Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] the [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The babe at the christening has no more say in the proceedings at the christening than does the deceased at the burial , except that in this latter case , instructions in the deceased person 's will can be used to influence the form of burial . |
| 2 | ( He snatches a dagger from the PLAYER 's belt and holds the point at the PLAYER 's throat : the PLAYER backs and GUIL advances , speaking more quietly . ) |
| 3 | It has a width of 1th″ ( 4.23cm ) at the nut and joins the body at the 14th fret . |
| 4 | DEBATING POINT Good presentation points to and highlights the message at the heart . |
| 5 | There 's sort of brushes under the car so when it goes round it sweeps and washes the floor at the same time . |
| 6 | [ That this House condemns British Coal for its closure of the Coventry Colliery at Keresely with the loss of 1,300 jobs , completed in a mere 13 days from the announcement of the decision to the working of the last shift ; believes that the pit is not abandoned but mothballed with 40 million tonnes of good quality reserves of medium sulphur content which will be kept on a care and maintenance basis until a link-up is organised by a privatised Daw Mill Colliery should the Government be re-elected ; condemns British Coal 's refusal to attend two meetings of local authority and parish councillors , local honourable Members of this House and church representatives and notes the absence at the meetings of 24th October and 11th November of the local Tory honourable Members ; and calls for a public inquiry into the methods of the closure and the false economics which talk of losses ' yet fail to take into account the future cost to public funds of lost production and taxes paid , and of dole and unemployment payments to be made . ] |