Example sentences of "of [noun] [verb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you look through all the short stories you know , I think you 'll find that the element of change lies at the bottom of each , like an insistent ground bass . |
| 2 | The systematic blurring of the lines between information , entertainment , and promotion of products lies at the heart of this practice . |
| 3 | And I will also give you a good deal of freedom to look at the sea . ’ |
| 4 | As it melted , the fuel 's chemical reaction with the surrounding water also caused a bubble of hydrogen to form at the top of the reactor vessel . |
| 5 | In the typical scenario erm you have the parents as villains of the peace , you have the children or the child as being abused , you have ah typically in the er as it were the stereotypical scenario , you have the father doing the abuse , you have a certain amount of responsibility pointed at the mother . |
| 6 | Some early maps of this type show , albeit crudely , the kinds of houses existing at the time of drafting , and it is possible to appreciate the difference between the houses of , say , the more well-to-do freeholder and the lowlier tenant . |
| 7 | Some like to work from a diagram where there is a brief description of technique used at the start , then the remainder of the pattern consists of the diagram of the various garment parts , with figures that relate to stitches , rows and sizes . |
| 8 | The assimilation of moderate levels of complexity into higher levels of orderliness lies at the heart of Smith 's aesthetic , in which excitement is generated by complexity whilst delight results from the apprehension of an overriding sense of order . |
| 9 | I was recently filming there with the BBC 's Country File and we spoke to some local farmers who said there were often queues of cyclists waiting at the start of the route for 5pm to come . |
| 10 | This was not of course found at the scene , but it was probably a flat plastic box pack , smaller than a crush-proof cigarette-packet , with a single flush button depressed by the ball of the thumb to effect detonation . |
| 11 | We may even suggest that the theory of contracts presents an ideal terrain for an examination of these fundamental issues of political philosophy , for the law of contract lies at the intersection of the market and the state , using the coercive power of the latter to reinforce the discipline of the former . |
| 12 | The fruits of Barclays ' policy are clearly visible in Cambridge , one of the leading centres for small firms , many of which started as a result of technologies developed at the city 's university . |
| 13 | Humphrey Bohun Earl of Hereford died at the age of thirty in 1373 leaving , like Lancaster , two coheiresses , though both were under age when their father died . |
| 14 | She often told me of the nightly air-raids , her parents worn out from fire-watching , houses in the familiar streets suddenly plunged into dust , people suddenly gone , news of sons lost at the Front . |
| 15 | At the present time , it is not possible to distinguish between the other alternative explanations , though it may be that both factors operate to modulate the pattern of frequencies recorded at the body surface . |
| 16 | Our Lady of Lourdes looked at the doorway opposite her in a gesture of supplication . |
| 17 | A flicker of admiration showed at the back of his dark eyes . |
| 18 | Given basic ability , equality of opportunity to borrow at the market rate of interest to invest in your human capital so as to secure a future return makes observed income inequality a matter of individual choice . |
| 19 | As has been shown above , blood was perceived to be the life-giving force of the universe — an obvious conclusion on empirical grounds , but one which was elevated from the pragmatic to the sacred in Hebrew thought by the belief that in humans it was also the seat of the soul , hence the choice of terminology noted at the outset of this essay for murder and death in the Old Testament . |
| 20 | A programme of ballets created at the workshop . |
| 21 | Visitors to PAS are known to have been totally ‘ bowled over ’ by the amount of stock contained at the South Benfleet facility . |
| 22 | If the company 's business involves dealing in goods the records must also contain a statement of stock held at the end of the financial year and statements of stocktakings from which that was prepared , and , except in the case of goods sold in the ordinary course of retail trade , statements of all goods sold or purchased , in sufficient detail to enable the other party to be identified . |
| 23 | A tiny knot of tension throbbed at the back of her neck , running the length of her arms to her fingertips . |
| 24 | The port of Ventspils lay at the end of a pipeline which brought Siberian oil for export , providing one-third of Soviet hard-currency income . |
| 25 | There is a selection of books listed at the end of this book , but this is just the tip of the iceberg . |
| 26 | There were further difficulties when one began thinking about the numbers of animals required at the Creation . |
| 27 | The sign ( - ) used to join two words together , to join separated syllables of words broken at the end of a line of writing and to divide a word into parts or to represent hesitant speech , eg b-b-but . |
| 28 | Within a few hours I noticed a large number of fry appearing at the water surface . |
| 29 | The Countess of Donnington stood at the window of the first-floor sitting room , intent on the street below . |
| 30 | In a similar manner , various other studies have indicated that a wide and diverse range of crime occurs at the workplace . |