Example sentences of "[noun sg] at [art] [adj] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With his hear pounding in his chest and with barely a glance at the dreaded Bogeyman 's door , he raced along the landing and down the main stairs . |
| 2 | On the contrary , it is time to treat religion as something strange and outside the ordinary run of life , something which , mysteriously , has had a vast effect on people , over which wars were fought and people were burned and persecuted , and which still has an effect on people ; something which can not be reduced to mere kindness at the old people 's parties or village jumble sales , but which has inspired some of the most splendid painting , writing , music , and architecture ever to be produced by the human imagination , and is still capable of producing martyrdom , cruelty , and sectarian passion . |
| 3 | There was a heavy police presence at Welford Road , Leicester , amid fears of disruption at the controversial tour 's opening game . |
| 4 | I drank too much in my break at the adjacent Queen 's Hotel and would sometimes share a pint with the night porter on my way home at four in the morning . |
| 5 | It was nearly two in the afternoon when , having watched the changing of the Guard at the Amalienborg Palace , admired the copper spire of the old Stock Exchange formed by the twisted tails of four dragons , gazed in appreciation at the magnificent Gefion 's Fountain and paid the customary respects to the statue of the Little Mermaid at the entrance to the harbour , she caught a bus back to the canal district . |
| 6 | ‘ Why do the English not like salt ? ’ asked Eric Chevalier , chef at the beautiful Auberge du Val au Cesne , just south of Yvetot , where we were under his instruction on a Normandy Cookery Break . |
| 7 | I placed all my loyal guard at the previous Inquisitor 's service , did I not ? |
| 8 | Sean Hick , 31 , and Paul Hughes , 28 , were accused of the murder of Major Michael Dillon-Lee in Dortmund on June 2 , 1990 , and the attempted murder of a guard at the British Army 's Langenhagen Barracks , near Hanover , on May 4 , 1990 . |
| 9 | Thirteen others — nine men and four women — were wounded in the rampage on Wednesday that shattered the festive end-of-term mood at the French language Universite de Montreal , Quebec 's largest . |
| 10 | Thirteen others — nine men and four women — were wounded in the rampage on Wednesday that shattered the festive end-of-term mood at the French language Universite de Montreal , Quebec 's largest . |
| 11 | A well-known example is the micro gallery at the National Gallery 's new Sainsbury Wing , where visitors can see high quality reproductions of the pictures , learn more about them and plan a route through the rooms . |
| 12 | WITHIN a few hours of arriving in Cape Town yesterday morning , the Scotland squad had a training and nets session at a local boys ' school where the facilities were superb . |
| 13 | The latter also includes area data from the 1971 and 1981 Censuses , linked to 16-year and 23-year addresses , and a substantial number of derived variables created by the original research team at the National Children 's Bureau . |
| 14 | Patenting life , a one-day industrial seminar for the biotechnology industry sponsored by the RSC , will take place at the Scientific Societies ' Lecture Theatre , New Burlington Place , Savile Row , London , on 20 March 1992 . |
| 15 | Across the green , Doctor Lovell heard for the first time about the accident at the old people 's homes , and was magnanimous enough not to make any comment about Edward Young 's steps in front of his partners . |
| 16 | He returned to Edinburgh in 1859 , taking up an architectural post at the Royal Engineers ' Office , where he rebuilt Broughty Castle , Broughty Ferry ( 1860–1 ) . |
| 17 | Their chairman would have the support of both the Secretary of State and the LEA in discouraging , and ultimately forbidding , discussion of the performance of an individual pupil or teacher at an annual parents ' meeting . |
| 18 | Dave , an electrical technician at Dimlington , was Commonwealth champion at Edinburgh in 1986 , and came out of semi-retirement to capture a bronze medal at the recent AAA 's championships . |
| 19 | ‘ Tell me , sir , did you go to the lecture at the Civil Engineers ' Hall that Friday ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Very little point in your brother 's and my ‘ getting together ’ , Anneliese , ’ Caroline heard herself laugh flippantly , rigid with embarrassment at the other girl 's blunt attempts at matchmaking , ‘ since I 'm flying back to London tomorrow ! ’ |
| 21 | Good value also was a day at the private Plage de la Cannelle at St Maxime . |
| 22 | All have resigned in despair at the Russian government 's inability to influence the central government . |
| 23 | The dispute marked the latest stage in the political turmoil which had begun on Oct. 9 with Mamaloni 's resignation on as leader of the People 's Alliance Party ( PAP ) , shortly before he was due to face a challenge to his leadership at the ruling party 's annual convention . |
| 24 | Mr Johnson gave the two girls up to six allergy tablets , after a row with his wife at a New Year 's party . |
| 25 | Sara was sad for her , but then the sadness was succeeded by irritation at the old lady 's mischief . |
| 26 | Today we can talk about sex without modesty or fear , but bring up the subject of death and you will be treated with the same social horror as if you had brought up the subject of masturbation at a Victorian ladies ' tea party . |
| 27 | At another inquest , a jury has decided that a man who was scalded to death in a bath at an old people 's home was the victim of an accident . |
| 28 | The other counsellors would be Ron Chudleigh , Resource Manager at the Regional Manager 's Office Southern , Alan Williams , Business Development Manager with Private Trust and Taxation , London , and Alan Laney from the Department of Social Security , Southampton . |
| 29 | 9.8 Electronic Distance Measurement device in use at the British Museum 's excavation at Torbryan Caves in Devon . |
| 30 | The England manager accepts his decision as realistic and , even though Robson was never central to his establishment of a new generation , he summed up everyone 's sadness at the old warhorse 's parting , 10 short of the magic 100 caps . |