of the track , nettles and thistles tearing her skin as she was dragged through them at high speed . |
| 27 | Everything she hated was white : that slice of custard just now ; these little stones hard as sugared almonds at a christening ; the cones of rice , curly as white hyacinths , floating in a sea of whipped egg white , that they had as a supper treat ; the damask of the tablecloth that her sweaty palms would soil ; the chilly marble of the fireplace in the white salon ; the glistening pearls of tapioca that lurked at the bottom of soup . |
| 28 | She knew there were things she should be trying to sort out in her life , but she did n't want to face up to certain ideas that lurked at the back of her mind . |
| 29 | Marian made a bed of dry bracken for Hugh while Allen lit a fire and fetched water from a brook that ran at the foot of the bank on its way to swell the nightmare of the Swamp . |
| 30 | Marian made a bed of dry bracken for Hugh while Allen lit a fire and fetched water from a brook that ran at the foot of the bank on its way to swell the nightmare of the Swamp . |