Example sentences of "at the [noun pl] ' [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alfred Snr would have looked at the Quakers ' current predicament without much surprise . |
| 2 | By Oct. 17 rioting had broken out as people protested at the authorities ' slow response . |
| 3 | The ‘ Coach Fund ’ was heavily subscribed ; Crawford had taken on an extensive schedule which saw him coaching his protégés ( ‘ Crawford 's Colts ’ ) four evenings a week at Carisbrook , and coaching at the Boys ' High School twice a week . |
| 4 | At the Conservatives ' daily press briefing Mr Major unreservedly backed Mr Baker . |
| 5 | At the Conservatives ' daily news conference , Mr Mellor , the Treasury Chief Secretary , recalled the sharp fall in share prices on Wednesday after opinion polls indicating Labour had a clear lead . |
| 6 | His desire is for the crown , and the way he starts at the witches ' double prophecy shows that he already has it in mind . |
| 7 | Or no , she thought , no — for that last , golden day at the girls ' preparatory school , which had coincided with her fifty-first birthday , that had been a joy such as she had never dared to hope for , a once-in-a-lifetime joy . |
| 8 | Early last week the Sun apologised for saying he had never had a real job , but in truth a four-year stint as a tutor organiser in industrial and trade unions at the Workers ' Educational Association 25 years ago does not exactly set him up for a glittering new career . |
| 9 | Gynaecologists , however , will be dismayed at the authors ' apparent lack of understanding of the management of a common medical complaint . |
| 10 | Admiration for the quality of materials and hand craftsmanship , but horror often at the designers ' sheer lack of restraint . |
| 11 | Two years ago it slashed the gift to £24,000 in protest at the Tories ' high interest rate policy . |
| 12 | ‘ Political dialogue ’ is required and a dialectical interaction at the economies ' political level between research scientists , research planners , research clientele , and the legislative process is required and hoped for . |