Example sentences of "[vb past] at the [adj] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wherry pulled in and we disembarked at the great garden gate . |
| 2 | The animal , alarmed by such rapid movement , now sprang to his full height , his great unsheathed paws beating the air as he strained at the massive steel collar around his neck . |
| 3 | I say nearly because he woke as I stopped at the next petrol station . |
| 4 | Elisabeth stopped at the old peat barge , the single landmark on an otherwise featureless wilderness . |
| 5 | SCOTTISH fencers excelled at the British Age Group Championships , Croydon . |
| 6 | Mr Taylor , who trained at the Royal Ballet School with Mr Gable at the age of 16 , defended his report when he told the D & S on Wednesday : |
| 7 | The most serious of the disorders occurred at the Broadwater Farm Estate , in Tottenham , London . |
| 8 | This occurred at the main dispensing chemist in Wirral 's largest township : |
| 9 | Although space is at a premium in NOTTINGHAM GRADUATE , we like to find a corner for those who studied at the former University College . |
| 10 | The Gesta clearly states ( though very briefly ) that he studied at the great law university of Bologna . |
| 11 | On May 14 an IRA bomb exploded at the Royal Army Education Corps headquarters in Eltham in London , injuring seven civilians . |
| 12 | Nine panels exploded at the Scottish Exhibition Centre , Glasgow . |
| 13 | The children had stood for a moment , awestruck in the hall , as she had hoped they might , amazed at the broad stone staircase , the hanging lantern and the dark portraits of who ? |
| 14 | A governor 's daughter , travelling to India , found the first-class passengers stuffy and took a fancy to a handsome second-class steward with whom she danced at the fancy dress ball . |
| 15 | He nodded at the second tunnel mouth . |
| 16 | With only 11 declared at the latest acceptance stage , the Doncaster Classic looked somewhat below par . |
| 17 | With only 11 declared at the latest acceptance stage , the Doncaster Classic looked somewhat below par . |
| 18 | Bush acknowledged at the concluding press conference that " we may have a difference " on the use of military force if Iraq refused to accept UN demands . |
| 19 | He stepped forward and retreated at the little garden gate as though rebuffed by some force field or buffeted by some invisible gale which had no effect on the branches of the little trees and evergreens in the front gardens of the cottages . |
| 20 | Despite the summit 's deferral of direct aid , President Bush reaffirmed at the final press conference that the Group of Seven was united in its desire to help the Soviet Union , and that its decisions on this matter should be seen as " positive " . |
| 21 | However , we should not do that if we joined at the wrong exchange rate — as happened , as the hon. Member for Newham , North-East ( Mr. Leighton ) explained , with eastern Germany . |
| 22 | On the morning of the 28th the Emperor arrived at the tiny railway station accompanied by the Empress and by the 14-year-old Prince Imperial , who , like his father , was wearing military uniform , since he was destined also to go to Metz . |
| 23 | They arrived at the sliding door entrance to the bridge . |
| 24 | Kirov arrived at the agreed meeting place as he always did , at the exact specified time . |
| 25 | He arrived at the crowded town square near Bogota and was born shoulder high to climb up onto the back of a truck to make his campaign speech . |
| 26 | The BX 4x4 Estate , yesterday a safari vehicle , became today a Grand Tourer as we made our farewell circuit through picturesque villages and bustling market towns until we arrived at the old spa resort of Buxton , said to be the highest town in England , where we had , reluctantly , to admit that it was time to head for home . |
| 27 | The BX 4×4 Estate , yesterday a safari vehicle , became today a Grand Tourer as we made our farewell circuit through picturesque villages and bustling market towns until we arrived at the old spa resort of Buxton , said to be the highest town in England , where we had reluctantly to admit that it was time to head for home . |
| 28 | Even the Committee felt low , not one of them arrived at the next schedule meeting ! |
| 29 | Willie Ninja , World Champion ‘ Voguer ’ , arrived at the British Style Show in this waistcoat commissioned by Pimm 's from Tom Gilbey . |
| 30 | Ian MacNaught Davies , you future president , arrived at the post-thrash climbing session at the Roaches in a huge G registered Mercedes . |