Example sentences of "[vb pp] at [art] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( We can sometimes stop a crack by increasing its tip radius — it is fairly common to see holes drilled at the ends of cracks in glass and Perspex in the hope of preventing the crack from spreading any further . ) |
| 2 | He was educated at the colleges of Leamington and Llandovery ( Carmarthenshire ) , entered Trinity College , Cambridge , and took his BA degree in 1857 and MA in 1867 . |
| 3 | Although educated at the universities of Granada and Madrid , he distrusted purely intellectual emphases , and poured scorn on the idea of the Muses — albeit the most lovable and influential of creatures ! |
| 4 | ‘ Often as he sat in Davin 's rooms in Grantham Street , wondering at his friend 's well made boots that flanked the wall pair by pair , and repeating for his friend 's simple ear the verses and cadences of others which with the veils of his own longing dejection , the rude pheoboric mind of his listener had drawn his mind towards it and flung it back again , drawing it by a quiet inbred courtesy of attention , or by a quaint turn of Old English speech , or by the force of its delight in rude bodily skills , for Davin had sat at the feet of Michael Cussack the game , repelling it swiftly and suddenly by a grossness of intelligence , or by a bluntness of feeling , or by a dull stare of terror in the eyes , the terror of sole of starving Irish village in which the curfew was still a nightly fear . |
| 5 | We have looked at the effects of stratification on boundary layers primarily in terms of data for stabilizing stratification . |
| 6 | When Peter and Anna had come for interview , Anna had looked at the hills with hunger , and not at the cramped kitchen or the meanly proportioned sitting-room , and had urged Peter to accept . |
| 7 | The Centers for Disease Control in the USA have looked at the families of HIV positive people who were sharing facilities such as toilets , baths , beds , crockery and cutlery . |
| 8 | In the same way , he might have looked at the conflicts between institutions , genres and styles during the 1890–1930 period ( for instance , between old-fashioned vaudeville and new syncopated styles ; or between the requirements of public dance and private listening ) , rather than just the more homogeneous synthesis established by the time it ended . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've looked at the colours on flowers . |
| 10 | She 's looked at the results of samples taken by the National Rivers Authority from a mineshaft and other sites on land owned by Watkins engineering , of Sling , near Coleford . |
| 11 | She 's looked at the results of samples taken by the National Rivers Authority from a mineshaft and other sites on land owned by Watkins engineering , of Sling , near Coleford . |
| 12 | She 's looked at the results of samples taken by the National Rivers Authority from a mineshaft and other sites on land owned by Watkins engineering , of Sling , near Coleford . |
| 13 | She 's looked at the results of samples taken by the National Rivers Authority from a mineshaft and other sites on land owned by Watkins engineering , of Sling , near Coleford . |
| 14 | There was none , and the Red Army was defeated at the gates of Warsaw . |
| 15 | In Berlin , Mario Vargas Llosa , the novelist defeated at the polls by Fujimori nearly two years ago , said he would ‘ knock on every door to muster international support and … force the coup-mongers to turn back ’ . |
| 16 | However , I recall with equal clarity the cries of ‘ Anti-English ’ behaviour when England were defeated at the hands of Scotland in Murrayfield two seasons ago , partly because the Scottish chose ‘ Flower of Scotland ’ as their national anthem . |
| 17 | I would not like to have to make a ruling over any Highsmith novel as to whether it is a crime novel or a suspense novel but , whichever it is , it shows what can be done at the frontiers of crime fiction . |
| 18 | These charges were collected at the ports by agents for the lighthouses . |
| 19 | THIS correspondent , like many others , has suffered at the hands of groups under instruction . |
| 20 | Sir Anthony Meyer : I my right Hon. Friend aware that the very ambitious urban aid programme that was announced today will be warmly welcomed and that there will be special pleasure that Clwyd has not suffered at the hands of south Wales , although we should have liked to see more projects ? |
| 21 | At the same time it assured that those who , under weaker leadership , might have suffered at the hands of armies , could live in greater security . |
| 22 | It is not just the great majority of the people of Scotland who have suffered at the hands of Lamont and the Tory Government , but people all over the UK . |
| 23 | In court , those who have suffered at the hands of criminals are comforted by relatives and Victim Support counsellors . |
| 24 | Walker , occupying the goalkeeper 's jersey in place of the injured Erik Thorstvedt , suffered at the hands of Aston Villa when Spurs were beaten 5-2 at White Hart Lane . |
| 25 | Imran Khan and several West Indian players , such as Viv Richards and Malcom Marshall , have suffered at the hands of Yorkshire crowds . |
| 26 | Sir Hugh said he understood that the successes of the security forces were of little comfort to those who had suffered at the hands of terrorists . |
| 27 | However , he is also keen to hear from residents who have also suffered at the hands of thieves . |
| 28 | Kerry says neighbours have also suffered at the hands of thieves , but says that the police seem to be taking little interest . |
| 29 | Again , the same question may be asked as that which I have asked in relation to Schüssler Fiorenza 's work : given that in every age women have been mistreated at the hands of men , how much do present-day women really have in common with biblical women ? |
| 30 | There had been an unpopular decision made at the Lords in London , so gunmen here decided to shoot a lord , to set an example . |