Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [noun pl] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After signing copies at the official launch on Saturday , Bob , who lives on the edge of Hartburn , said : ‘ The initial print-run was 1,000 and more than 500 have been sold already . ’ |
| 2 | But , needing something to do after being ditched from pop show The Word , she has signed up for acting lessons at the famous Lee Strasbourg School . |
| 3 | The emphasis on the desirability of academic detachment — however rarely achieved in practice — has had the effect of disengaging pupils at a personal level from what they are studying . |
| 4 | She writes that it was ‘ one of the best , but it did not suit John , as he was accustomed to follow his whims , and invent or discover for himself , and therefore did not like the regimentation of doing things at a given time . |
| 5 | Finally , has the substantial expansion of educational provision increased the chances of working-class youth , relative to those of other young people , of obtaining positions at the top end of the occupational ladder ? |
| 6 | FISHING fans can find out about the benefits of restocking rivers at a public meeting tomorrow . |
| 7 | And I think that whereas erm we would not necessarily argue with a case for providing criteria at a strategic plan at a structure plan level erm to put some flesh on what is meant and maybe clarify some of the explanatory memorandum in a more positive way , simply should ensure that the policy does not dilute , sorry that whatever changes emerge , does not dilute the mode intention of the policy . |
| 8 | He sat and squinted through watering eyes at a coloured , enlarged picture of himself on the wall ahead of him . |
| 9 | Claims that the English tests had not been properly prepared were dismissed as being ‘ without any validity at all , ’ and he stressed the importance of the tests in identifying pupils with reading difficulties at an early age so they could be given extra help . |
| 10 | Thus , the criteria used in planning decisions at the local level may have very little to do with national ideology . |
| 11 | I look forward to meeting shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 25 May . |
| 12 | We can congratulate ourselves on the forecasts which led to fixing fees at the right levels , but commercial criteria are not the only means of judging the fortunes of professional institutes . |
| 13 | Two stretcher bearers were the first casualties of the industrious Mr de Loza for making gestures at the offical , and Valencia manager Guus Hiddink saw yellow and red in quick succession . |
| 14 | And he also sacrifices his dancefloor fun for DJing chores at the legendary Pushca parties , the Superstar Niteclub at Bar Industria and The Fruit Machine , Heaven 's new Wednesday night gay club . |
| 15 | A year later she was again arrested for throwing stones at a ministerial car during a political meeting in Liverpool . |
| 16 | Her attempts to promote sales of the book by signing copies at a Long Island store ended abruptly when , following the bomb threat , police evacuated the store until closing time . |
| 17 | The Declaration 's organizational framework committed parties to " co-ordinate and co-operate … by holding meetings at the foreign ministers ' level " . |
| 18 | Whether they be in mixed ability , banded , streamed or set groups , the teacher must cater for each pupil 's progress by providing tasks at the appropriate levels . |
| 19 | I tend to snap up good second-hand equipment if I have the opportunity , and obtain new items by approaching stand-holders at the big shows 5 minutes before packing-up time on Sunday . |
| 20 | Britain 's Sally Prosser , favourite to take the Asian Circuit order of merit title , also had an eagle in her 71 , in which she emulated Forbes by dropping shots at the final two holes . |
| 21 | By identifying surpluses at a early stage in the planning process a firm is in a good position to plan the investment of such funds . |
| 22 | One night , in a state of despair , he drank several cans of lager with friends from college — and on the way home , expressed years of frustration against his parents ' beliefs ( as well as his deep need for their love ) by throwing stones at the stained glass windows . |