Example sentences of "their [adj] [noun] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beckett 's characters ‘ begin and end their fictional journey at the same place , in the same condition , and without having learned , discovered , or acquired the least knowledge about themselves and the world in which they exist ’ ( Federman 1965 : 4 ) . |
| 2 | They were sitting opposite each other in their usual places at the rectangular dinner table Katherine always set with tablecloth and candles and fresh flowers . |
| 3 | The announcement of the discovery was made by the Atomic Energy Commission in Washington and the same day , 28 December , the scientists gave a public presentation to their professional colleagues at the American Physical Society ( APS ) meeting in Monterey California . |
| 4 | The Vikings and their European role at the Grand Palais courtesy of the Council of Europe |
| 5 | Their total number at the 1981 census was about 168,000 , 90 per cent of whom are found in Serbia proper , Kosovo and Macedonia . |
| 6 | If employees are unable to sell their old properties at the same time as they commit themselves to buying a new one , they may need finance in the form of a bridging loan . |
| 7 | I mean how many bank managers b force their businesses to sell off their fixed assets at a colossal discount for heavens sake . |
| 8 | Prior to the mid-nineteenth century , magazines such as Youth 's Monthly Visitor aimed their moral homilies at an undefined audience covering both sexes and ranging from children to young adults . |
| 9 | Maddison and Shearer arrived at the Dell from their native north-east at the same time and shared a house when they were virtual unknowns . |
| 10 | How many flies in the past , long since disintegrated and forgotten , have met their untimely end at a dexterous flick of my wrist ? |
| 11 | The Black Dog — Ken Downie , Ed Handley and Andy Turner — record all their sonic expeditions at the gothic-sounding Black Dog Towers , which turns out to be a terraced house in East London . |
| 12 | The chief officers of the Area Boards — engineers , commercial officers , secretaries and accountants — also had regular meetings with their opposite numbers at the Central Authority . |
| 13 | By taking part in the Walk for the Whales , people all over Britain show their deep concern at the continued slaughter of whales . |
| 14 | On arrival , guests take off their outdoor shoes at the ryokan entrance and are supplied with slippers ; shoes are handled by the management ( ie , placed at the entrance for you to leave ) , and for walking within the ryokan garden , they supply sandals or traditional geta ( wooden clogs ) . |
| 15 | West Ham 's 4–0 victory over Norwich on Saturday had offered a glimmer of hope and scuppered the planned mass second-half walk-out by supporters in their continuing protest at the general running of the club . |
| 16 | One common criticism of the UK government during the 1950s and 1960s was that fiscal and monetary policy were conducted in such a way that these policies ultimately exerted their full influence at the wrong time . |
| 17 | Nell McCafferty , Bernadette Devlin and other notables vented their feminist spleen at an appreciative audience . |
| 18 | But the shock is nothing to their profound distaste at the circular photocopy letter telling me it was NO — not even signed and not even on a sheet of proper printed letterhead — for a job marketing one of the oldest and most prestigious and national professional bodies ! |
| 19 | Their skin was a mouldy grey , while gravity had gathered their uncirculating blood at the lowest points — under the chin , the undersides of the limbs , and around the area of the lower ribs , buttocks and kidneys . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , you know , of course , that most people used to break their boiled eggs at the larger end . |
| 21 | BROTHERS Martin and Graham Bell — Britain 's leading World Cup skiers — continued their expected dominance at the British Land British National Championships in Tignes , France . |
| 22 | In Rouen , the occasion was celebrated with pomp , elaborate dress , and a great feast , and then the youths all demonstrated their military skill at a grand tournament , at which Geoffrey naturally won the highest honours . |
| 23 | Chester and Wigan should know their prospective opponents at the last 32 stage of the British Gas ESFA Trophy before the start of their third round tie at Overleigh on Saturday . |
| 24 | He 'd covered her over with a coat and taken her few possessions inside , and she 'd slept on ; she 'd been the same way for the last couple of hours of the journey , ever since they 'd made their final stop at a twenty-four hour garage so that he could fill the Zodiac 's tank and buy some tape for a running repair to the headlamp that he 'd broken when , lights doused to escape notice , he 'd clipped the corner of the garage block on their way out of the parking area . |
| 25 | As vets hammered out their new policy at a stormy meeting in London , one famous dog was happy just to be back with her owners at the home of Governor Patten . |
| 26 | Sometimes the skilled were actually a species of sub-contractor , paid by output , who hired their unskilled assistants at a flat time-wage and saw to it that they kept up the pace . |
| 27 | Mr Patten was speaking at a Newspapers In Education conference in Bristol , which is looking at ways of getting children involved with their local paper at an early age . |
| 28 | The relatives of the victims , three from North Wales , want the original inquiry into the deaths of their loved ones at the five storey house in Hove , East Sussex , in April , 1992 , quashed . |