Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [adv] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was some while afterwards when Rose realised that she had left the canvas bag with the maroon dress and necklace behind at the studio . |
| 2 | The Catholic miracle of transubstantiation could be performed only by an ordained priest , who then received the body and blood alone at the altar . |
| 3 | Ask him his priorities , and he puts education and deregulation firmly at the top . |
| 4 | If this was not disgraceful behaviour , they also threw coins and plastic etc. at the linesman , referee and Linfield players ! |
| 5 | For British television drama , for instance , and for American television drama till the mid-fifties , a particular combination of live studio technology and a respect for theatrical naturalism placed time and space more at the service of performance than of narrative logic , seeking a continuity — rather than an interruptability — of time and space in which the actor could unfold the truth of the performance , or , more practically , in which mistakes on the studio floor could be minimized . |
| 6 | Better to eat off an orange box and get pleasure from a plant than to spend the money on a cheap and nasty table which is going to be an unsatisfactory stopgap Save money and effort right at the start by sorting out priorities — which should include enjoying the room you live in — and try not to stray too far from your original objectives . |
| 7 | Bernice could see him raise a bulky suited arm and gesture grandly at the surroundings . |
| 8 | Oystercatchers may wedge the shells into a crevice and chip away at the lip . |
| 9 | Peanut feeders with a strong fine mesh ensure that the birds must scrape and chip away at the nuts , avoiding the problem of nestlings choking on whole nuts in spring . |
| 10 | The Board appointed Mr. G. Chaplin and Miss Anne Reid , who had been assistant master and matron respectively at the Hackney Union , but it was conditional on their being married ( to one another ) by July . |
| 11 | To join a new length of pipe into an existing inspection chamber , you will have to break a hole in the wall of the chamber and chop away at the benching so that a new half channel can be laid to join up with the main channel . |