Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] the [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Building Societies Association assured the Government at the time that , when the rule was introduced , there would be no reason to expect people to lose their homes as a result and they have not done so . |
| 2 | ON COURSE : Twelve members of the Spectrum Inter Church Youth Worker Programme finished the course at The Wellspring Centre , Stockport , and were presented with their certificates by Father John Rafferty . |
| 3 | The figure put the knife at the Doctor 's throat . |
| 4 | The judge attended the scene at the nightclub to view the scene that was revealed by the cameras and the quality and character of the reproduction of a similar tape . |
| 5 | The Russian threw the canister at the creature , pushed Delaney into the inspection hatch , and climbed in after him . |
| 6 | In nervous haste she was bending to retrieve them when her eye caught the name at the top of the first : P. Gray . |
| 7 | To the extent that the purchaser is willing to accept this reduction of the absolute nature of warranties , it should be on the basis the vendor acknowledges that in all circumstances it has made full and proper enquiries and investigations ( see clause 13.6 of the standard sale agreement — Appendix III ) ; ( i ) to provide that the vendor shall not be liable if the purchaser completed the sale at the full purchase price despite the fact that it had knowledge of a particular breach of warranty . |
| 8 | ‘ Sometimes , literally , the husband had the book at the bedside … |
| 9 | Stockton band The Motive stole the show at The Northern Echo 's Talent 92 Search for a Star contest held at The Mall nightclub . |
| 10 | Protein , index and pedigree ruled the day at the fifth Hayleys Invitational Sale in Essex last week , with breeders failing to dig as deeply into their pockets as in previous years . |
| 11 | There would be cover under this section of the policy , as cover would exist under the Owners/Occupiers Liability section of the policy , if the roles had been reversed , i.e. the Policyholder 's friend suffered the injury at the Policyholder 's home . |
| 12 | He had waited until the sentry reached the tower at the end of his beat , knowing , after watching the man from the bailey , that the guard would pause to exchange a few words with another man-at-arms before they separated to retrace their steps . |
| 13 | The woman opened the door at the bottom of the stairs . |
| 14 | Czechoslovakian maker Zetor took the opportunity at the Highland Show to launch its 9540 . |
| 15 | A reporter described the scene at the count : |
| 16 | The incident occured at Park End service station , Middlesbrough , at 9.15pm on Saturday when a man pointed the weapon at the assistants demanding cash from the till . |
| 17 | His giant shadow mounted the wall at the top of the stairs . |
| 18 | Although for a considerable time before the resumed hearing it was known that this House was to consider whether to permit Hansard to be used as an aid to construction , there was no suggestion from the Crown or anyone else that such a course might breach Parliamentary privilege until the Attorney-General raised the point at the start of the rehearing . |
| 19 | In March the following year came the inauguration at the Vienna conference of a new OPEC institution . |
| 20 | Pupils from Lexden Primary School spent the day at the zoo , learning about the work involved in looking after the chimps and other animals . |
| 21 | The corkscrew tore the flesh at the side of the man 's nose before skewing into his eye again , gouging the torn sphere badly and tearing the lower eyelid . |
| 22 | But the pessimists include Edward Shevardnadze , whose sudden resignation as foreign minister set the tone at the meeting from December 17th to 27th of the Congress of People 's Deputies , the Soviet super-parliament . |
| 23 | A huge viewing screen filled the wall at the far end , while to one side , on a long , wide table made of real mahogany , a detailed map of City Europe was spread out , the Swiss Wilds and the Carpathians marked in red , like bloodstains on the white . |
| 24 | The wait in the ironmonger 's and the noises of cars and motor bikes turning and revving in the street worsened the pressure at the back of his neck so that as he finally got the machine into his van and thought of the relief of reaching home and doing the mowing , black tadpoles shot across his vision , zigzagging through all dimensions . |
| 25 | On Palm Sunday , 1934 , for example , Lewis and his brother attended the liturgy at the parish church in Headington Quarry . |
| 26 | ‘ I believe her mother left the country at the end of January so I am shell-shocked , basically , to find she was on her own . |