Example sentences of "[det] of [pron] at [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Nor was it only their tenants who were resentful , but they also had to face envious glances at their lands from the laity , some of whom at any rate seem to have considered them suitable prey .
2 She would be almost glad when they were gone — some of them at any rate .
3 The research is based on the assumption that most of the contemporary ideas on this crucial topic date back to the 19th century , and that some of them at any rate are by now dated .
4 If you talk to people in the street the majority of people who have young children are certainly saying we need day care , we need opportunities for ourselves erm and are quite prepared , some of them at any rate , to go and say that to their local councillors and to write to their M Ps .
5 The material originated from a widely distributed soil organism and was active against various bacteria , some of which at that time still awaited effective therapy .
6 But I do n't think we should make too much of it at this stage .
7 Here , a charge under Schedule E can arise where a manager has acquired shares in respect of which a " chargeable event " occurs while he is the beneficial owner of them and the manager is a director or employee of Newco or Target or an associated company of either of them at some time during the period of seven years ending with the date on which the chargeable event occurs .
8 The 1990s will call for all of us at all levels to be 30% [ not 20% ] more skilful in our selling , servicing and administration practices .
9 All of us at this time began to understand what was meant by the scripture : ‘ Zeal for your house consumes me . ’
10 Many of us at that time welcomed the fact that the government was taking stock of public opinion , and was t making the effort to review the , the , the N H S.
11 Even in the so-called ‘ permissive ’ 1960s , there were no gay switchboards or lesbian lines , and Chad Varah made it part of his mission to encourage self-acceptance in lesbians , most of whom at that time felt ‘ guilty or freakish ’ .
12 The six sections of that car were allocated to twelve assorted actors and crew , most of them at that point reading , talking or fast asleep .
13 It could be said that some sort of crisis was going to force itself up in the life of a strongly emotional young man who was so strictly engaged in compartmentalizing his life : a father who was never meant to know about Janie Moore ; Minto herself cut off from college ; almost all his friends kept in darkness about his emotional history , and most of them at this period unaware of his religious interests ; pupils who were discussing with him the things he cared about most — books — but in a fashion which prevented his strength of feeling breaking through .
14 Most of us at any age enjoy a good chat , but in how many Homes do you see small groups of residents talking to each other ?
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