Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed the Director of Kenya 's Institute of Education looks forward to a time when a syllabus may be devised which , in addition to a national ‘ core ’ , has specific defined areas where programmes devised at district or local levels will be developed and implemented . |
| 2 | Some assets , such as money lent at call to other financial institutions , are highly liquid . |
| 3 | The massacre occurred at night after President Alan Garcia ordered the security forces to put down a co-ordinated rebellion in three jails by prisoners associated with the Maoist guerrilla movement , Sendero Luminoso , on the eve of a Socialist International congress here . |
| 4 | In 1990 Somerville excelled at sport . |
| 5 | Doyle jerked at Tug 's arms to bring him round to the table . |
| 6 | In the convention used here , a plus sign signifies that a response was obtained at onset at that position , a minus sign that a response occurred at offset , and O means that no response was obtained there or outside that position . |
| 7 | He rapidly became one of the prince 's closest friends , accompanying him on his crusade of 1270–2 and appearing as one of his executors in the will which Edward made at Acre in June 1272 . |
| 8 | The majority of the islanders lived at subsistence level . |
| 9 | That this was a matter of interest and concern in Northumbria in the early 730s is clear from Bede 's letter to Ecgberht in 734 in which Bede expounded at length on the necessity for more bishops and a proper organization of the Northumbrian Church under an archbishop at York . |
| 10 | His first opportunity at the Wells was to stage the dances in Humperdinck 's opera Hansel and Gretel mounted at Christmas 1946 . |
| 11 | Action came at price rise time in January , when Ford upgraded all LX Escort/Orion equipment and introduced a new L model — in effect an LX at the old price . |
| 12 | Display Teams from Berks and Surrey arrived at Oak Park Community School , Havant , on The Day , meeting up with slightly apprehensive teams from Chichester and Cosham . |
| 13 | Fortunately the cut happened at night and power was restored before any noticeable pollution took place . |
| 14 | When Cato 's supporters arrived at court they found that they had been pre-empted . |
| 15 | The possibility of confusion is very great ; for just as Eleanor of Castile landed at Acre in 1270 , accompanying Edward on the seventh crusade , so Eleanor of Aquitaine had landed there 120 years before , accompanying her husband ( that is , her first , Louis VII of France ) on his crusade — which is presumably what Pound means by ‘ Acre , again ’ . |
| 16 | From 1585 to 1599 Crosse served at sea . |
| 17 | My contractions started at midnight — not very considerate bearing in mind how much I need my sleep . |
| 18 | Scott died at Elm Grove Hospital in Brighton 10 February 1945 . |
| 19 | This study looked at addition sums of a very elementary level which the Mathematics 5–14 document suggests should be attained at Level B or by most pupils in primary 4 . |
| 20 | Electoral alliances created groupings corresponding to the West German parties , and West German politicians from all the major parties appeared at election rallies . |
| 21 | The interest he attracted was greatly increased when , with the consent of the priest-in-charge , Richard preached at Mass with such charism that the congregation were moved to tears . |
| 22 | But the edict from Bernard Lapasset aimed at breaking-up and scattering England supporters to all corners of the Parc des Princes was plain barmy . |
| 23 | Poshekhonov tugged at Holly 's arm , demanded further attention . |
| 24 | The mayor remained at liberty pending a decision as to his place of confinement , and an anticipated appeal against the severity of the sentence . |
| 25 | Indeed , in the interval of a gig on his 1986 UK tour , a disgruntled punter was heard to remark : ‘ If I 'd wanted something this cerebral on a Friday night , I 'd ‘ ve stayed at home and read Proust . ’ |
| 26 | If defectors stayed at home the intelligence world would be much better off as a result . |
| 27 | But student attendances after Christmas were appreciably lower , as cars stayed at home and public transport was withdrawn , and several branches decided not to start a spring course at all , or to restrict them in length . |
| 28 | Christopher Baker studied at West Surrey College of Art and Design and at Gloucestershire College of Art and Design gaining a landscape scholarship from the Royal Academy . |
| 29 | Bowls : Allcock pipped at post |
| 30 | Photography/Jerry Harpur Illustrations/Dick Barnard Co-ordinator/Yvonne McCarthy Photographed at House of Pitmuies , Guthrie , Scotland |