Example sentences of "[vb pp] at the [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 31 | The tegulae ( paraptera of some authors ) are a pair of small scale-like sclerites carried at the extreme base of the costa of each fore wing : they are rarely present in connection with the hind wings . |
| 32 | The Audi Quattro was parked at the far end of the small , packed car-park . |
| 33 | And suddenly , true to the route Ursula had picked out on the map , they reached the crest and saw Maurice 's car , parked at the far end of the lay-by where he had been told to wait , maroon and solitary against the pale expanse of chalk-smeared turf . |
| 34 | When you sort out your notes , Sergeant , you might include in them the additional information that my car was parked at the other end of Boundary Drive , the end furthest away from Glenfair Road , see ? |
| 35 | Finally , it is useful to check that the Compact is targeted at the right cohort of leavers . |
| 36 | Also recommended at the other end of the spectrum is Kenwards — described by Tère and Tony as the ‘ jewel in Lewes 's gastronomic crown ’ . |
| 37 | Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God , and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit , he has poured out what you now see and hear ’ ( Acts 2:32ff ) . |
| 38 | Near him two other guardians of the granaries , cats , lay curled at the perfect centre of twin outcrops of shade . |
| 39 | The 1905 Convention was considered at the Sixth Session of the Conference in 1924 when a Protocol was agreed permitting accession by States not represented in 1905 and some further work was set in hand which led to the publication in 1929 of a proposed revised Convention . |
| 40 | The Emperor Hadrian 's British headquarters may have been uncovered at the Roman fort of Vindolanda near Hadrian 's wall , Northumberland . |
| 41 | The results of a long-term study presented at the annual conference of the British Institute of Geographers have shown that the use of sewage sludge as a fertilizer can have damaging effects on the soil that can last for thousands of years . |
| 42 | The results will be presented at the 1986 conference of the Market Research Society and , subsequently , in a paper invited by the Journal of that Society . |
| 43 | Two Spanish epidemiological surveys on the Guillain-Barré syndrome were presented at the scientific debate of the Spanish National Committee of Pharmacovigilance ( Madrid , health ministry , 30 January 1992 ) . |
| 44 | I would still however consider that the stop north of Scotmid would be a little closer to Low 's shop then the next stop once it is relocated at the southern end of St Patrick Square . |
| 45 | Briant put his hand in his inside jacket pocket and pulled out the folded sheet of paper that carried his statement , and , a little startled at the sudden wave of apprehension that swept over him , he stood up . |
| 46 | He paused by the window seat , a replica of one he had noticed at the other end of the gallery . |
| 47 | An Orc army is defeated at the western end of Mad Dog Pass by Dwarfs led by Duregar . |
| 48 | The allocation was decided at the highest level of government , and radio broadcasting had long been low on the list of priorities . |
| 49 | The question of strengthening the defence identity of the Union will be decided at the final stage of the conference . |
| 50 | You can ask at any time that your details are removed , and this will be done at the regular updating of the Extract . |
| 51 | Best done at the very start of an investigation . |
| 52 | The rig change is done at the very end of the turn which will involve a few seconds of clew first sailing |
| 53 | it creates extra communication problems , since top management is more remote from the work done at the bottom end of the organisation , and information tends to get distorted or blocked on its way up or down through the organisation hierarchy ; |
| 54 | Happy May Day , and I 'm so sorry about the muddle with the draft I 've enquired at the head office of the Bank of Scotland , where I got it made out , and they seemed to think your Brno bank was being a bit dim , or perhaps even obstructionist , in telling you they could n't deal with it and that you 'd have to go to Prague to get it cashed . |
| 55 | The National School sports for 1989 will be selected at the next Board of Governors meeting on 19 April . |
| 56 | In the USA , until 1986 , all gains and losses on futures contracts were taxed at the long-term rate of tax , while gains and losses on shares held for less than six months were taxed at the higher short-term rate . |
| 57 | The gain may be taxed at the basic rate of income tax therefore or at the higher rate . |
| 58 | However , independent research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies ( The Structure of Alcoholic Taxes : A Hangover from the past , 1990 ) and by the Henley Centre for Forecasting ( Competition between Alcoholic Drinks : An Analysis , 1991 ) indicates that it would be perfectly possible to sustain tax revenue by levelling down the duty on spirits , and levelling up the duty on wines and beers , so that all alcoholic drinks are taxed at the same rate of duty per degree of alcohol content . |
| 59 | The Chaconne for a Chinese Man and woman … is written at the other end of the volume … no music has been found for the ‘ Grand Dance of Twenty-four Persons ’ at the end of the [ Fifth ] Act ) ; in [ the ] MS there is no break between Hymen 's solo ‘ Love ne'er had yet– and the short Trio ‘ They shall be [ as ] happy ’ ( where , according to the Libretto , the Dance should take place ) , and it seems therefore possible that it was omitted in performance . |
| 60 | I was reading Mauriac the other day : the Mémoires intérieurs , written at the very end of his life . |