Example sentences of "[verb] at a [num ord] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ At least that generation knows how to behave at a first night … ’ |
| 2 | Pictured looking at a first edition of Mansfield Park are , back row : |
| 3 | On Oct. 8 the German Bundestag approved at a first reading the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty on condition that it be given the final say over the introduction of a single European currency in the final stage of European monetary union ( EMU ) . |
| 4 | Harrods Library , which had an extensive clientele , used to publish long lists of ex-library books which could be bought at a third of the price when new , or less if rebound for library use . |
| 5 | Then it goes on to look at a second play , B , and the replies to that . |
| 6 | Would millions of people tramp across the hills to look at a twentieth century Broadway Tower ? |
| 7 | We have then to look at a third area of asymmetry , directly connected with qualitative changes in the means of cultural production . |
| 8 | ‘ Right , ’ he said , pointing at a first floor window where a light gleamed faintly . |
| 9 | Speaking at a 40th anniversary dinner for Lurgan Rotarians in Belfast last night , the Minister said contacts with the parties were continuing ‘ at various levels . ’ |
| 10 | Erm what would happen if I drive at a tenth of the speed ? |
| 11 | If I drive at a tenth of the speed , is it gon na take me longer or is it gon na take me is it gon na be quicker ? |
| 12 | They had been staying at a 16th century chateau near Compeigne . |
| 13 | ( This may be done on the spot or brought at a second visit . ) |
| 14 | They had arrived at a first floor landing . |
| 15 | They drew three coverts blank , found at a fourth , but lost the line in less than a mile . |
| 16 | These issues were due to be investigated at a second trial , to start on Jan. 14 , 1991 , when the senior financiers Roger Seeling , David Mayhew and Lord Spens were to stand trial for accepting the money . |
| 17 | They had hardly digested the import of what they had seen when still more flames appeared at a third window . |
| 18 | Marcus calculated that by taking into account property costs — estimated at a third of those in London — and salaries on average £2,000 lower , the paper should save £658,000 a year by being based in Manchester . |
| 19 | She had told me how they met at a First Spiritualist Church ‘ Convert the Heathen ’ session outside the Anglican church in putney . |
| 20 | They had a son but divorced eight years later , and did not see each other for the next 45 years , until January when they met at an 80th birthday party of Dougan 's sister Gwendoline . |
| 21 | On the internal market , the price is calculated at a third to a half of the Western auction estimate price . |
| 22 | Because of the significant skill differential between insiders and outsiders , insiders can be treated at a first approximation as monopolists . |
| 23 | Progress was recorded at a second round of discussions between the transitional government and the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front ( FPR ) on Aug. 10-18 in Arusha , Tanzania . |
| 24 | One patient had stones cleared at a third stage , two patients had the remaining fragments removed at cholecystoscopy , and one patient by percutaneous cholecystolithotomy . |
| 25 | They consisted of an elaborate sequence of libations poured into a large vessel on an altar between two double-axes mounted on painted pyramidal bases ; grave-goods were dedicated to the sheepskin-draped statue of a god in front of another altar ; offerings of food and drink were dedicated at a third altar set up in front of a sacred tree shrine ; music was played and an ox and two goats were sacrificed . |
| 26 | Thus , threats to cause bodily harm to the complainant other than those involving a weapon are not included , although such threats will suffice if they are aimed at a third party . |