Example sentences of "a [noun] [noun sg] at [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several could not recall subscribing to Channel 7 ; one had refused to subscribe ; one had signed up for a trial period at some point ; and the majority had been unhappy with the service . |
| 2 | If he has the slightest doubt about his ability to launch safely , bearing in mind such hazards as swinging to one side or a cable break at any stage , then he must refuse the launch . |
| 3 | Many governors are likely to preside over a case conference at some time during their term of office and for chairmen , particularly those serving large schools , it may become a regular and frequent experience . |
| 4 | Donated by a kind benefactor at some stage and affectionately known as " the old bomb " , it always seemed to get them to country open airs and cottage meetings but took exception to a trip to Sydney for a Congress . |
| 5 | The second point is that you may be asked to take a drug test at any squad session . |
| 6 | Its criti-cisms could easily be dubbed ‘ elitist ’ ( not in fact a vogue word at that time ) , but they boiled down to the traditional media dilemma about how far people know what they ‘ want ’ until they have been shown choices beyond their existing experience . |
| 7 | Hundred and thirty to a hundred and forty 's the limit of physical pain , you really would scream if you were getting a noise input at that level . |
| 8 | Roy Whiffin , who retired from Star Link Chains in Fleet just over 2 years ago , was awarded a silver medal at this year 's 62nd International Model Engineer and Modelling Exhibition at Olympia in London . |
| 9 | The decision in Froom v Butcher was based on " the duty of every driver of a vehicle and every front-seat passenger to take reasonable precautions for his own safety by wearing a seat belt at all times " . |
| 10 | Unless that plate comes off mm somebody 's hit that with a soldering iron at some stage . |
| 11 | Police say they have n't launched a murder inquiry at this stage . |
| 12 | George could have cabled Maxim , but that would have meant a cypher clerk at each end reading the material , and a letter by diplomatic bag would have taken at least thirty-six hours . |
| 13 | The " kee " part is a courtship call at another frequency which only the females are sensitive to . |
| 14 | Indeed , if we want a puritan poet at that time , we would do far better to turn to that good , upright Anglican priest George Herbert , than we would to John Milton . |
| 15 | The Mothers Union is holding a jumble sale at All Saints Chuch hall , South Avenue , Dormanstown today from 10am-12 noon . |
| 16 | ALTON Lions are to play their part in a worldwide campaign to help diabetics — they are offering a screening test at this year 's Alton Carnival . |
| 17 | He had an idea there had been a car bomb at another barracks . |
| 18 | ‘ It would be a dream move at this stage of my career , ’ said the 30-year-old striker . |
| 19 | With a half space at each side of the curtain Divide the track length by the proposed number of pleats ( fig. 3a ) ; or |
| 20 | Lucy Jackson will again be organising a Medau stand at this exhibition . |
| 21 | There has been a Medau class at this school for many years . |
| 22 | Two little bairns — one of 'em nobbut a babby — five days and five nights on a canal barge at this time o' year ? ’ |
| 23 | Everywhere that 's got a postal address has a town council at that post town really does n't it . |
| 24 | Leicester did not have a staple industry at this time and the high degree of dependence on the surrounding countryside is evident at once . |
| 25 | The wagons will be the widest rail vehicles ever built and a complete train with a 25kv locomotive at each end will be some 750m long . |
| 26 | The building society will be staffing a mortgage desk at each auction , and says buyers could arrange finance there and then , subject of course to proof of income and status . |
| 27 | A family of three in a taxi escaped uninjured when it was hit by a diesel train at another crossing only half-a-mile away towards Sleights in 1988 . |
| 28 | LATE SHOW RANGERS suffered a shock defeat at this venue early last season and a repeat looked on the cards as the Ibrox side struggled to find any rhythm after their extra-time exertions against Aberdeen in midweek . |
| 29 | A spokesman said that a price hike at this time would be ‘ inappropriate ’ . |
| 30 | There is no surplus from which to pay a dividend , but when directors asked for £162m of new capital through a rights issue at this time last year , shareholders were promised an unchanged final 7.64p , so they should receive it on July 1 . |