Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun pl] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There was a great number of rural workers at the doors of the new factories looking for employment . |
| 2 | She herself , praise be , had never been in a run with her … one night 's charity performance of Private Lives at the Arts Theatre had been quite enough , thank you . |
| 3 | Even for the full Welsh side to beat Australia — let alone the second string-would have seemed an outrageous dream a year ago in the wake of humiliating defeats at the hands of the world champions , 63–6 on tour Down Under , and 38–3 in the World Cup . |
| 4 | Kopyion sat on a chair , staring out of half-blind eyes at the screens and eating dates from a little box on his lap . |
| 5 | The following table shows the proportions of non-publishing researchers at the universities which have a major interest in Scottish geology . |
| 6 | The following table shows the proportions of non-publishing researchers at the universities which have a major interest in Scottish geology . |
| 7 | Tom Bull-Dwyer 's middle managers stared unhappily out through the forest of tangled masts at the Needles , which seemed to be travelling past at a brisk walking pace . |
| 8 | In spite of some side-swipes at the theories of Raymond Federman , Barth 's own fictional practice is not necessarily at odds with that of the latter . |
| 9 | It is exactly the equality before the law , which Ms Pith-Helmet invests with so much trust , that has betrayed blacks and Asians in the courts , in their treatment at the hands of vicious and prejudiced police ( that has resulted in the death of 10 blacks at the hands of police during the course of arrest and interrogation in the last 15 years ) , that allows black and Asian homes to be terrorised by racist thugs who can sprinkle liberally their British hospitality in the form of firebombs , beatings , excrement dumped on doors , and children bullied to the point of suicide and madness . |
| 10 | All of these trims at the margins which I would suggest , detract from the quality of life of people in this city , something that we regret , but something which can and has been enforced upon us . |
| 11 | The dry suit is great for winter sailing because you can wear lots of warm layers underneath and the suit keeps them completely dry by means of watertight seals at the wrists and the neck but you must n't forget about the extremities either . |
| 12 | We intend to bring you news of major events at the Arts Centre in future editions . |
| 13 | Rhys , aged two , of Epping , Essex , arrived in Bristol yesterday to settle in before three days of medical investigations at the Children 's Hospital . |
| 14 | Stella moved , and as the light caught her Merrill noticed that on the fine tanned skin there was an etching of small lines at the corners of her mouth and around her eyes , but she was still a very beautiful woman . |
| 15 | Palestinians waging an unarmed resistance to Israeli occupation of Arab lands , have suffered a brutal repression and thousands of deaths of unarmed civilians at the hands of Israeli armed forces . |
| 16 | It was found that 78 per cent of 219 users at the Drugs Council and 72 per cent of 197 users at the Detoxification Unit were single ( i.e. neither married nor cohabiting ) . |
| 17 | As we passed them on the road we glimpsed great crowds of people in the wide back seats , a jumble of merry faces at the windows . |
| 18 | Car retailers sell vehicles with various kinds of warranties concerning replacement of faulty parts at the suppliers expense . |
| 19 | Thus there was obviously scope for the propagation of nonparty unorthodoxies at the grass-roots level . |
| 20 | A description in G.Paynes ' Collectania Cantiana tells us that four vases of black ware , one of reddish colour , two cups of imitation Samian ware , two black paterae and the neck of a large goblet with handle were found at a depth of four feet at the feet of ten human skeletons . |
| 21 | Christians in Pakistan are living in increasing fear for their lives following the deaths earlier this year of two men at the hands of Muslim fundamentalists . |
| 22 | Christians in Pakistan are living in increasing fear for their lives following the deaths earlier this year of two men at the hands of Muslim fundamentalists . |
| 23 | The quantity is the ratio between the amplitudes of currents in successive meshes or the ratio between the amplitudes of potential differences at the inputs of successive sections . |
| 24 | We also thank the team of dedicated workers at the Women 's Nutritional Advisory Service for their professionalism over the years , which has enabled us to collect much of the research referred to in this book . |
| 25 | Despite its lack of press interest , from its beginning the lift attracted a regular supply of local visitors at the weekends . |
| 26 | Dissenters were visibly active in support of Whig candidates at the polls , and their electoral impact was often significant , since they might have comprised one-fifth of the total electorate , whilst in some constituencies the proportion of voters who were Nonconformists was much higher . |