Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [noun sg] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Tondut of Roo Management expressed outrage at the difficulties conservationists caused him and was quoted in the national press as saying , ‘ I do n't want to do anything to damage these houses . |
| 2 | The Commission expressed concern at the figures showing that the unassisted lay person was at a disadvantage : |
| 3 | ON THE day Edith Cresson was forced into early partial retirement , a middle-aged woman stood vigil at the gates of the Hotel Matignon , the prime minister 's official residence . |
| 4 | The boy had just started work when a raid took place at the newsagents where he worked . |
| 5 | His threat reflected anger at the results of an internal party election that relegated him to the number four spot in the party leadership and his supporters to inferior slots on the party ticket . |