Example sentences of "on [pron] [noun] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I/We , of , being a member/members of the above-named company , hereby appoint of , being a solicitor/registered foreign lawyer who is a member or officer of or who is working in the practice of either the Company or a recognised body which is a member of the Company at the time of the meeting or any adjournment thereof , or failing him , of , being a solicitor/registered foreign lawyer who is a member or officer of or who is working in the practice of either the Company or a recognised body which is a member of the Company at the time of the meeting or any adjournment thereof as my/our proxy to vote in my/our name[s] and on my/our behalf at the annual/extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held on 19 , and at any adjournment thereof . |
2 | I/We , of , being a member/members of the above-named company , hereby appoint of , being a solicitor/registered foreign lawyer who is a member or officer of or who is working in the practice of either the Company or a recognised body which is a member of the Company at the time of the meeting or any adjournment thereof , or failing him , of , being a solicitor/registered foreign lawyer who is a member or officer of or who is working in the practice of either the Company or a recognised body which is a member of the Company at the time of the meeting or any adjournment thereof as my/our proxy to vote in my/our name[s] and on my/our behalf at the annual/extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held on 19 , and at any adjournment thereof . |
3 | I/We , of , being a member/members of the above-named company , hereby appoint of , being a solicitor/registered foreign lawyer who is a member or officer of or who is working in the practice of either the Company or a recognised body which is a member of the Company at the time of the meeting or any adjournment thereof , or failing him , of , being a solicitor/registered foreign lawyer who is a member or officer of or who is working in the practice of either the Company or a recognised body which is a member of the Company at the time of the meeting or any adjournment thereof as my/our proxy to vote in my/our name[s] and on my/our behalf at the annual/extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held on 19 , and at any adjournment thereof . |
4 | I/We , of , being a member/members of the above-named company , hereby appoint of , being a solicitor/registered foreign lawyer who is a member or officer of or who is working in the practice of either the Company or a recognised body which is a member of the Company at the time of the meeting or any adjournment thereof , or failing him , of , being a solicitor/registered foreign lawyer who is a member or officer of or who is working in the practice of either the Company or a recognised body which is a member of the Company at the time of the meeting or any adjournment thereof as my/our proxy to vote in my/our name[s] and on my/our behalf at the annual/extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held on 19 , and at any adjournment thereof . |
5 | Arriving on her broomstick at the prison-like school gates , Mildred peered through the railings into the misty playground . |
6 | The high society platinum beauty brought up in a secluded hot-house may look a million dollars on the show stand , but is all too liable to fall flat on her face at the first pinprick of adversity and does not stand a chance unless she is cocooned in protective sprays . |
7 | With the most artfully devised deliberation she managed not to avoid it , tripped spectacularly in such a fashion that she fell forward , the contents of the tea-tray , cups , saucers , dregs of tea , milk , sugar and cream cakes , all cascading neatly into Mrs Darrell 's lap , with McAllister herself , purple in the face as a consequence of stifling a dreadful desire to laugh , landing gracefully on her knees at the good lady 's feet . |
8 | When the indicator board clacked out the information BAGGAGE IN HALL against their flight , a circle of bell-ringers in my stomach all heaved on their ropes at the same time , and the terrible clangour they set off in my skull could only be stilled by a couple of stiff ones at the bar . |
9 | Or perhaps the New Horizons people would prefer you to buy WinMail , which Software Partners also have on their lists at the same price — we 'll perhaps look at that another time . |
10 | Mr Buckley , 30 , underwent surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain at the Royal Hallamshire hospital , Sheffield , after fracturing his skull in an accidental clash of heads with Plymouth defender Gary Poole in the fifth minute of the game at Rotherham , which ended 2–2 . |
11 | D. N. Pritt , at the time a member of the Labour Party National Executive , gave a pro-Soviet report based on his observations at the 1936 trial . |
12 | Towards the end of his life , when giving a talk on his career at the Royal College of Art , Minton was asked what had been the most difficult factor to contend with . |
13 | In 1875 he gave four lectures on his discoveries at the Royal Institution , and 1877 saw the publication of his book , Discoveries at Ephesus ; a second book , Discoveries on the Site of Ancient Ephesus , published posthumously in 1890 , added little to the earlier work . |
14 | ‘ But he comes out at the right time and he stays on his line at the right time . |
15 | Standing with heels together , breathe in through your nose and come up on your toes at the same time . |
16 | You can understand this is you can imagine yourself crouching with your knees close to your chest and balancing on your toes at the same time . |
17 | By the way , you can have more than one event list on your calendar at the same time . |
18 | Approaching the 60 watt twilight , rocking on your heels at the leaden doors , your reason already gone into reverse as you pad across the spongey carpet . |