Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] at [art] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Henry Fielding , whose sister lived at a cottage now called Widcombe Lodge , knew the Bennets well . |
| 2 | Sorry to butt in but if anybody 's got a car parked at the back here , the warden 's taken all the . |
| 3 | Absorbed in his own thoughts , he paid no attention to the purple saloon car parked at the roadside just short of number thirty-seven until , as he made his way past it , the driver 's door was pushed abruptly open to block his path . |
| 4 | There 's a stranger knocking at the window again Mrs . |
| 5 | Especially as this new bit of gossip came at a time when the idea that Walter Machin was becoming posthumously a national figure was beginning to filter through to Oswaldston consciousness . |
| 6 | They assert that the payments to Anser were transactions at an undervalue made at a time when the company was unable to pay its debts and within the relevant period of time stipulated in section 240 . |
| 7 | ‘ The first Svend knew that there was a search on for Suzie and himself was when my agent arrived at the house earlier this evening , ’ Rune told her calmly as he sorted through a small pile of leaflets . |
| 8 | This sensor consists of an ordinary mercury tilt switch mounted at an angle so that the small mercury bead encapsulated in the switch easily rolls on and off the contacts as the switch encounters movement . |
| 9 | Her career in geography began at a time when , in Britain , this field was still among the less fully organized of the sciences . |
| 10 | I also had a stroke of luck when a Jehovah 's Witness called at the door earlier . |
| 11 | The superintendent looked at the reporter coldly . |
| 12 | The plate from which he had eaten his hamburgers and frozen green beans , which had been last night 's supper , still unrinsed in the sink ; the splatter of grease marks above the ancient gas stove ; the viscous mess of grime gumming the narrow gap between stove and cupboard ; the soiled and smelly teacloth hanging from its hook at the side of the sink ; last year 's calendar askew on its nail ; the two open shelves jammed with a conglomeration of half-used cereal packets , jars of stale jam , cracked mugs , packets of detergent ; the cheap , unstable table with its two chairs , their backs grubby from numerous clutching hands ; the linoleum curving at the wall where it had become unstuck ; the general air of discomfort , uncaring , negligence , dirt . |
| 13 | A home movie taken at a party just before the earthquake showed her dancing , a pretty young woman , a little overweight , a little overdressed . |
| 14 | The study comes at a time when many health authorities are reducing the number of clinics and there has been a 35% rise in teenage pregnancy rates over the last 10 years . |
| 15 | This uncertainty comes at a time when the housing needs of all elderly people are increasing and there is a clear need for more good low-cost rented accommodation . |
| 16 | The impending civil action comes at a time when Saunders ' career has reached a new high with eight goals in 10 matches since moving to Villa . |
| 17 | The research comes at a time when serious questions are being asked about the use of advertising and public relations by the government , and when the media , too , are the subject of considerable scrutiny . |
| 18 | A pie chart can help the retailer or business-person see at a glance exactly where the money goes . |
| 19 | An inguinal hernia occurs at the point where nerves blood vessels and the spermatic cord ( in males ) pass through the lower abdominal wall . |
| 20 | Ensure each male arrives at the party freshly showered and with a clean shirt . |
| 21 | The decision came at a time when 1,500,000 besieged refugees in the city of Asmara , the last government stronghold in Eritrea , faced imminent death by starvation . |
| 22 | We had Desmond Child producing at the time when Bon Jovi were at the top of the ladder . |
| 23 | The Calibra range starts at a shade under £15,000 but , to attain the level of performance suggested by the aerodynamic styling , the 16-valve 2-litre engine is a must . |
| 24 | The fairly severe test incorporated at the end wherein each measure is compared with the calculated mean , and must lie within a 2% tolerance of that mean , has not been triggered . |
| 25 | As all water contains some ‘ heavy hydrogen ’ ( deuterium ) , where the single proton of the conventional hydrogen nucleus is accompanied by a neutron , there should be some deuterium produced at the cathode too . |
| 26 | ‘ The crash happened at a time when a lot of people would have been in their homes . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ The crash happened at a time when a lot of people would have been in their homes watching TV . |
| 28 | Doctors faced with a refusal of consent have to give very careful and detailed consideration to the patient 's capacity to decide at the time when the decision was made . |
| 29 | Doctors faced with a refusal of consent have to give very careful and detailed consideration to what was the patient 's capacity to decide at the time when the decision was made . |
| 30 | Now the cartoon Princess stops at the point where she is clad in sexy underwear , instead of stripping down further to the G-string . |