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 | This is then deducted along with other allowances and deductions from total income to arrive at taxable income . |
| 5 | This second issue of European Update looks at some of out recent initiatives . |
| 6 | This survey shows that the present lanes and cottages are only the remnants of an extensive settlement occupying at least 28 hectares ( 70 acres ) . |
| 7 | The Park aims to contribute £35,000 to the total budget estimated at £400,000 . |
| 8 | 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 ) . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Alcohol misuse is more likely to come to light via marital disputes , repeated driving offences , accidents , absenteeism and progressive inability to cope at work . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Behind the glass an official from the Political Branch scowled at a worried-looking black . |
| 14 | The backdrop of rural discontent kept at a minimum the government 's tolerance level for criticism and signs of independent organization in the cities . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Trent came after him , right foot driving at his crotch but hitting his thigh as he rolled again . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The SPA collects used postage stamps at Eccleston Square , and last year received £129 for them . |
| 20 | 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. , |
| 21 | The control under the Act covered all users of water , apart from those taking town supplies , whether they were pumping from a river or had installed extensive catchment works at their own expense . |
| 22 | The two-way division agreed at Aachen in March 842 is best seen as a way of putting pressure on Lothar , convincing him that this time he had no alternative to opening negotiations in earnest . |
| 23 | If he were tempted to decide against Mrs. McLoughlin , he would indeed ask himself whether any principled distinction could be drawn between her case and the case of mothers who recover for emotional damage suffered at the scene . |
| 24 | A SIMPLE ANATOMICAL weakness causes at least one in 50 men to suffer from inguinal ( groin ) hernias . |
| 25 | Bob Anderson posts a letter to ABC Computers ordering a specific computer priced at £1,500 . |
| 26 | The shores rang to the sound of his skates against the ice , a resonant hollow warble drawn at each stride from the depths of the lake . |
| 27 | Interviews also took place with parents in 10 of the 25 cases selected for follow-up.The study looked at cases during the first six months after the initial case conference . |
| 28 | Could not private investment fill at least part of the gap ? |
| 29 | In fact , trade unions may seek to achieve their objectives not only by collective bargaining but also by lobbying the legislature , or by a more fundamental form of political action aimed at transforming society . |
| 30 | Then , staring across the moonlit yard , she saw his tall figure standing at the top of the slope leading down to the river . |