Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [verb] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trade within the EEC had expanded at a rate double that of trade with non-members , and the EEC had also become the world 's largest trading power . |
| 2 | The Aborigines had suffered at the hands of the sealers — many of the women were kidnapped and put to work plucking birds for the feather trade — but they retained their custom of a spontaneous welcome for anyone who put into port on the island . |
| 3 | Although the USSR has hinted at the possibility of cooperation with the GCC over issues of Gulf security , its attitude to this body , especially over GCC plans for coordinated security arrangements , remained negative in the early 1980s . |
| 4 | Instead of flying straight to the United States , the Shah had decided at the last minute to accept an invitation from Anwar Sadat of Egypt to pause briefly in Aswan . |
| 5 | Marrakesh has long been a winter watering hole for the rich , the chic and the famous and the Shah had arrived at the height of the tourist season . |
| 6 | This was the first time in the 47 years of its history that the UN had met at the top level . |
| 7 | The SARFU wanted to play the test at Johannesburg 's Ellis Park , the biggest ground in the country , where gate receipts would be huge , while the ARFU wanted to play at the low altitude venues of either Durban 's King 's Park or Cape Town 's Newlands Stadium . |
| 8 | It was to this area that the Hasteds had come at the very beginning of the 19th century ; previously their home had been in the City , in the parishes of St Katherine Coleman and St Olave , Hart Street , but like many of their contemporaries they made the pilgrimage east . |
| 9 | The Pope did officiate at a public mass at the Lighthouse on Oct. 11 . |
| 10 | Harry looked round desperately for the O'Hanlons to assist him , but the O'Hanlons had fainted at the very outset and had been dragged clear by Ram , who was now trying to fan them back to consciousness with a copy of the Illustrated London News . |
| 11 | The Centers for Disease Control in the USA have looked at the families of HIV positive people who were sharing facilities such as toilets , baths , beds , crockery and cutlery . |