Example sentences of "come at the [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Overshadowed by the Gulf crisis , the meeting noted that the multinational forces confronting Iraq " have come at the request of the GCC states and will leave the region when the GCC states request " . |
2 | The first indication of the direction his mind ( or what passed for it ) was moving had come at the beginning of the trial when he called in two other judges to help determine whether the free pardon that Meehan had been granted quashed his conviction . |
3 | In this , the scene is divided into three sections both horizontally and vertically , and the idea is to line up the shot so that the main features are made to come at the intersections of the imaginary dividing lines . |
4 | If the video is to end with music though , you should arrange for the last note to come at the end of the last shot . |
5 | On Monday 27 February Fleischmann and Pons were due to bring their working cell to Brigham Young University for the neutron spectrum to be measured , but a graduate student had to go to a funeral and so they suggested it would be better to come at the end of the week instead . |
6 | The warning came at the opening of the European pig and poultry fair at the National Agricultural Centre . |
7 | According to the London-based Africa Confidential newsletter of May 22 , the delay came at the insistence of the opposition , which , while claiming that the rainy season would create transport problems for delegates , was in fact concerned that comparatively few parties had as yet been granted legal status . |
8 | The exceptional moment when the spirit of Brahms materialised came at the beginning of the andante where Pauline Dowse 's cello solo evoked the inner stillness of the composer — all moonlight , warmth and swaying tree tops . |
9 | Her moment came at the end of the first course when , without any apparent signal , the parlourmaid came back into the room . |
10 | But our real kick came at the end of the film when the lights went up . |
11 | Five of those minutes came at the end of the first half , allowing Hein to score the first of his morale-boosting tries for Oxford in the right corner . |
12 | Perhaps for many of the fans the best moment of all came at the end of the fifth Test , when Tony Greig went out and ‘ grovelled ’ before them . |
13 | The only account of William Green 's life came at the end of the 19th century and was written by Charles Roeder . |
14 | The order came at the end of the summer term and , just as the holidays were beginning , the teacher who was going to replace my father arrived to see what kind of strange specimens he was going to land among and what sort of house he and his family were going to live in . |
15 | In general , both leaders stressed their unanimity on all the main subjects , including the last-minute question of the Soviet ultimatum to Lithuania [ see p. 37361 ] , which came at the end of the summit and which both leaders roundly condemned . |
16 | The deal came at the end of the 20th annual session of the intergovernmental commission on economic co-operation between the two countries . |
17 | The agreement came at the end of the third round of peace negotiations which began on March 15 in Algiers [ see p. 38709 for talks in January ] . |
18 | Although there was essentially nothing ‘ new ’ in what he said , his statement came at the end of the economic recession of the late 1970s and early 1980s , during which time member states had turned economically ‘ inwards ’ , defending their national markets against European competition . |
19 | An extra impetus for the disposal came at the start of the week when Pepsi decided to end its franchise relationship with Perrier , citing poor sales performance . |
20 | His comments came at the start of the monthly meeting of Castlereagh Council last night where members stood for a minute 's silence in tribute to the four Catholic workmen killed in Castlerock and the two young victims of the IRA Warrington blast . |
21 | London Irish thought they 'd scored a try here … the ref tho rightly gave a knock on … and the cherry and whites rolled on to take the lead with a penalty from Martin Roberts … another penalty apiece made it six three to Gloucester at half-time … but they deserved more … the forwards were fired up but so too was the exiles defence which took a fair old hammering … the turning point came at the start of the second half when referee David Matthews awarded Gloucester a penalty try … |
22 | the real drama came at the start of the second half … with two Town goals in four minutes … first Steve White went flying in the box … a penalty which Paul Bodin knocked in … |
23 | London , of course , and our Amsterdam exhibition has been trading since the beginning of the year and the price increase is generally coming at the beginning of the season , which is more or less now for the parks , earlier for the exhibitions . |
24 | It ca n't be good for morale coming at the beginning of the school holidays . |
25 | The main orogeny in the north of Europe , coming at the end of the Carboniferous , is defined by the so-called " Hercynian front " . |
26 | The course for the MA ( Honours ) in History falls into two parts , with the division coming at the end of the second year . |
27 | Family and friends must come at the top of the list . |
28 | I find that people at that level of education are so busy chasing their own tail with the enormous amount of work that comes their way … that the planning for a secondee would come at the bottom of the heap . |
29 | But now they do not come at the end of the list . |
30 | These reflections do not come at the end of the piece — Palomar then goes on to make analogies with human communication — but they do encapsulate its essential spirit and that of many other pieces in the book . |