Example sentences of "[noun] and [vb pp] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under a local anaesthetic , a whisk-like device will be passed down a fine tube into the gall bladder and rotated at 30,000 revolutions a minute , mincing the gallstones to a paste which is then sucked out through a tube . |
| 2 | This lifeboat , which cost £100 , was presented to the Isle of Man District Association and stationed at Castletown . |
| 3 | One of Minton 's lithographs , Jamaica , was printed under the auspices of the Artists ' International Association and sold at four guineas , with discount for schools and institutions . |
| 4 | Detlef Starck and Ralf Nielebock , both from Dusseldorf , are in North Wales on a visit arranged through the International Police Association and aimed at improving links between different forces . |
| 5 | The breeze rattled Eochaid 's springing black hair over his ears and pulled at the ends of his lashes . |
| 6 | Lovat had gone , probably tied to a stretcher , placed on a jeep and taken at full speed to the First Aid post . |
| 7 | Ruth lowered her eyes and clutched at the banister of the stairs . |
| 8 | Christie was convicted of murder and hanged at Pentonville prison , London , 15 July 1953 . |
| 9 | Something else nagged at my mind and gnawed at my soul . |
| 10 | The wrapper was usually a very large coloured handkerchief that was wound mice round the neck and tied at one side ‘ with two ends left a-flapping ’ . |
| 11 | I caught sight of myself in the peeling mirror : long thin legs , blue from the cold , clashing with the bright pink mini-dress which began at my neck and finished at my knickers . |
| 12 | I caught sight of myself in the peeling mirror : long thin legs , blue from the cold clashing with the bright pink mini-dress which began at my neck and finished at my knicker legs … |
| 13 | Despite the lines of exhaustion bracketing his mouth and etched at the outer corners of his eyes , his gaze gleamed dangerously . |
| 14 | Overcome with rage and frustration , Dora jammed a fist against her mouth and gnawed at her knuckles . |
| 15 | Everything , then , will depend upon the guidance and circulars produced by the Department of Education and Science , i.e. upon the way in which the Act is interpreted by the department and implemented at local level . |
| 16 | At the end of each row was the monitor who marked the attendance which , if regular , entitled you to a Prize at the end of the year , a book chosen from a list by the recipient and presented at the Annual Service on Low Sunday . |
| 17 | Inmos Ltd finally launched the long-delayed T9000 Transputer on Friday and hinted at the next generation ‘ Chameleon ’ technology . |
| 18 | However , a major milestone in 1956 was the publication of Man 's Role in Changing the Face of the Earth ( Thomas , 1956 ) which was an 1193 page book , based upon an interdisciplinary symposium with international participation which was organized by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research and held at Princeton , NJ in 1955 . |
| 19 | This stage version was directed in Britain by Sir Tyrone Guthrie and performed at the Edinburgh Festival and in London in 1954 . |
| 20 | Robert went next door to the headmaster 's study and tapped at it nervously . |
| 21 | Tissue was diced into 2 mm fragments and digested at 37C in collagenase 0.1%/DNAse 0.01% for 3 h followed by trypsin 0.05%/edetic acid 0.02% for 1 h . |
| 22 | One mililitre of native or model bile samples were added to the dried lecithin and shaken at 37°C for one hour . |
| 23 | He was born at Godstone in Surrey and educated at Kingston Grammar School and King 's College London . |
| 24 | This engine , ‘ Lion ’ was an 0-4-2 for the Liverpool & Manchester Railway , and had a remarkable career , much of it at Princes Dock , Liverpool , where it was used by the Mersey Docks & Harbour Board as a stationary boiler until it was discovered in almost original condition and restored at Crewe for the 1930 L & M R film ‘ The Titfield Thunderbolt ’ . |
| 25 | Then I turned out the light and settled at the window amidst the bottle-brush fronds of monkey-puzzle . |
| 26 | , Walter ( c. 1558–1643 ) , mathematician and natural philosopher , was born c .1556 in Leicestershire and educated at Oxford ( BA 1579 ) . |
| 27 | Employed as ‘ couture assistant ’ to David Emanuel and based at their exclusive Knightsbridge couture salon , Alison-Jayne was involved in all aspects of the couture business . |
| 28 | A wool dress sculpted her slender figure and ended at mid-thigh . |
| 29 | Samples of plasma were separated immediately by centrifugation at 4°C and stored at -80°C until assayed . |
| 30 | Carefully , she slid her left leg off the table , and over to the tray , the leg almost on its side and bent at the knee to reach the tray , which was almost level with her hip . |