Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] [verb] at the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 And in nineteen twenty er strike going at the present day there was what we called the soup kitchens .
2 Rostov 's lips twitched at the new interpretation of his son 's name .
3 Yuan 's eyes flickered at the vocative title ‘ sei-sen ’ — ‘ sword bearer ’ .
4 The BLX-80 is their latest : an ‘ entry level ’ 80 watt 1x10 combo aimed at the small pub or club gig and rehearsal situation .
5 Neil Kinnock has again declined an invitation to brief the media 's industry hacks at the Labour party conference .
6 INVITING Mussolini 's grand-daughter to speak at the Tory Party conference has caused outrage .
7 Now , as she wearily trailed behind him into the main living-room , Laura 's nose wrinkled at the musty , stale atmosphere of the room .
8 As CPRW 's Director emphasised at the recent Euro-conference on Sustainability in Cardiff , we now have ‘ historic opportunities ’ to plan a sustainable society and to ‘ avoid the mistakes of the past ’ .
9 Hampshire captured its first ever county title when its men 's team triumphed at the recent LTA Winter Indoor County Closed Championships at Telford .
10 She could see her father , foolish in his pride , and the rich gentleman of her mother 's imagination laughing at the poor Durbeyfield family .
11 Because of the interest Colt 's guns aroused at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London , commissioners were sent to the New York Industrial Exhibition of 1854 .
12 See one of Shakespeare 's plays performed at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre , stroll by the River , and browse around the delightful shops .
13 As Worrell 's career came at the same period , the stature he acquired both as a man and a leader gave added impetus and credibility to the black independence movement , especially as cricket is such an important part of Caribbean life .
14 Ace was at the front of the vehicle , using Daak 's chainsword to hack at the metal-plated skirt .
15 Roberto 's shot came at the 16th .
16 Isabel 's brain reeled at the abrupt statement .
17 The second major problem with Comte 's positivism lies at the other end of his hierarchy , at the level of the social .
18 MASSIMO AMBUCETTI/AP Vested interest : AC Milan 's Demetrio Albertini tries to slow down English midfielder Paul Gascoigne of Lazio in the Italian Serie A match at the Olympic Stadium in Rome yesterday
19 He has not visited the cliff , but questions the Frenchman 's ability to climb at the highest levels .
20 Maguire 's tee shot at the 161-yard second clattered into the trees behind the green .
21 One of Sam 's daughters knocked at the front door until a key landed at her feet , dropped painfully from a bedroom window .
22 Margaret 's mother worked at the new Black Cat cigarette factory out in Harlow and her father still worked in Lyons bakery .
23 In both the pairs and fours Scotland 's interest ended at the semi-final stages .
24 As they went down the steps , Sigarup 's face contorted at the sudden jarring movements .
25 The shopping facilities of Beverley are only nine miles to the east and the M62 motorway starts at the western end of the village .
26 Erm Mary indicated at the last executive that she wants to retire from C H C and she would like Pauline to take her place , have you an nomina , a nominee from here ?
27 The pale round blobs of the humans ' faces appeared at the dusty windows of the shed .
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