Example sentences of "of [noun] [verb] [pron] at the " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Easy — a stroke of genius hit me at the height of the bombing , General . |
2 | Not that the organs of perception apprehended it at the time . |
3 | 97 Squadron of Lancasters left us at the end of April to return to Coningsby in Lincolnshire , from whence they had come , and with the loss of life drastically cut down , some of the pressure and sadness lifted , to be replaced by pressure of a different kind . |
4 | Our competitors who use their better provision of education to beat us at the economic game — show us how a slender force of educated human resources , our current situation , is no basis for technical expertise in volume , for high intellect in commerce , for leadership quality in management , or for any other human component of economic success . |
5 | Melford and a group of bowmen greeted us at the gate . |
6 | The car slowed again more gently as the Annamese driver spotted another group of peasants gathering themselves at the roadside fifty yards ahead . |
7 | All of us who bear the name of Catholic join you at the outset of Lent , we say ‘ we 're with you ’ . |
8 | She opened her eyes , a gasp of alarm escaping her at the sight of Roman , dressed in black trousers and a black cotton shirt , standing by her bed . |
9 | When the neural tube closes ( Chapter 2 ) , a group of cells detaches itself at the site of fusion and migrates to many parts of the body and differentiates into a wide variety of cell types . |