Example sentences of "[adj] at the [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prime minister 's fourth-term vision failed to excite the party faithful at the Conservative Central Council meeting in Southport . |
| 2 | Mr de Klerk said he had considered appointing a black minister , but had concluded that such a step would be counter-productive at the current delicate stage of negotiations . |
| 3 | Letter mail to Canadian and US Forces not covered by either of the addresses shown above should be pre-paid at the full civilian postage rates appropriate to the country of destination . |
| 4 | They are alarmed at the sustained physical effort of the Broomfield players and the manner in which they battle for possession . |
| 5 | Joseph gazed up wide-eyed at the snarling ceramic dragons that writhed along the ridges and cornices of the Thai Hoa ; in the bright sunlight of the first morning of the Year of the Buffalo they glittered and shimmered like real gold . |
| 6 | Some teenage mothers get on fine at the usual antenatal classes , but others , like Sara and her friends , obviously do find it much more helpful to go somewhere with people in a similar situation so they can share experiences and gain a sense of friendship and solidarity . |
| 7 | Although the eclipse is only partial at the two highest frequencies , so that the pulses are observed throughout the orbit , strong pulses are seen for only about one-quarter of the time at 606MHz , close to phase 0.75 when the pulsar is nearest to the Earth . |
| 8 | This too was the strongest argument offered in favour of one Sandy Forbes , who hoped for the office of surgeon 's mate of the Sutherland Fencibles in 1779 , though in his case he clearly intended to be an officer in name only for he intended to apply for leave to complete his degree at Edinburgh University and to sail for India as an officer of an East Indiaman at the first suitable opportunity . |
| 9 | They were present at the first national meeting of indigenous press that we organised in June 1991 , and armed men visit the premises of Etnias magazine without warning . |
| 10 | rose to thank those present at the Special General Meeting for restoring the vote to retired members . |
| 11 | YVONNE MURRAY set a UK all-comers record of 4min 32.0sec for the mile in the Great Britain v US Vauxhall International at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham on Saturday . |
| 12 | Erm indeed over the last two or three years the borough council 's become extremely concerned at the deteriorating economic situation within the district and particularly around Harrogate itself . |
| 13 | IDB Communications Group Inc , Culver City , California international telecommunications services company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer up to 1m common shares to raise some $28m to buy in , discharge or repay in full at the earliest possible date the company 's 13% senior subordinated notes due 1998 . |
| 14 | EVER since the US presidential election , the news and social commentators have been busy at the old old story of explaining the use of words by the Americans . |
| 15 | In the 1970s , mortgage relief was available at the highest marginal tax rate up to £25,000 — the equivalent of £200,000 today — and school-fees could be paid by any number of schemes , such as grandparents covenanting part of their income . |
| 16 | Water Low hanging basket bracket and 30cm ready-lined basket , available at the special best price of £15.49 inc p & p . |
| 17 | The Director General at the French Foreign Office , Francois Scheer , held talks with government officials in Tehran on July 9-10 , and said that an agreement was expected within " a couple of weeks " ; he denied reports of disagreements over Iran 's access to uranium supplies and stressed that the difficulties been " technical " . |
| 18 | The electorate must realise that , if Labour is successful at the next general election — which is highly unlikely — we shall immediately return to the old rating system . |
| 19 | A conversation with Lloyd Walters recorded at the first annual meeting of the Association of Pole-lathe Turners , September 1990 . |
| 20 | The warning came at the opening of the European pig and poultry fair at the National Agricultural Centre . |
| 21 | He converted Susannah and a few other female members of the company , and they were all aghast at the so-called brutal manner I treated Monty . |
| 22 | She turned away , stared unseeing at the colourful cosmopolitan scene in the sunlit square . |
| 23 | In addition it has been suggested that bureaux make contact with the social worker for the deaf at the local Social Services Department to ensure that the bureau has all the up-to-date information relevant to the deaf . |
| 24 | This perilous situation was unrecognized at the French Supreme Headquarters , but was swiftly apparent to the watchful and questioning Lanrezac . |
| 25 | Did Destiny shy at the double Turkish towel , |
| 26 | The following Tuesday , the chairman of the Tory party stood up at the Tory party conference and said , ’ We are going to wipe out Labour at the next general election . ’ |
| 27 | Those drawers in Conservative party headquarters marked ’ Labour and defence ’ will be opened and their contents taken out to try to undermine Labour at the next general election , but such aspirations will remain unrealised . |
| 28 | And that gets you admission the firework spectacular at the Great Central Railway and that 's at the Quorn Station this Friday seven thirty . |
| 29 | For one heart-stopping moment she closed her eyes , feeling quite faint at the extraordinary nervous thrill of excitement and apprehension spiralling through her body . |
| 30 | Our annual elections are once again due and we ask for nominations to fill the three places on the Executive Committee that will fall vacant at the Annual General Meeting in April . |