Example sentences of "at [pos pn] [noun] [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when I looked down at my ankle they 'd put this label on me . ’ |
| 2 | Looking at my arms I could see that the mosquitoes appeared to have had a field day . |
| 3 | ‘ But since it 's obvious that I do n't have a bloody army at my back you can take me directly to the Countess , or the Sheriff of Gloucester , if he 's here . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Well , at my age I would have thought one could retire when one felt so inclined , without adverse comment . |
| 5 | I had with the permission of the deputy general secretary leave of conference yesterday I was in London to be told of a further nine hundred redundancies from a company that a short time ago was telling us , and if you look at my report you 'll have to delete the first paragraph where they had secured orders and the security of our members ' employment only to be told yesterday , nine hundred will go . |
| 6 | Continuing a long and impassioned address , Mr Paisley said ‘ If the Roman Catholic Church flew the Union jack at their chapel I would have no objection , and when they wished to pull it down was their business and their property , but the City Hall was our property ’ . |
| 7 | If governors of any maintained school wished to take formal action on the basis of a teacher 's level of competence or suitability for continued employment at their school they would have to comply with LEA policies on redeployment and support for teachers experiencing professional difficulties . |
| 8 | The young Aberdeen side were relegated from the first division of the indoor league , but they are better disciplined outdoors and with such a wealth of talent at their disposal they will take some shifting . |
| 9 | At its peak it will add 90 million people to the world each year , roughly equivalent to the population of Mexico . |
| 10 | The paradox is thus a social one and to clear the ground for an attempt at its resolution we must take an extensive detour of several chapters . |
| 11 | But she 's keen to point out that at her school you 'll learn to ride like a real cowboy and NOT like John Wayne . |
| 12 | And perhaps with Linnet at her side she might pluck up courage , one of these days , to pay them a call . |
| 13 | She knew , with a feeling of detachment , that she attracted quite a few stares herself , primarily from men , and that if she had not had André at her side she would have been in very real danger of having to concoct a few efficient exit lines . |
| 14 | If people want to be regulars at his church they 'll have to pay for the privilege . |
| 15 | At his trial he would protest that , although he could remember being told not to hold or defend the Copernican system , he had no recollection of an injunction against teaching it . |
| 16 | As British title holder as well as winner of the British Supercup , Whitham has the ball at his toe you might say and he should be heading for a tilt at the world championships next year . |
| 17 | At his back he could hear the ring of footsteps , an occasional raised voice , calm , confident and unhurried , as the unseen professionals went about their work behind the grille . |
| 18 | ‘ Quite right , sugar-plum , ’ Mr Wormwood said , casting a look of such simpering sloppiness at his wife it would have made a cat sick . |
| 19 | At his age he would find it hard to get another . ’ |
| 20 | At his funeral you could see where his head had been stitched back onto his body . |
| 21 | He made funny faces to amuse her , and when she smiled at his antics he would go on to tickle her toes until she gurgled happily . |
| 22 | Who knows , at the wedding or at our place you may meet the girl who may change your mind about the joys of remaining a bachelor . |
| 23 | We can at will like Democritus develop this faculty of laughter , so that when we look at our fellowmen we can smile and even in the labyrinth of our own thoughts we can resort to humour and thus our lives can be less drab . |
| 24 | That if the poor are hungry they will eat your food , and why should they not ? : that if they are dirty they will infest you with disease , and so they should : that if you ignore them they will mug you and steal what you have , which is no more than you deserve : that if they sit barefoot at your door they will hurt your conscience and you will have to let them in . |
| 25 | ‘ But when Simon appeared at your hotel you must have talked about us , you told him what had happened in Sintra . ’ |
| 26 | Well at your age you should have a hankie with you , you should n't have to be told ! |
| 27 | At your age you should know better than to bring rubbish into the house . |
| 28 | ‘ Surely at your age you can manage that . |
| 29 | At your reviews you will discuss the areas in which you are doing well and where you may need to improve . |
| 30 | When you arrive at your aircraft you must do your visual checks . |