Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] [vb -s] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hold the pleats in place by oversewing a few hand stitches at the base of each pleat ( fig. 34 ) . |
| 2 | Also hold the inward creases of the pleat to the back of the heading with a few hand stitches at the top of the pleat . |
| 3 | A serious contradiction lies at the heart of much of the critical research on TNCs in the Third World . |
| 4 | A similar problem arises at the very beginning of the Bible , in the creation stories . |
| 5 | A similar distinction lies at the base of J. R. Walsh 's treatment of the muftis : doubtless writing about a period later than that under consideration in the present study , he states , in regard to what Hezarfen would call the that aside from the occasional retired kadi or " a member of one of the local learned families in the larger cities , … the were not of the class " . |
| 6 | As the male queen butterfly hovers in courtship , a delicate brush appears at the top of his abdomen and sprinkles the female with perfumed scales . |
| 7 | God himself sets up a new Jerusalem , and a Messiah-like figure appears at the end , " the lamb which became a great animal and had great black horns on its head " . |
| 8 | So for long periods a deep soil gathers at the foot of most slopes . |
| 9 | A net curtain stirs at the window , diffusing the sharpness of the outside world . |
| 10 | It follows that the angle a vertical edge subtends at the left eye divided by the angle it subtends at the right eye is greater than 1 for the left-hand edge of the pattern , but is less than 1 for the right-hand edge . |
| 11 | But only a small child tugs at the heart-strings . |
| 12 | A small cross appears at the bottom right hand corner of the cell border , to tell you it 's the current cell . |
| 13 | One important thing the dogs learn is not to chase cats , so a big cat lives at the centre with them . |
| 14 | A greater problem arises at the stage where you have made the article to order and it 's not quite right . |
| 15 | A back opening fastens with buttons and a wide sash ties at the waist . |
| 16 | A new book looks at the modern drinker … |
| 17 | The body of a young child works at the maximum rate , enabling the child to process far more information in a given time than an adult could . |
| 18 | An additional study looks at the scale and organisation of multiple-earning households . |
| 19 | An inguinal hernia occurs at the point where nerves blood vessels and the spermatic cord ( in males ) pass through the lower abdominal wall . |