Example sentences of "[conj] a [adj] [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will he re-emphasise that at the end of the day the document is all about contracting out to produce as good a service at less cost or a better service at the same price ? |
| 2 | Indeed you can visit the house where he was born , see one of his plays at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre , or a contemporary performance at the Swan Theatre , see an exhibition of his life and times at the Shakespeare Centre and visit the picturesque home of his wife , Anne Hathaway . |
| 3 | Rotting in prison for the best part of his life , or a dishonourable death at the end of a rope . |
| 4 | Although a 10-day strike at the Centromin mines in Peru caused the biggest weekly fall on record in zinc stocks in January 1990 , the price of high grade zinc rose by only US$15 a tonne to $1,292 . |
| 5 | Some people thought that a wider look at the problem may provide some answers . |
| 6 | The action followed the discovery that a former patient at the hospital had contracted hepatitis B. The patient was now recovering . |
| 7 | It has been suggested that a hot layer at the core-mantle boundary , generated by convection in the mobile outer core , produces a circulating system extending up through the entire mantle ( Fig. 2.17(C) ) . |
| 8 | of industrialists believed that a Labour victory at the next election would be bad for the economy ? |
| 9 | The explanation might be that a probable leak at the tight junction is relative , allowing only small molecules to pass into the intercellular space . |
| 10 | They knew that there was nothing more off-putting for a woman that a romantic encounter at the cinema holding hands with a large dollop of Castrol GTX . |
| 11 | She informed me that a double room at the front was available , though I was welcome to it for the price of a single . |
| 12 | The intersegmental membrane does not permit diffusion , so that a high concentration at the front end of one segment is maintained close to a low concentration at the back of the segment in front . |
| 13 | Joan has worked very hard and conscientiously during her term of office but she feels that a fresh look at the job through a new treasurer in 1987 can only be of benefit to the Society . |
| 14 | Our lifestyles dictate that a weekly shop at the local supermarket will suffice , and therefore supplies must last until the next excursion . |
| 15 | When Wales lost to Bridgend 10 days ago , home supporters , who would now like nothing better than a Test-match miracle at the Arms Park on 4 November , taunted the beaten team with chants of ‘ Easy ’ . |
| 16 | Characters casting more than a cursory glance at the extremely distressing scenes here must make a WP test to avoid gaining an Insanity Point . |
| 17 | A warning light on the dashboard heralded a thrown alternator belt , which took no more than a swift shop at the courteous and enthusiastic Vauxhall dealer Ryedale Garages of Kirkbymoorside to replace the offending item for just £4 . |
| 18 | JANSHER KHAN , who won back the world title here on Saturday , is in danger of losing some or all of his $15,000 ( £9,500 ) prize money this week , for failing to make more than a brief appearance at the official dinner afterwards . |
| 19 | An honourable offer from Covent Garden or Glyndebourne for a worthy artistic venture is acceptable , but ‘ if I have a feeling that someone 's dreaming of going to a small provincial European theatre because they 're offered 1,000 dollars and they think it 's more important than a whole season at the Kirov , I am so angry and upset that I am absolutely confident when I say do n't come back . |
| 20 | I was now approaching the eighth green , a plateau with four deep bunkers cut into the face and sides and a pronounced slope at the back if you overshot . |
| 21 | However , she just has to pick up the phone and a friendly voice at The Wool Shop is always there to help . |
| 22 | But evaluation calls for more particular consideration and a closer look at the cultural differences between the domain of disciplines concerned with language and learning and the domain of the subject of language as it appears on the curriculum . |
| 23 | And a former manager at the company hopes the racing industry will rally round . |
| 24 | In most cases the ileoanal anastomosis lies at the top of the anal columns and hence the anal transition zone is retained ; however , in patients with polyposis we usually perform a mucosectomy and a sutured anastomosis at the denate line . |
| 25 | Worthington 's optimism has been heightened by the emergence of a bright new star in Michael Hughes , the first true successor to Pat Jennings in Tommy Wright and a young colossus at the back in Gerry Taggart . |
| 26 | Clogau Gold Mines plc and a private venture at the Gwynffynydd Gold Mine carried out exploration and development work in the Dolgellau area of North Wales . |
| 27 | Lowe , who loves playing with figures , did some research and estimated sales could reach as many as 400,000 — more than the FT where he worked , and a respectable figure at the quality end of Fleet Street . |
| 28 | Biya also appointed an additional Secretary of State at the Finance Ministry ( Roger Tshoungi , the former director of economic and financial controls ) , and a second Minister at the Presidency in charge of Special Missions ( Emmanuel Zoa Oloa , a former holder of this post and the incumbent Deputy Secretary-General at the Presidency ) . |
| 29 | ‘ Give him a round tale and a round figure at the end . ’ |
| 30 | Laura moved round to the side of the kiln — it was a roughly built cube of fire-bricks the colour of pale sand , with a bricked-up Norman door-arch on one side and a narrow throat at the rear which led to a tall , cast-iron stovepipe wired for support to the studio wall and a bough of a late-flowering cherry tree across the yard . |