Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could have vomited with fear and had difficulty controlling my breathing at the silent horrors my master described . |
| 2 | I went , reinforced by my experience at the long X-ray session and the fact that nearly a month had transpired since the photos were taken . |
| 3 | It is because of that commitment and my understanding of the values and decent opinions of the Province that I have placed my resignation at the Prime Minister 's disposal . |
| 4 | Disillusion me and get my sympathy at the same time . |
| 5 | President , delegates , when this resolution was drawn up and passed by my branch at the latter part of nineteen ninety two , we understood the text of Chancellor Lamont 's Autumn Statement regarding public sector workers and a ceiling of one point five per cent on pay increases starting in nineteen ninety three . |
| 6 | ‘ I changed my mind at the last minute . ’ |
| 7 | I can change my mind at the last minute if I think the thing is n't watertight . ’ |
| 8 | How many responsibilities of a disparate nature did I have to hold in my mind at the same time ? |
| 9 | ‘ Strange that , ’ said Bob as he arrived by my side at the front door clutching on to the shop door keys . |
| 10 | Full of beans , I took my seat at the stalled dinner . |
| 11 | In a letter to staff he said : ‘ I have to express my disappointment at the proposed changes . |
| 12 | ‘ I did most of my research at the Public Records Office . |
| 13 | I drank too much in my break at the adjacent Queen 's Hotel and would sometimes share a pint with the night porter on my way home at four in the morning . |
| 14 | After lunch I recrossed the road to the newsagents , and took my place at the wailing wall of the pornography section . |
| 15 | He sat next to me and I wrinkled my nose at the sweaty odour emanating from the long , black , food-stained gown he wore . |
| 16 | This being that you cut off my head at the same time . ’ |
| 17 | 1869 ] and finish my doctorate at the same time . " |
| 18 | ‘ Do you know that he also saved my life at the very time we met ? ’ |
| 19 | It was an intriguing prospect and I was all the more curious why I had found one of his handbills in my chamber at the Golden Turk . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , Monsieur , before I met you in St Paul 's , I found one of your handbills in my chamber at the Golden Turk . |
| 21 | Sadie Stewart from Duncairn Gardens in the west of the city said : ‘ I get my pension at the local post office . |
| 22 | It 's time to try my hand at the settled life . |
| 23 | I still remember my surprise at the changed attitudes I noticed in other people when I first put on a white coat . |
| 24 | This meant very little to me apart from a salary increase and a move from my position at the extreme right of the Cabinet table to the extreme left . |
| 25 | I certainly enjoyed my attendance at the National Farmers Union meeting this morning . |
| 26 | He explained : ‘ Someone popped a putter into my bag at the European Masters . |
| 27 | But erm it is my design at the earliest opportunity to erm extend er that work through more specific and increased provision er with er current er staffing erm levels erm borne in mind . |
| 28 | You can either wait until my return or leave a message through my office at the above address . |
| 29 | You can either wait until my return or leave a message through my office at the above address . |
| 30 | Therefore the simple conflict between accumulation and unproductive consumption which appears at the micro level may be transformed into its opposite at the macro level . |