Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Summing up his goodwill mission , Benavides said that the sharp differences between the two sides would only be overcome by a political decision made at highest level . |
| 2 | Almost certainly this was a political decision aimed at maintaining good relations with the farming industry and unions rather than the result of a careful agricultural assessment . |
| 3 | The embroidery , a pattern of golden lily-flowers dotted here and there , each one at a fair distance from the other , would be confined to the shoulder band and to a broad sash fastening at the back in as large a bow as Miss Dallam would tolerate , its ends falling to the hem of her skirt . |
| 4 | Only after knowing what our target is can we go on and set a transfer price that encourages each division to operate at the required volume . |
| 5 | This is then deducted along with other allowances and deductions from total income to arrive at taxable income . |
| 6 | This second issue of European Update looks at some of out recent initiatives . |
| 7 | This survey shows that the present lanes and cottages are only the remnants of an extensive settlement occupying at least 28 hectares ( 70 acres ) . |
| 8 | Before you begin , make sure you know exactly what you want done and consider taking professional advice from an architect or surveyor — a little money spent at this stage could save you a lot later on ; |
| 9 | The preparation of the foundations and the timbers alone would have required considerable time and although C12 is the largest building excavated at the site , the effort required to build many of the others would not have been much less . |
| 10 | The Park aims to contribute £35,000 to the total budget estimated at £400,000 . |
| 11 | In agreement with the strong protection observed at the central guanine residue , DNase I footprinting analysis of the same fragment reveals that digestion at the corresponding phosphodiester bond is severely impaired by the bound protein ( Figure 1C , left panel ) . |
| 12 | With the Technical Branch based at Southampton it was very convenient for them to carry out maintenance and to turn the engines over occasionally during the cold weather . |
| 13 | Later that day , after many interviews with ladies who looked as if they 'd come straight from an enthralling hour knitting at the foot of the guillotine , we found our garret . |
| 14 | Alcohol misuse is more likely to come to light via marital disputes , repeated driving offences , accidents , absenteeism and progressive inability to cope at work . |
| 15 | In the Netherlands , however , it appears that for much of the past 30 years , a substantial reduction in levels of imprisonment occurred with no greater rise in crime than occurred in Britain ; and that reduction occurred at a time of rising crime in Holland . |
| 16 | Mapletoft , having knocked over the conversion , trumped it by banging over a 30-metre dropped goal off his weak foot to level at 20–20 . |
| 17 | Behind the glass an official from the Political Branch scowled at a worried-looking black . |
| 18 | Each yacht has at least one spacious bathroom complete with vanity unit , mirror and electric shower option . |
| 19 | The backdrop of rural discontent kept at a minimum the government 's tolerance level for criticism and signs of independent organization in the cities . |
| 20 | Mr Deputy Speaker that strong sympathy expressed at the time of the last debate on these matters was approved overwhelmingly by the Labour party conference last October and I state that for the record less there be any misunderstanding about our position on the issue of voting systems . |
| 21 | They had grubby overalls on , and caps with protective masks , through which each gang peered at the other . |
| 22 | Ensure each male arrives at the party freshly showered and with a clean shirt . |
| 23 | It was always my opinion that a strong squadron kept at sea to the westward and a squadron of smaller ships in the North Seas were the only secure guardians to these His Majesty 's kingdoms against invasions . |
| 24 | She saw the old man who had accosted her on her walk that afternoon proceeding at the head of a little posse consisting of a neatly dressed man , a woman with untidy hair and a couple of children . |
| 25 | Trent came after him , right foot driving at his crotch but hitting his thigh as he rolled again . |
| 26 | BBC culture , like BBC standard English , was not peculiar to itself but an intellectual ambience composed out of the values , standards and beliefs of the professional middle class , especially that part educated at Oxford and Cambridge . |
| 27 | The distinction between natural and non-natural user has at times been confused with the distinction between things naturally on the land and things artificially there . |
| 28 | The SPA collects used postage stamps at Eccleston Square , and last year received £129 for them . |
| 29 | The largest user uses at least one of its eight services daily ; this is the department providing an information service to the company at large . |
| 30 | In a poem continually relating Christian religion to fertility ritual Eliot 's painted annunciation hints at the most primitive rites not only in its ‘ nimbus ’ but also in its drought-stricken landscape , where ‘ The wilderness is cracked and browned. , |