Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the film has received a cool reception at city hall where calls to licence empty council properties out to squatters are denounced as way off beam . |
| 2 | How is the world going to know it has received a boundless freedom at the hands of an obscure young man lying in some back room in a provincial Russian town ? |
| 3 | AIR travel has come a long way at Aldergrove since the first wide-eyed civilian passengers flew there 30 years ago . |
| 4 | One of the region 's independent radio stations has won a top award at the radio Oscars . |
| 5 | A SPORTS car which does n't go on sale in Britain until next year has won a top award at the British International Motor Show . |
| 6 | Anyone who has seen a busy barrister at work will bear out the truth of the picture . |
| 7 | Someone who — has accepted a leading chair at one of the universities expects to do a job and does not lightly change after less than two years . |
| 8 | Thanks for the bumper size of this newsletter must go to who has done a marvellous job at retaining our loyal advertising supporters and encouraged new people to start to advertise with us . |
| 9 | ‘ Lennie Lawrence has done a fantastic job at Middlesbrough . |
| 10 | ‘ Jim Smith has done a tremendous job at Porstmouth , ’ says Lyall , ‘ They play quick-pass football and any team who play the ball early can always create space . |
| 11 | The Peoples Democracy Platform , the reformers ' ally , wants to avoid a major split at all costs and are trying desperately to prevent a purge . |
| 12 | Judgement of price is a difficult matter , for it requires an awareness of the pricing structure of publishing which has produced a given price at any given time . |
| 13 | Durnin , who 's twenty seven , has had a chequered career at the Manor and was sent off twice last season . |
| 14 | Boro midfielder Andy Peake insisted yesterday : ‘ I do n't think anybody has had a real go at Newcastle 's back four this season . |
| 15 | Santa Cruz Operation Inc has had a good look at Unix System Lab 's Destiny desktop — it is a beta site — but is n't worried by the competition , ‘ after looking at it closely , we 've no problem with Open Desktop , ’ it says . |
| 16 | has had a distinguished career at the British Museum . |
| 17 | The former Charlton youngster has had a harrowing time at Wednesday since his £250,000 move in January last year — but is aiming to finally win over the Hillsborough boo-boys . |
| 18 | The growth of EP has had a marked influence at the low end of the publishing business . |
| 19 | Hallcrest USA , formulator of thermochromic liquid crystal mixtures , has opened a new office at Unit 14 , Dorset Business Centre , Dawkins Road , Poole , Dorset BH15 4JY , to service its European accounts . |
| 20 | The old man — General Midwinter — has got a private suite at seven floors below ground level . |
| 21 | But winning the first three of the five-match one-day series has supplied a crucial tonic at a time when TV pictures were being screened back live to Pakistan for the first time . |
| 22 | Bruno foe BOXING : Frank Bruno has landed a highly-rated opponent at Wembley Arena on April 22 after a first-round fiasco win over Dutchman John Emmen in his comeback fight last November . |
| 23 | Fire has damaged a disused hotel at Abingdon in Oxfordshire . |
| 24 | Durham Indoor Bowls Club has called a public meeting at the Abbey Sports Centre , Pity Me , Durham , at 4.30pm on Saturday . |
| 25 | In this latter respect , government policy ( or the threat of intervention ) would seem to be the most significant factor tending to remove authority over collective bargaining to the national confederations.9 Attempts to align the outcome of wage negotiations with macroeconomic policy objectives have been one factor which has tended to raise the level of bargaining and it has played a significant role at certain periods in countries such as Holland , Norway and Austria . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , ’ Mrs Peterson said , coming into the kitchen one morning a few days after the monthly nurse had left , ‘ you 'll be pleased to hear that the mistress has found a new servant at last . |
| 27 | Traditionally , her top class has spent a residential week at Paignton Zoo and she is determined that , given the restriction on charging for activities within school hours , the tradition will be maintained ad infinitum . |
| 28 | Shipwreck treasure ( in particular porcelain ) has proved a strong seller at auction over the past few years , witness the Nanking cargo of 150,000 pieces sold in 1986 for £10.1 million . |
| 29 | MINISTERS fear that unemployment , which has hit a six-year high at over three million , will continue to rise for up to 18 months and could delay economic recovery . |
| 30 | RBS has taken a hard look at its branches in England , and decided to shut isolated outposts or develop new outlets to support them . |