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 . |