Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the skeg placed at the very back , there is also less chance of spin out . |
| 2 | I recommend that the funding continue at the present level , with an inflationary consideration — £5,954 . |
| 3 | The front of the hurricane tore at the lower flanks of the mountains , rending great trees from the rain forest and tossing them aside as if they were little more than sticks . |
| 4 | The writer works at the impossible task of creating a poem , a narrative , which tries to narrow the gap between the signal and what is signalled : tries to reverse the separation between the world and what we write about the world . |
| 5 | She had rejoiced at her childlessness , and even found the heart to laugh at the lamentable end of her father 's fond dynastic ambitions . |
| 6 | The second government measure increased producers ' bargaining power with financiers by reserving for British films a portion of the money taken at the domestic box office . |
| 7 | The defenders pushed at the makeshift scaling ladders , and at least one went crashing back down into the crowd below ; but those who exposed themselves to do it were immediately the target of a dozen archers . |
| 8 | Of the deputies elected at the federal election in June 1990 only 17 per cent were re-elected , not including any of the former federal deputy prime ministers except for Klaus . |
| 9 | Much has been made by Ainslie of the improving art auction market , the 83% sold at the Impressionist and Contemporary February art sales and the June sale of the $3.19 million Fabergé Imperial ‘ Love trophy egg ’ commissioned by Czar Nicholas II in 1905 on the birth of his son Alexei . |
| 10 | They too have mastered the fundamentals of the Common Military Syilabus and will continue to build on the foundations laid at the WRAC Centre When they return to their units . |
| 11 | This is a specific application of ss34 and 35 of SGA 1979 where the buyer is given the right to examine the goods for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are in conformity with the contract determined at the contractual delivery point . |
| 12 | If there is no stated requirement for a quorum , persuade the Chairman to start at the advertised time even if only you and he are present . |
| 13 | I loved the programme and the people but I made the decision to leave at the right point , before I could grow bored . ’ |
| 14 | An important body of support was secured to the alliance by the decision taken at the Annual Conference of the Co-operative Party by 2,343,000 votes to 1,547,000 to endorse the Reynolds news manifesto . |
| 15 | All of us should know by now of the decision taken at the special church meeting on 13th May to go ahead with the purchase of the Camphill building . |
| 16 | I went behind the music-stool to look at the Greek pottery . |
| 17 | Below , the prisoners sat at the far side of a rank of yellow-decked tables , with their little visitors — women , kids , the old — ranged opposite on kitchen chairs . |
| 18 | The prose does the work , the illustrations interfere at the worst and supplement at the best — so much for pictures in the classroom . |
| 19 | As Personal Assistant to John Watson , prepare a report reviewing Palatine Ales ' position following the successful conclusion of the takeover battle , evaluating the proposals made at the last Board meeting , and submitting your recommendations regarding future policy . |
| 20 | They watched with detachment , and even with satisfaction , as the Masai began at the eleventh hour to organize themselves to resist what they feared would be the encroachment of agricultural peoples on their land , not as traditional appendages of the Masai way of life , but as conquerors armed with all the power of the modern state . |
| 21 | AT&T blamed a downturn in demand for the products made at the Irish plants and increasing competitiveness in international markets . |
| 22 | And we now have fifty agents of different nationalities , all highly trained in the skills taught at the special place . ’ |
| 23 | THE BARCELONA BALL was the highspot of the social agenda for the 324 guests who attended the function held at the Old Swan Hotel Harrogate , and organised by the National Westminster Bank Leeds and Harrogate areas . |
| 24 | The syllables heard at the two ears differed only in the initial consonant or only in the middle vowel . |
| 25 | No Special Relationships exist for the user requested at the present time . |
| 26 | The route begins at the bonny little village of West Burton , climbs on to Penhill and then descends by drove road and field path to the ruined Crusaders ' chapel , returning at last by leafy lanes to the village . |
| 27 | It is about all manner of motoring matters such as improvements in vehicle safety and construction , raising of driving standards and an attempt to get the authorities to look at the whole business of motoring in a different way for the good of all . |
| 28 | Among his earliest recorded works were the illustrations to the catalogue of the objects shown at the 1850 exhibition of ancient and medieval art at the Society of Arts . |
| 29 | ‘ The Queen felt it would not be right for the duchess to stay at the main house , even though there is room , because of the marriage split . |
| 30 | ( 7–9 ) ) : where and , denote the values evaluated at the observed values . |