Example sentences of "at a [adj] [noun pl] ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a final lawyers ' meeting , it was at last agreed that Oldfield 's royalties should be increased , in varying amounts according to territories . |
| 2 | Today we can talk about sex without modesty or fear , but bring up the subject of death and you will be treated with the same social horror as if you had brought up the subject of masturbation at a Victorian ladies ' tea party . |
| 3 | We both know about farming — we even met at a Young Farmers ' dance ! |
| 4 | Dines is already serving thirty months at a young offenders ' institution for robbery . |
| 5 | They were guests at a young offenders ' institution … and found the inmates were one of the most appreciative audiences they 'd ever had . |
| 6 | She now teaches at a local girls ' school where she finds the all-female staff ‘ extremely supportive of each other ’ . |
| 7 | STAFF and students at a local boys ' school are preparing to thrill audiences with their latest drama . |
| 8 | WITHIN a few hours of arriving in Cape Town yesterday morning , the Scotland squad had a training and nets session at a local boys ' school where the facilities were superb . |
| 9 | This was a currency reform , by which 50- and 100-rouble banknotes stopped , at a few hours ' notice , being legal tender . |
| 10 | However , the difficulties involved in providing a safe and reassuring environment for staff working with this group of people are one reason why so many professional staff still clamour to retain the old asylums ; in such asylums staff know they can summon help at a few minutes ' notice from a neighbouring ward and from resident medical staff . |
| 11 | A formal decision was likely to be taken at a foreign ministers ' meeting in June . |
| 12 | One Vietnamese was killed and four received gunshot wounds in an incident at a foreign workers ' hostel in Sofia on March 17 . |
| 13 | After an appeal at a Qualified Teachers ' Training Day money is now available to help those Teachers who have classes in this category as it is realised that in some cases it is impossible for these people to be asked for money . |
| 14 | Dot slid down from the high bed and sat on the carpet and looked at a wooden dolls ' house , a painted rocking horse , but she did n't touch . |