Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His commitment to the reform of secondary education was unrelenting ; his position as Archbishop placed him at the heart of the religious problem ; his alliance with Butler — for whom he was ‘ all bulge and brain ’ — eventually tamed the opposition of the Churches . |
| 2 | ‘ Easy — a stroke of genius hit me at the height of the bombing , General . |
| 3 | Not that the organs of perception apprehended it at the time . |
| 4 | Our competitors who use their better provision of education to beat us at the economic game — show us how a slender force of educated human resources , our current situation , is no basis for technical expertise in volume , for high intellect in commerce , for leadership quality in management , or for any other human component of economic success . |
| 5 | The girl in the mack was scrambling again through the puddles in the dirt of the wreckers ' yard ; the invisible and soundless shots from out of frame felled her at a signal from Jean-Claude and the partisans rose from the auto hulks , their own guns blazing . |
| 6 | All of us who bear the name of Catholic join you at the outset of Lent , we say ‘ we 're with you ’ . |
| 7 | She opened her eyes , a gasp of alarm escaping her at the sight of Roman , dressed in black trousers and a black cotton shirt , standing by her bed . |
| 8 | Their neighbours Lurgan will also be taking the road to Dublin , with CYM awaiting them at the end of the journey . |
| 9 | If the material is being used on a table or flat surface , it means that in order to use it at a close distance from the eye , the head is bent low over the book in order to try to discriminate the print . |
| 10 | If a teenager decides to earn money doing a paper round , or a Saturday job , there is no reason why their mother should set her alarm in order to wake them at an unearthly hour . |
| 11 | In fact put it at the back somewhere I think pong . |
| 12 | This is not exactly a character that springs to mind watching her at the Queen Vic jumping into the sack with her husband 's brother . |