Example sentences of "[to-vb] a [noun sg] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Undaunted by their failure to attract a buyer at the sale , Alexia Lindsay ( of the Ephemera stall ) drove them afterwards to Chorley in Lancashire , where a shop called Girls Gone By gave 200 for them . |
| 2 | Eanflaed 's kinship with Oswine subsequently obliged Oswiu to found a monastery at the place of Oswine 's death at Gilling in Yorkshire in expiation of his murder ( HE 111 , 24 ) . |
| 3 | Still to come a look at the day 's financial news and er sports news . |
| 4 | Still to come a look at the day 's sport , first financial report though in association with Barclay 's Bank for your financial needs . |
| 5 | Still to come a look at the day 's sport , and there 's a new signing for Oxford United . |
| 6 | Still to come a look at the opening shots in the Independent Enquiry into the fate of Rover 's Cowley works and the questions that Bicester 's friends of the earth say you must ask any candidate in the local elections . |
| 7 | They are right to impose a timetable at the start of the Committee stage to ensure that all parts of the Bill are properly dealt with . |
| 8 | First Edition TWO MEN who fled after bungling a raid on a shop jumped into a getaway car only to find a policeman at the wheel . |
| 9 | At the gate on your right ( 002813 ) take the path going east-north-east to find a path at the east end of the woods . |
| 10 | I was horrified to find a notice at the bottom of Ben More stating No Dogs Allowed . |
| 11 | He expects to receive a dividend at the end of the year as well as the price for the share at that time . |
| 12 | In 1939 the Tanganyika Forestry Department conducted an ‘ experiment in controlled burning against the wind ’ in the presence of the laibon and a large number of Masai , the object being to create a fire-break at the edge of the Roinye forest : disaster was ‘ only narrowly averted ’ when the fire got out of control . |
| 13 | The vocals are starting to get a bit more character , developing that limp twang that seems to create a fuss at the moment . |
| 14 | The birth was fine , the bonding process took a couple of days longer , and I felt such a surge of energy rushing back into my system that I decided to open a shop at the end of the first week , and did in fact do so six weeks after the birth . |
| 15 | 16th minute : Spurs ' Gordon Durie and Gunners midfielder John Jensen clashed off the ball ; Durie appeared to aim a kick at the Dane , which was not spotted . |
| 16 | This autumn Anne-Marie Kelly , a parishioner at the Cathedral and former student at S. Martin 's College , decided it was time to celebrate a Mass at the beginning of the Academic Year . |
| 17 | She had the idea of bringing staff , students , parents and all interested parties together to celebrate a Mass at the beginning of the Academic Year . |
| 18 | The referee then went off the field to consult an officer at the touchline who waved us off the pitch . |
| 19 | That night we watched TV as usual , resisting the temptation to sneak a look at the news . |
| 20 | She did her best to look indignant , at the same time trying to sneak a look at the paper Candy was holding . |
| 21 | Each day her youngsters have to reserve a seat at the table and no prior reservation means no meal . |
| 22 | Guests , diners , drinkers and conference delegates at The Swan are invited to enter two-monthly competitions to win a week-end at the hotel and a huge toy elephant . |
| 23 | In the past , drugs firms could rely on innovation for success : one blockbuster drug was enough to win a place at the top of the pharmaceutical league table . |
| 24 | To win a place at the Glenmuir Masterclass simply identify the mystery golfers who appear in the Glenmuir Masterclass competitions . |
| 25 | His back was to the window and he did not turn to spare a glance at the crush of the zeks who squirmed against the grime of the windows . |
| 26 | My master peered down this as if expecting to see a vision at the bottom . |
| 27 | We played the harmonium and sang together and Dad sometimes gave us money to go to see a picture at the Queen 's Hall . |
| 28 | Mungo looked up and was relieved not to see a face at the window . |
| 29 | Undaunted , one of the Marines took it upon himself to pop out from hiding just long enough to hurl a grenade at the gun position . |
| 30 | Had it been less well done , someone as prickly and paranoid as Alex Household would have bridled , would have pointed out that to lose a part at the beginning of one 's career was rather different from losing it after twenty years in the business , would have made some bitter retort . |