Example sentences of "[vb pp] [noun] at the [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , however this may be , the pope proceeded to the practical consequences of the new state of affairs : those who had already received lay investiture , or done homage , or consecrated others who had received lay investiture , were absolved ; for the future , those who received ecclesiastical preferment and did homage to the king could be consecrated , provided that they had not received investiture at the king 's hands ; and this was to continue until the heart of the king was softened by the rain of Anselm 's preaching . |
| 2 | Tough-talking Deryck Maughan ( above ) , the former British Treasury official who made Salomon Brothers the most profitable foreign brokerage in Tokyo , has been made vice-chairman at the firm 's New York HQ . |
| 3 | 250 workers are to be offered jobs at the company 's headquarters near Tewkesbury 15 miles away , but at least 67 will lose their jobs . |
| 4 | As her own people had done before their captivity , the newcomers laid petitions at the sorceress 's door , clandestinely , while by day the same Englishmen , from a safe distance , mocked and mimicked the bent hag and laughed loudly to show they were not afraid of her . |
| 5 | Before leaving London that morning she had spent time at the hairdresser 's . |
| 6 | And thirdly , when buying out looked more likely from the 1960's onwards , as members increasingly voiced dissatisfaction at the Club 's management , some existing bondholders played hard to get , clearly reluctant in several instances and for reasons unrecorded , to give us what it had never been intended should be a permanent arrangement or the basis of an elite . |
| 7 | Many leaders of various churches have voiced dismay at the Government 's original proposals for the closure of may coal mines , now under review . |
| 8 | And , further , how does it appear that the testator 's implied request , if it could be implied , or his promise , if that promise alone would suffice , or both together , were intended to cause the marriage , or did cause it , so that the marriage can be said to have taken place at the testator 's request , or , in other words , in consequence of that request ? |
| 9 | While members have occasionally expressed surprise at the committee 's sudden appearance in the front line , their cooperation has demonstrated the value of a discreet forum for discussing and resolving difficult problems outside the disciplinary processes . |
| 10 | By June 29 a further solidarity strike had halted production at the country 's only oil refinery . |