Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adj] at the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 She was exactly three months pregnant at the time and the shock caused her to miscarry .
2 Held , allowing the appeal , that section 69(1) of the Housing Act 1985 imposed a duty on housing authorities to exercise their discretion in deciding what constituted suitable accommodation for persons whom they had a duty to house under section 65(2) of the Act ; that any decision on suitability necessarily depended on the circumstances prevailing at the time and called for a subjective judgment by a housing authority to be made before the performance of the executive act of securing suitable accommodation for an applicant ; and that the duty imposed by section 69(1) was to be exercised by housing authorities subject only to challenge by way of proceedings for judicial review in the High Court , and not on their merits by an action in the county court ( post , pp. 213E–H , 214B–C , 218A–C ) .
3 The ship ( Bruce-Mitford 1975 ) was an open rowing boat driven by 38 oarsmen , 80 feet long , 14 feet wide at the centre and the depth amidships 4 feet 6 inches , with the prow 12 feet 6 inches above the level of the keel plank amidships .
4 She was nearly 80 years old at the time and had been a devoted parent and strict catholic all her life .
5 I was eight years old at the time and completely confused by their attitude .
6 Reductions available at the Oliveto and V.Burali p.180–181 ( excludes supplements July and August ) , Castel Ruggero p.186 , Castelnovo P.194 , La Panoramica p.195 & P.D .
7 The Chairman welcomed the members present at the meeting and was pleased to see that it was well attended .
8 On the day that Dalglish left Anfield , the team were three points clear at the top and in the fifth round of the FA Cup .
9 The coat to have a standing collar … from 1½ inches to 2 inches in width … a strap on each shoulder reaching from the sleeve seam to the collar seam and buttoning at the upper point with a small brass regulation button ; straps to be 1½ inches wide at the sleeve and 1 inch wide at the collar .
10 The Department has facilities available at the School and at the playing fields at Goldenacre .
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