Example sentences of "for [noun pl] [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The leaflet was launched at an event for employers held at the end of June 1993 . |
| 2 | I sat for hours staring at the sea . |
| 3 | Most current schemes of assessment for lower-attainers existing at the time the report was written , concentrated on computational skills . |
| 4 | COMMUTERS stood on tracks disrupting London-bound trains yesterday in protest at British Rail 's ‘ scorched earth ’ policy for eliminating the perennial problem of leaves on the line More than 50 people at Carshalton , Surrey , swapped season tickets for placards to protest at the transformation of leafy tracksides into what one called a ‘ scene from Apocalypse Now ’ , the film about the Vietnam war which showed the effects of mass defoliation with napalm . |
| 5 | Hull 's most important Humberside derby for years comes at the end of a sad week for the club which saw defeat by Widnes on Sunday , and the sacking of Noel Cleal as coach on Monday . |
| 6 | Thus we are appealing for things to sell at the car boot sales , or maybe you would prefer to make a small donation to our funds . |
| 7 | This is the first point of contact for patients arriving at the accident and emergency department . |
| 8 | ISO has three detector systems for astronomers to position at the telescope 's focus to investigate different aspects of infrared sources . |
| 9 | Finally he took me in to his office and said he was looking for Girls to work at the Winter Gardens , Blackpool . |
| 10 | Sporadic outbreaks of lawlessness at British ports — which have already included an attack on a Russian trawler at Peterhead — are likely to intensify as fishermen step up their protests against the imports they blame for prices plummeting at the quayside . |
| 11 | The visit ended on Sept. 28 with the signing of a communiqué which called for negotiations aimed at the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries . |
| 12 | In September 1990 a Japanese delegation visited North Korea [ see pp. 37714 ] The visit was a success , a communiqué was signed calling for negotiations aimed at the restoration of diplomatic relations , and two Japanese seamen detained in the North since 1983 were released in October [ see p. 37779 ] . |
| 13 | There is so much opportunity for children to look at the nature of the physical world around them which is n't taken advantage of , and which could be , and I think that may have something to do with the attitude of teachers as much as the attitude of children . |
| 14 | There is so much opportunity for children to look at the nature of the physical world around them which is n't taken advantage of , and which could be , and I think that may have something to do with the attitude of teachers as much as the attitude of children . |
| 15 | In between bins he stood for eternities looking at the elephants . |
| 16 | The Soft Cell cushioning in the heel also seems unnecessary for runners striking at the front . |
| 17 | The payroll was updated at weekly intervals for employees paid weekly wages and mid-monthly for employees paid at the end of each month . |
| 18 | Blake has calculated that for speeds of up to 2 ½ metres per second , it is more efficient for dolphins to swim at the surface . |
| 19 | When booking for events held at the Dome please help us by indicating which part of the auditorium you prefer . |