Example sentences of "[vb pp] at [noun prp] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when you have looked at Skelton as a whole , you have concluded , apparently , from your paragraph seven point seven , that any relaxation of the greenbelt boundary elsewhere around Skelton would result in an unwarranted extension of the built-up area , contrary to the objectives of the York greenbelt . |
| 2 | Her words stabbed at Agnes like an ice pick . |
| 3 | ‘ Flower of the Forest ’ , an unusual vertical-boilered engine , built at Ravenglass for a garden railway in Arbroath , should also be on parade . |
| 4 | A replica of the tower has been built at Thiepval as a tribute to Ulster soldiers killed in the battle . |
| 5 | The control of the Northumbrian kingdom first established by Æthelstan in 927 brought his successors too into regular contact with the Scots , and notably Edgar , who in 973 was consecrated at Bath in a ceremony perhaps intended to celebrate his lordship of all Britain . |
| 6 | Icarus shown at Farnborough with a dummy at the controls — story above . |
| 7 | At St. Martin 's the Festivals were always celebrated at Evensong by a procession around the Church during the final hymn , when the four banners were carried . |
| 8 | Ulf , the bishop whose capabilities had so little impressed Bishop Ealdred , had disappeared from view and been replaced at Dorchester by a Saxon , Wulfwig , who was known to be on good terms with Leofric of Mercia . |
| 9 | Known to some as the Capacious Curate because of his considerable appetite , he was doubly blessed at Sunderland by a visit to the Methodist church near the Roker End . |
| 10 | Manager and the Admin team are based at Burston in a bungalow just across the road from the mill . |
| 11 | News of the possible buyout came on the day on which production restarted at Leyland after a deal between suppliers and the receiver , Arthur Andersen . |
| 12 | The open-air Museum shows buildings removed from the Ulster countryside and re-erected at Cultra in a setting made to resemble the landscape from which they came . |
| 13 | I still can not say whose bomb did turn the Tirpitz over , But this is all good for morale ; like the piece of the Tirpit : that I was able to secure for these two happy squadrons , encased in a large frame of good British oak , and displayed at Binbrook as a trophy of what Willie Tait and his gang of two — 617 and 9 , or 9 and 617 , the choice is yours — achieved . |
| 14 | Fairly typical first-century examples are known at Godmanchester alongside a range of other structures . |
| 15 | The next day was spent at Langholm in a sort of wary amity , much new-killed beef being provided for the troops — they were assured , all English-bred . |
| 16 | Andrewes would almost certainly have preferred to have remained at Cambridge as a don , a life for which he was superbly fitted . |
| 17 | As they walked round to the back door , Ben , Simon 's dog , came lolloping up the beach , charged at Marie with a stick in his mouth and laid it down carefully at her feet . |
| 18 | According to Virginia Cowles , he dropped with Lewes 's party , but others say that he was left at Kabrit as a result of injuries during training and met up with the survivors later . |
| 19 | He was given notice that when his employment at Hendon terminated , he could be re-employed at Ruislip as a tester . |
| 20 | The aeroplane stopped at Cairo for a discussion with Nasser , and then at Delhi to consult Mrs Gandhi . |
| 21 | Trains from Manchester to Chester stopped at Knutsford while Chester to Manchester trains stopped at Altrincham with a bus service running from Altrincham to Northwich . |
| 22 | Speaking of the event almost fifty years later , Wordsworth said that both he and his sister retained ‘ the liveliest possible image ’ of Coleridge in that moment , and Coleridge himself regarded the warmth with which he was received at Racedown as a standard against which all other greetings could be measured and found to fall short . |
| 23 | Two ‘ servants and apprentices to Richard Coke ’ were registered at Exeter among a total of nearly thirty , but the listing was arbitrary , nearly all of them being certified in just two parishes . |
| 24 | The first launch was made on January 26th 1944 and the remainder were completed at Leith by a workforce of 600 men . |
| 25 | Sir Peter founded the Wildfowl Trust in 1946 , and has lived at Slimbridge in a house surrounded by geese and duck ever since . |
| 26 | Its responsibilities East of Suez would be taken over by a new tri-Service headquarters established at Aden under an air vice-marshal with the title of HQ British Forces , Middle East . |
| 27 | ‘ Queen Margaret believes , ’ he continued , ‘ that her husband was murdered at Flodden by a member of Les Blancs Sangliers who have since waged continuous war against those who advised her late husband , such as Selkirk and Ruthven . ’ |