Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Throughout the Johannesburg commuter system , all station platforms were divided in half , for Whites and non-Whites respectively , and the trains were similarly divided so that the appropriate part stopped at the relevant stretch of platform . |
| 2 | Paige said quickly , heart thumping at the very idea . |
| 3 | The 1962 Planning Act upheld the right of any applicant to have their case heard at an oral hearing , but the 1976 Planning Act made this a discretionary matter for An Bord Pleanala to decide . |
| 4 | With the skeg placed at the very back , there is also less chance of spin out . |
| 5 | ‘ The Bradys do n't have that much money to scatter at the Royal Hotel . ’ |
| 6 | His plan was based on the marine lieutenant landing at the Old Quay slipway in the North Harbour and creating a diversion there , while Jones himself landed , undetected it was hoped , on the south foreshore , put the battery there out of action and then , passing round the town , knocked out the North Battery , before joining up with the other party to burn the shipping in both harbours . |
| 7 | That I have much more of this world 's goods than Garry will ever have could n't help you to that decision , could it ? ’ he said , and her heart sank at the cynical twist to his mouth and his bitter tone . |
| 8 | Mum looks at the proffered phone in a slightly puzzled way . |
| 9 | It makes your heart beat at an invigorating pace . |
| 10 | Her heart dropped at the ominous statement . |
| 11 | The practitioner travels in all directions , executing various movements , with the final technique ending at the very point where he began . |
| 12 | Mr Campbell commented ‘ The most important recent development in ordinary shares was the reverse yield gap which at present stands at the alarming value of 4 ¼%.; |
| 13 | Santa Clara , California start-up Nimbus Technologies Inc will next week come out with the first chipset targeted at the compatible builders which is tailored for use with the superscalar Sparcs — Viking and HyperSparc — both expected to hit the market in the second half of the year , see front page . |
| 14 | The cell developed at the Swiss Federation Institute of Technology in Lausanne superimposes a light-sensitive dye only one molecule thick on a thin layer of titanium dioxide , a commonly used industrial chemical . |
| 15 | The superintendent gazed at the blank TV screen before suddenly turning to Franks , her eyes drained of laughter . |
| 16 | Despite the recent re-issue of Rewald 's classic monograph , we still lack a true catalogue raisonné , bringing together all the visual and documentary material and engaging with the fundamental issues ; for example , after the sensational exhibition of the Mellon waxes at the National Gallery in Washington in 1991 , there is an even greater need for a study of the relationship of the waxes to the 1,500 or so bronze casts scattered throughout the world ; more understanding of Degas ' techniques and the reproductive processes used by his founder is urgently required ; a consideration of the images themselves , and their place in contemporary sculpture , is conspicuous by its absence ; and , the biggest question of all , the role of these wax figures in the wider oeuvre cries out to be examined . |
| 17 | The first person in each team is given a balloon and has to blow it down the room over tape placed at the other end without touching it . |
| 18 | Some recent research undertaken at the British Film Institute for a documentary on the history of black people and television has unearthed an interesting fact . |
| 19 | To find it , simply follow a line from Beta through Epsilon ; Omega lies at an equal distance on the far side of Epsilon . |
| 20 | The seasoned rockers and cabaret bores at the local pub would appreciate the fact they have travelled up and down the country , playing every decrepit club and hovel on the way . |
| 21 | This chapter looks at a different kind of self-access access by teachers to a camera . |
| 22 | This chapter looks at the existing pattern of UK taxation and the changes that have taken place in recent years . |
| 23 | This chapter looks at the limited right of challenge to the validity of an expert 's decision , and explains : ( 1 ) that it is the parties to a contract who get involved in various kinds of court proceedings where the validity of the decision is challenged , and not the expert ( 13.2 ) ; ( 2 ) the grounds for challenge ( 13.3 ) ; ( 3 ) the earlier history of the law of mistake in expert determination ( 13.4 ) ; ( 4 ) more recent developments ( 13.5 ) ; ( 5 ) the current position ( 13.6 ) ; ( 6 ) speaking and non-speaking decisions ( 13.7 ) ; ( 7 ) points of law ( 13.8 ) ; ( 8 ) construction of documents ( 13.9 ) ; ( 9 ) various other aspects of mistake ( 13.10 – 13.13 ) ; and ( 10 ) the future of the doctrine ( 13.14 ) . |
| 24 | The next section of this chapter looks at the theoretical aspects which underpin this budgetary process and plan . |
| 25 | The profits from Jimmy Campbell 's cleverly-titled book about the Blackpool he has known for more than 45 years will go to the RNLI , and so it is perhaps appropriate that the very first chapter looks at the well-known Bickerstaffe family . |
| 26 | This chapter looks at the basic concepts and design of both action and research , and relates our plans to studies and projects carried out elsewhere . |
| 27 | Planning officers had recommended refusal although chief officer Tony Noble warned that they may have to pay costs if the applicant succeeded at a subsequent appeal . |
| 28 | The significant point to emerge from Zeki 's work is that a perceptual phenomenon once believed to be the result of high level cognitive processing now turns out to have a single cell correlate at an early stage in the visual pathways . |
| 29 | ‘ The ideal milieu , ’ says the reply from the WCC , ‘ would be in a Third World country ( where ) the ‘ laboratory ’ for research lies at the very door-step of the academic institution . |
| 30 | Charlie is unaware of the spirits alive in him , so that the narrator of the story is frustrated in his attempt to come at the uncluttered account of past lives . |