Example sentences of "be [prep] [art] [noun pl] [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | BABES IN TOYLAND ( above ) , MEGA CITY FOUR , PAVEMENT and THE FALL are amongst the bands playing at an MTV 120 Minutes music festival in September . |
| 2 | Accordingly , at the time of the accident the deceased was a lawful visitor on the premises , since the brewery had not given the deceased any indication that the permission they had given him to be on the premises expired at 10.30 p.m . |
| 3 | The following were among the findings reported at a conference in Anchorage , Alaska : — brain damage in seals similar to that found in people who die from solvent abuse ; this would have disoriented the animals and affected basic physiological functions like breathing ; it is suspected that many seals drowned , but because dead seals sink an accurate assessment of deaths has not been possible ; — the disappearance of a group of killer whales that had lived in the sound , possibly also due to the " solvent abuse effect " ; — deaths among sea otters not only from hypothermia ( because oil stuck to their fur destroyed its insulating properties ) but from emphysema caused by breathing in toxic fumes and from liver and kidney damage caused by ingesting oil ; — failure to breed among many species of birds since the accident , either because of the death rate within colonies at the time ( in the case of guillemots ) or because continued exposure to oil-polluted food sources is preventing reproduction ; — death tolls of up to 40 per cent for eggs laid by salmon , herring and other fish , and deformities and withered muscles among fish that did hatch . |
| 4 | The problems of acid rain , atmospheric pollution and climate change were among the problems discussed at a conference of forestry experts from 30 European nations on Dec. 18-19. with the aim of developing a common policy which will safeguard the forests of Europe . |
| 5 | Sat 11 10.30am NFT2 Making of a Legend : Gone With The Wind David Hinton 's behind the scenes look at ‘ the moviest of all movies ’ ; 10.45am NFT1 The Music Teacher Belgian portrait of a distinguished opera singer ; 1.00 NFT1 Fellow Traveller Philip Saville 's intriguing picture of two Hollywood friends victimised under MacCarthyism ; 1.15 NFT2 Journeys Inland Documentary on the Swiss ; 3.30 NFT1 Icicle Thief Italian parody on the confusion between films and commercials ; 3.45 NFT2 Malpractice Australian account of medical malpractice ; 6.15 NFT1 The Woman From Rose Hill Alain Tanner 's examination of Swiss mores ; 6.30 NFT2 Where The Sun Beats Joaquim Pinto 's restrained dissection of a Portuguese land-owning family ; 7.45 Dominion Safety Last See above ; 8.45 NFT1 Too Beautiful For You ! |
| 6 | It is made in Sardinia , too , and Crete , and for collectors of useless information , poutargue , or botargo , was among the dishes served at King James II 's coronation feast . |
| 7 | Not surprisingly , Pye was among the members secluded at Pride 's Purge ( December 1648 ) . |