Example sentences of "[vb base] [prep] [noun sg] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The slugs thus grow in length at the expense of the non-turbulent region . |
| 2 | Stop for lunch at the Sucrerie de la Montagne en route , before spending the rest of the day at leisure in this city of wide avenues and tree-lined squares . |
| 3 | Whatever terrors awaited them in the city , it would be better to take a chance than simply wait for death at the hands of the Chelonians . |
| 4 | How could she remain here , see him again , and not die of shame at the memory ? |
| 5 | The immediate side effects range from pain at the injection site to a constricting feeling in the throat — its long-term side effects are n't known . |
| 6 | ‘ That half-hearted performance you put on back at the police station wo n't be enough to convince her , not after what she witnessed last night … all your near-hysterical ramblings ! ’ |
| 7 | Both the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister have made clear statements in the past 10 days that if the Scottish people vote for independence at the election , independence is what we shall have , but will the Secretary of State say a bit more today about how he answers the current argument about whether he has the right to run Scotland with nine Members of Parliament and , according to the latest poll , 18 per cent . |
| 8 | Nowadays , we all swoon with pleasure at the sight of a cow . |
| 9 | The minor claim is simply that if you it 's an empirical claim it says if you look at the fossil record , and you look in detail at the changes in the fossils , what you observe is not continuous steady change , but you see what they call stasis — that is nothing much happening for long periods of time , perhaps for millions of years , and then rather suddenly changes taking place . |
| 10 | A number of illuminating pieces of research have been published recently which look in detail at the way in which qualifications are used by employers in the process of the recruitment of young workers . |
| 11 | It is the day when they stand in imagination at the foot of the Cross to witness the judicial murder of Christ , to remember their own failings and to anticipate the holiday — literally the holy day — for which they have prepared throughout Lent : the day on which they believe Christ rose from the dead . |
| 12 | With a security alert in operation at the GCHQ national security establishment , a suspected mole is mysteriously killed and linguist Bob Jones confides his misgivings about the intelligence business to his father Frank . |
| 13 | Roots develop in abundance at the nodes on the stems . |
| 14 | Allow for backspace at the start of each shot . |
| 15 | Other graduates continue with economics at the postgraduate level ; some have taken up posts as economic advisers in Africa . |
| 16 | Go through gate at the bottom , cross the boggy ground to a stony lane . |
| 17 | " Wow , that was a smart trick , " breathed Joseph , his face alight with excitement at the thought of the drama . |
| 18 | They all cackle with pleasure at the absurdity of it ; then , as soon as Harry has gone back into his room , they all mock him , walking back and forth about the room holding imaginary braces and letter , and talking with a German accent . |
| 19 | Legs turn to jelly at the thought of scaling those awful precipices ; mine do , anyway . |
| 20 | SMUGGLED mosaics go on show at the Mall Galleries today in a highly political show of artistic treasures from the area around Famagusta in Cyprus , writes Geraldine Norman . |
| 21 | Now they 've got pride of place in homes throughout the United Kingdom and this weekend they go on show at the Billing Aquadrome near Northampton . |
| 22 | Tickets for the show on April 22 go on sale at the club , in Newgate Street , at 10am on Wednesday morning . |
| 23 | On alternate Sundays , it was Jonna 's habit to walk across the moor , having crossed Hodge Beck by the stepping-stones , and go to tea at the Braytons ' house . |
| 24 | ‘ Most people think of competition at the output end , libraries , recommended reading lists , journal funds , ’ David Martin says . |
| 25 | Available for the first time on CD are Tell The Truth , Live In Person At The Whisky A Go-Go and Love Man . |
| 26 | But under the EC 's 1992 single-market laws , which come into force at the end of the year , imports from non-member nations will be cut . |
| 27 | The majority of children come into care at the request of their parents , because they are temporarily unable to look after them , and they will return to their own homes in due course . |
| 28 | Make it secure and tight , and sew in place at the finish |
| 29 | Children come to school at the age of five already enriched with a whole range of mathematical experiences . |
| 30 | Apart from checking the length make sure you can do the hood up fully without pulling the bag tightly over your feet — check for width at the knees , hips and shoulders in particular . |