Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So long as the documents have been sent to all those entitled to attend a general meeting in accordance with section 238 , it is a pointless farce to require a formal general meeting to be held in order that they may be ‘ laid ’ unless a member wants to raise questions about them at a meeting , or the auditors want to have an opportunity of talking to the members about them . |
| 2 | ‘ Those altar candles we pay so much for , we seem to be getting through them at a fair old rate . |
| 3 | Or rather , their memoirs were launched for them at a glib and glitzy party by Heinemann , the publishers . |
| 4 | The take or place booking means that the client will be offered a room if there has been a ‘ no show ’ or cancellation , and failing that accommodation will be found for them at a comparable hotel , usually within the same chain of hotels . |
| 5 | So w we 're not charging out for them at a high enough rate . |
| 6 | Just ask for them at a maternity clinic or child health clinic and show your Income Support payment book or , if you 're paid by girocheque , the letter that came with the girocheque . |
| 7 | It was the Guga Hunters who had chartered Viking to land the men and supplies ' on Sula Sgeir and return for them at a specified date . |
| 8 | Ankhu and Nebamun would have it easier , but for the majority of privileged men work was a nominal activity as they laboured more or less intelligently in the upper ranks of the army , the civil service and the priesthood ; most of the graft was done for them at a humbler level . |
| 9 | her used glass for me at a private view — |
| 10 | A part time post was created for me at a busy hospital 40 miles from home , and the arrangement worked very well . |
| 11 | With a hiss , the double-sided door began to close , just as the figure of Mahon turned the corner and came after them at a terrifying speed . |
| 12 | They called to him twice before he heard , and then he started and came after them at a rapid walk , like a man driven by some urgent pain he could not slough off . |
| 13 | You — you took advantage of me at a moment of weakness . ’ |
| 14 | When they reached the base of the steep drop into the valley , they spotted Bob Lamb striding out ahead of them at a brisk pace . |
| 15 | T : I 've got a lot more respect for them now because I met one of them at a party once and he told me they 're going to be bigger than The Beatles — in all seriousness . |
| 16 | Instead he received all of the 3,813 papers , but each of them at a reduced value . |
| 17 | The effect will be the same as in the distribution of a primary surplus : in the simpler system the transfer of a proportion of the available votes , the transfer of all of them at a reduced value if the senatorial rules are used . |
| 18 | Different theoretical traditions , it is sometimes claimed , belong to ‘ incommensurable paradigms ’ ( Kuhn , 1962 ) ; one can work within only one of them at a time . |
| 19 | They should always be placed in the same positions each time ; you should be able to put your hand on any of them at a moment 's notice : no scrabbling around ! |
| 20 | It took all three of them to lift him out of the reeking waterlogged shelter through an opening just big enough for one of them at a time . |
| 21 | When you have some children who find it very difficult to work with others , one solution might be to work with much smaller groups , maybe even just a couple of them at a time for five minutes or so . |
| 22 | You act on one of them at a time , and then decide which , if any , is going to be most productive . |
| 23 | The main purchasers of bills are the discount houses , which then sell many of them at a slightly higher price , to the banks . |
| 24 | If you do n't turn your body to face your opponent directly you will succeed only in placing both of you at a disadvantage . |
| 25 | Ten whole words out of you at a stretch ! |
| 26 | Oh , sure , about as safe as a shield of plastic wrap would make her feel if a bear were charging towards her at a full gallop . |
| 27 | With his shorts flapping around his knees and his wispy , thinning hair he was almost a caricature of a footballer , but Wally could mesmerise his opposing full-back or swerve past him at a deceptive pace , before putting across an accurate , teasing centre . |
| 28 | They came past him at a run , three of them , two heading straight for the room that Pope had indicated on the floor plan . |
| 29 | I had spent a long day in the autumn bargaining with the previous owner over the furniture and carpets and ended up having bought most of it at a reasonable price . |
| 30 | I was fed up after weeks of playing deck quoits and shuffleboard , and the Mantela appeared to be the perfect introduction to the South Seas for , instead of going straight to Sanderstown , she would call at Rarotonga , and spend a day or two there , so I would be able to fit in a visit to another island and see something of it at a leisurely pace . |