Example sentences of "[vb pp] at [art] [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though Alner has failed to finish on both occasions he has ridden Seven of Diamonds this season , the horse won at the two previous meetings on this afternoon 's course , when partnered by Malcolm Batters . |
| 2 | He was educated at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester ( 1883–5 ) , graduating with honours in drawing and science . |
| 3 | He was educated at the Royal Commercial Travellers ' School , Pinner , Middlesex , and then , as a foundation scholar , at King Edward 's School , Birmingham ( 1896–8 ) . |
| 4 | Crum Brown was educated at the Royal High School , Edinburgh , and Mill Hill School . |
| 5 | He was educated at the Royal High School and the University of Edinburgh , after which he spent two years learning commerce with a London agency house . |
| 6 | The son of a post office worker in Edinburgh , he was educated at the Royal High School and at Edinburgh and London Universities . |
| 7 | He was educated at the Royal Academical Institution , Belfast . |
| 8 | He succeeded to his barony as a minor in July 1742 and may have been educated at the English Jesuit College at St Omer in France . |
| 9 | Young Archie was educated at the local National school until he was 14 and then apprenticed to Stephens & Sons , pioneers of the Stephens motor-car . |
| 10 | Peerages are for those who control industry , politics and the media and who invariably were educated at the top public schools . |
| 11 | He was educated at the Jewish Free School in Bell Lane , and followed his father 's trade . |
| 12 | The deconcentration of administration where an activity is located at a more' local level as with field offices . |
| 13 | In , if the skills of MAS are likely to be required by the client in the later stages of the acquisition process , MAS should be included at the earliest possible opportunity ( if not already the main client contact ) . |
| 14 | ‘ You 've come at a gay bad time . |
| 15 | He cursed himself inwardly for this sudden indisposition , which had come at the worst possible moment . |
| 16 | The latest surge in the yen has come at the worst possible time for many Japanese companies , especially exporters . |
| 17 | She said she was sure she had rung at the worst possible moment — she always rang important people at the worst possible moment . |
| 18 | What a pity Roman did n't take after any of them , she thought privately , smiling as Christian reached out a rather sticky little hand and tugged the poppy-flowered silk sleeve of her sheath-dress , and then caught at the heavy blonde plait at her nape . |
| 19 | The agents , who were sentenced to 10 years ' imprisonment for sinking the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior and killing one of its crew in Auckland harbour in 1985 , were released into French custody in return for $7,000,000 in compensation and a guarantee that they would be confined at the French military base on Hao atoll for three years . |
| 20 | Many Americans who lived through the war years and remembered quite vividly the virtual hatred and perceived Japanese treachery fuelled during the war probably stiffened at the presented Japanese viewpoint but it remains , for the most part , historically accurate . |
| 21 | They have looked at a clear historical development , distinct traditions and geographical origins in determining this question , and so far have confirmed that Sikhs , Jews , and Gypsies , but not Rastafarians , are ethnic groups . |
| 22 | The economic theory underlying this optimistic view of technical change is termed ‘ compensation theory ’ , and we will discuss this after we have looked at the competing rhetorical question . |
| 23 | WHEN THE originators of the Dart Valley Light Railway plc formed it in 1965 they always intended that it should be a commercially operated line rather than a ‘ preserved ’ railway , for having looked at the then contemporary scene they felt that there were enough preservationists at work already and that their nice for survival in an essentially holiday area should be revenue-earning profitability . |
| 24 | It involves transformation of data so that they are reported at a comparable geographical scale , projection and set of geographical units . |
| 25 | Errors which occur in the main archive of dictionary text , through any circumstance , will be repaired at the earliest convenient time without displacing lexicographer activities . |
| 26 | It is very important indeed that the informant be considered at the earliest possible stage since he or she will be doing the work of supplying answers to the questions and a good ‘ flow ’ in the interview will help greatly in establishing and maintaining interest and rapport . |
| 27 | The reports from these committees were presented at a special general meeting on 17 May , as follows : |
| 28 | The cutting edge of British art historical research was presented at the nineteenth annual Association of Art Historians ' Conference , held from 2 to 4 April at the Tate Gallery . |
| 29 | Evidence presented at the International Ornithological Congress in New Zealand has suggested that the " de-beaking " of chickens , widely used in the poultry industry , may not be as benign a practise as previously thought . |
| 30 | The findings of the two men will be presented at the Royal Astronomical Society meeting at Leicester University this week . |