Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] [vb past] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | was the defendants solicitors , the parties during nineteen ninety one , the two solicitors , had dealt with the question of costs and er perfectly normal way , the plaintiffs have their costs , drafted by er cost draughtsman , I understand that in-house draughtsman and erm they produced to Mr a bill for costs , er Mr looked at the bill and met counter proposals and he suggested other figures , erm , figures in the region of forty two thousand pounds , forty seven and fifty thousand pounds for the plaintiffs costs , the correspondence indicates that Mr then , now put forward what with respect seems to be entirely sensible suggestion that er really it would not be sensible to proceed with having the cost taxed , he said he did n't foresee any real difficulty in getting them to agree the costs and that er the common sense thing in the interest of all parties was to see if they could reach an overall , settlement er determining all the matters in dispute , effectively this would be what was to be done in respect of the surgery premises , there was I think , there is reference in accounted to another sec another premises as well which apparently were lease , er but are now formed part of the negotiations and er negotiations continued between the parties during nineteen ninety two , by the end of nineteen ninety two the negotiations were beginning to run into difficulties , the plaintiffs were beginning to put forward non negotiable final offers and er the result unfortunately was that in apparently nineteen ninety three the er negotiations into that broke down . |
| 2 | Meanwhile C. and Miss T. 's sister arrived at the hospital , as did Miss T. 's mother . |
| 3 | The snake 's skin trembled at the movement in the air . |
| 4 | As Valence obeyed , the paraplegic 's fingers clawed at the air , as though inscribing some complex , arcane pattern . |
| 5 | Only the nucleus of Jacob Brailey 's gang remained at the camp on the fringe of the Wychwood Forest . |
| 6 | The sizzling of the water in the kettle had masked the sound of Maurice 's footsteps and Charlotte 's heart lurched at the realization that he was standing next to her , so close she could imagine he had read her thoughts . |
| 7 | Belinda 's heart thudded at the sound of his name , and it seemed like much longer than a day since she had last seen him . |
| 8 | Leonora 's heart sank at the prospect of a whole fortnight without him , and as if scenting victory Penry moved closer , his long forefinger caressing her drooping lower lip . |
| 9 | Maggie 's heart leapt at the request . |
| 10 | The McGuire et al 's study looked at the medication regimen of a group of patients on admission and on discharge . |
| 11 | Billy 's eyes stared at the wad in disbelief . |
| 12 | Auguste 's eyes misted at the sound and sight of the lovely Araminta , Multhrop 's eighteen-year-old daughter , rustling down the staircase in a delightful froufrou of petticoats , her large blue eyes fixed on her father , but well aware of every male in sight . |
| 13 | Rachel 's eyes flashed at the tone of his voice , particularly the way he said ‘ beloved ’ with a sting , a subtle edge of sarcasm and a look of hard distaste on his face . |
| 14 | Patsy 's eyes shone at the excitement . |
| 15 | The road-sweeper 's eyes shone at the wonder of it all , and then he went on . |
| 16 | The Peasant 's Revolt ended at the Tower of London . |
| 17 | Anne 's daddy looked at the mistletoe in the apple-tree when they reached Sundial Cottage and then went in with the three Brownies to see Miss Miggs . |
| 18 | And last night it was revealed that the murdered child 's body lay at the scene for over four hours because of fears of another blast . |
| 19 | Our Father 's wife stood at the end of her bunk . |
| 20 | Miss T. 's father arrived at the hospital at 8.30 a.m. on Sunday 5 July . |
| 21 | He looked back for a moment at the Minister 's procession stalled at the roadblock . |
| 22 | Giles was a pleasant companion , but even so the thought of Robert 's scorn lingered at the back of her mind . |
| 23 | Charles 's tribunal sat at the palace of Compiègne . |
| 24 | The battalion 's Colonel stared at the thrashing of unseen men in the rye field on the stream 's far bank , then ordered his men to make ready . |
| 25 | The only account of William Green 's life came at the end of the 19th century and was written by Charles Roeder . |
| 26 | When Annie 's daughter died at the age of five , she was heartbroken . |
| 27 | The offenders 's accomplice stood at the door holding what appeared to be a shotgun . |
| 28 | M. Lévy 's premises stood at the intersection of the Arab and Jewish streets , an ideal situation for his particular trade . |
| 29 | Miss T. 's mother arrived at the hospital accompanied by C. Later that night , according to information given by the hospital to Miss T. 's father , Miss T. received more pethidine . |
| 30 | Crystal Palace 's defender cum winger was released from World Cup duty with the Republic of Ireland when Arsenal 's interest emerged at the weekend . |