Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] at the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , within 60 seconds , the visitors opened the scoring when former International , Niall Sturrock , beat Larmour at the second attempt with a well placed lob after a poor clearance by Nicky Blease had produced the initial chance . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm afraid this tunic is a little on the tight side , ’ she told Marianne at the first fitting of her costume , after tugging ineffectually at the zip on the shimmery silver material . |
| 3 | As deputy Speaker Michael Morris told MPs at the first sitting of the line-by-line committee stage in January : ‘ I must emphasise that this bill does not ratify the treaty ; it makes changes in domestic law consequential upon the treaty . ’ |
| 4 | Too often it was not open because social workers were at meetings , he told members at the twenty-fifth AGM . |
| 5 | Albania , Lithuania , Mongolia and Vietnam joined Interpol at the 60th session of its general assembly on Nov. 4-8 in Punta del Este , Uruguay , bringing to 158 the total membership of the organization for international police co-operation . |
| 6 | Hitherto , the Frelimo president was also President of the Republic ; the proposed change followed discussions at the fifth Frelimo congress in July 1989 , which centred on ways to broaden popular support for the party and strengthen national unity [ see p. 36804 ] . |
| 7 | The MP was one who switched sides at the last minute to vote in favour of the treaty . |
| 8 | The next sustained discussion of nationality issues in fact took place at the 19th Party Conference in the summer of 1988 . |
| 9 | Well , the figures are there , it 's , it 's following the , the very substantial debate that took place at the last County Council meeting , on the issue of earnings within Shropshire , it 's to give the Committee a bit more detailed information about the position , and , and particularly I think , the position about female earnings in the County er , where we 're , we 're really at the bottom of , of the U K lists . |
| 10 | ( Luke : Luke records that the forecast of Peter 's denial took place at the Last Supper itself . |
| 11 | Your mother was a silly greedy girl — a gold-digger who wanted to marry above her station , but took fright at the last moment , without caring what hurt she bestowed . |
| 12 | Lynne voted Conservative at the last election and Labour in 1983 , but this time is uncommitted to any party . |
| 13 | Temperate species are slow to accept it ; those that de-hardened and resumed growth at the first sign of spring warming would suffer severe damage in subsequent frosts . |
| 14 | Four weeks of near stasis in voters ' attitudes apparently gave way at the last moment to a near avalanche . |