Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun pl] [to-vb] at [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Norman White from Gloucester was one of the first defendants to arrive at Bristol Crown Court .
2 He walked and walked , in fair and foul weather , pretending that he was training the young hounds to stay at heel ; and did so .
3 On the return train journey to Sunderland , they were told that a group of journalists were waiting at Sunderland station , forcing the two players to decamp at Durham and sneak home via the back door .
4 The Macclesfield Canal , which was built to serve the growing textile and other industries of Macclesfield and Congleton , was one of the final attempts to hold at bay the growing threat to canal transport from the railways .
5 Also the councillors must not want the local fishermen to fish at Witton at a reasonable price compared to other local fishing areas .
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