Example sentences of "at the [adj] [noun sg] [noun] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richard believes his playing at matches inspires the team and he said : ‘ I did it for a laugh at the first home game but now it 's taken off . |
| 2 | There was some attempt made to reach agreement at the continuous disarmament talks but the only real progress was a pledge not to test in the Antarctic , a gesture of more value to the species Penguin than the species Man . |
| 3 | Her freshly baked treat goes for 100 Kwanzas , about £2 at the legal exchange rate but just two pence on the open market . |
| 4 | Early post-implantation mouse embryos will develop in static culture if explanted at the primitive streak stages but normal development is sustained for only 24 h or less ( 22 ) . |
| 5 | Would not a more reasonable decision have been to fix the subscription at the direct debit level but offer a discount of £5.00 for payment say within 14 days of the due date ? |
| 6 | The 28-year-old champion was booed after taking a points decision over Hitchin 's Danny Porter at the Scottish Exhibition Centre but he said : ‘ They are the mugs , not me . ’ |