Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [vb past] at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Netherlands , however , it appears that for much of the past 30 years , a substantial reduction in levels of imprisonment occurred with no greater rise in crime than occurred in Britain ; and that reduction occurred at a time of rising crime in Holland . |
| 2 | They had grubby overalls on , and caps with protective masks , through which each gang peered at the other . |
| 3 | For several weeks that fear remained at the back of our minds and we wondered what was behind the brief news bulletins which were issued , and whether the whole fateful adventure would be a success . |
| 4 | This change occurred at the beginning of the Paleozoic era starting with the Cambrian period , about 570 to 700 million years ago . |
| 5 | This study looked at the responses of more and less arithmetically-able pupils . |
| 6 | Another study looked at the consequences of family conflict and a ‘ new wave of teenage girls breaking away ’ ( Willans , 1976 ) . |
| 7 | This conclusion emerged at a meeting between the FUW and Wales Young Farmers Clubs representatives . |
| 8 | Quite a surprise regarding this name occurred at the end of the last war . |
| 9 | This woman arrived at the refuge early one summer evening in 1982 after a row over the dinner . |
| 10 | Here , the largest of the towns considered in this volume grew at the centre of an extensive pottery industry which came to supply widespread military and civilian markets . |
| 11 | But this performance sagged at the point where it should have taken off , the Dance Song . |
| 12 | For Perez de Cuellar , this incident came at a time when he was still closely involved with other business , notably engineering the release of hostages held in Lebanon and Israel . |
| 13 | It is northing more than another attack aimed at the trade unions under the government 's Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Bill , and takes absolutely no account of the additional hardship it will impose on our members . |
| 14 | The gunman , who was jailed for 18 months , fired into the ground when Sgt Forth , then working in CID , and another officer arrived at the scene . |
| 15 | ‘ This healer appeared at the grave , apparently sensing our despair and sorrow . |
| 16 | It is striking , in fact , how much the latter idea seemed at the time to dominate as a first priority . |
| 17 | He could neither move nor think , as if all power had at a stroke been cut off from both body and brain . |
| 18 | There was a long silence , during which neither man looked at the other . |
| 19 | Of course , when each army arrived at the other 's bastide , it found no defences , and looted as much as it wished . |
| 20 | Do level one and level two , the ones that you you have to do and if there 's any time left at the end of the year do the ones that that you missed out . |
| 21 | One little plant grew at the foot of an old , bare rock . |
| 22 | Certainly , each party laughed at the other . |