Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] at the [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Andrew Saxton heard at the weekend that his sport 's ruling body had cleared him of cheating . |
| 2 | Annely Juda said at the time that she would have to be carried out of the building rather than leave . |
| 3 | But North insisted at the hearings that not everybody had scorned it , and certainly it sounded plausible enough to O'Boyle ; it was a state secret , and he had been allowed to share it . |
| 4 | Silver pulled at the rope that held me , and turned his eyes upon me with a deadly look . |
| 5 | Nunn stated at the time that the Defense Department , with its large budget for research and development , would be well suited to respond " to a new and different threat to our national security — the destruction of our environment " . |
| 6 | Gerstner said at the announcement that he sees ‘ no quick fix ’ to turning the company around — ‘ I have no idea how long it will take , ’ he said , adding that his first priority is to listen and learn from the IBM management team . |
| 7 | Gerstner said at the announcement that he sees ‘ no quick fix ’ to turning the company around — ‘ I have no idea how long it will take , ’ he said , adding that his first priority is to listen and learn from the IBM management team . |
| 8 | De Klerk announced at the congress that the minority white population would be consulted by referendum on a new constitution once reforms had been negotiated . |
| 9 | Mr Kinnock hinted at the weekend that direct democracy was likely to become mandatory relatively soon . |
| 10 | Eion Young wrote at the time that Lauda had become human , and thus vulnerable , that victory was no longer his consuming goal , and he is right : one comes out of an inferno , as Niki had , with a renewed appreciation of the value of life . |
| 11 | Phyllis Bowman said at the weekend that the best the society could hope for would be reducing the time limit to 18 weeks . |
| 12 | A computer manager with the Scottish Examination Board , Mr Fisher chuckles at the thought that he is ‘ fighting my boss 's boss ’ . |
| 13 | James Chapman looks at the advances that have since been made in diver deployment and recovery . |
| 14 | Caroline looked at the ruins that remained . |
| 15 | Scott and James McCalman said at the time that it was a stone used for making charcoal after the following fashion . |
| 16 | The DUP leader wants Mr Major to insist at the conference that the Republic 's Government drops its territorial claim to Northern Ireland . |
| 17 | Austria , Australia , West Germany and the Soviet Union were reportedly " considering an increase in their contributions " , while Japan , France and Bulgaria said at the meeting that they " would increase their contributions in the future " . |
| 18 | Mr Arias said at the weekend that the ‘ mimimum for success ’ was an agreement for an end to military operations by both sides in El Salvador . |
| 19 | Mr Arias said at the weekend that the ‘ mimimum for success ’ was an agreement for an end to military operations by both sides in El Salvador . |
| 20 | Raven pushed at the bishop that he ought to be in an academic post and soon . |
| 21 | Gummer said at the conference that motor vehicles had " increasingly destroyed our cities and increasingly destroyed the quality of life of many people " . |
| 22 | Gallacher admitted at the enquiry that he and his team-mates had been thirsty prior to the game , and rinsed their mouths out with whisky and water . |
| 23 | Thus Gandalf says at the start that the Ring will ‘ possess ’ and ‘ devour ’ any creature who uses it , while Elrond later goes further and says ‘ The very desire of it corrupts the heart ’ ( I , 281 ) . |
| 24 | But Mr Sharp predicted at the time that there would be continued violence before that brought results and is on record as believing an extra 700 officers were needed . |
| 25 | Polly flinched at the thrill that rippled through her . |
| 26 | Wood arrived at the conclusion that the compass error they were experiencing was opposite to the error they had found coming south over the Timor Sea , and decided he had to trust Darwin 's bearings implicitly . |
| 27 | Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland warned at the congress that Norway risked isolation from its Nordic neighbours if it failed to re-apply ( earlier applications having been made in 1962 , 1967 and 1970 ) . |
| 28 | Crawford said at the time that he identified with his character because he felt that the enthusiasm and initiative of youth was often undervalued by the older generation . |