Example sentences of "[adv] at [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Foreign policy tended to be the area where Churchill kept full Cabinet somewhat at arm 's length , as Anthony Seldon notes : |
| 2 | Seated on one stool by the wall of the hut , with her foot resting on another , Paige stared gloomily at Travis 's figure down by the water 's edge . |
| 3 | Mr Prescott wanted to know why the order had been made before the Safety Authority was satisfied with the non-segregation procedure ; whether the design was ‘ open ended ’ and could be adapted to separate passengers from their cars ; and whether , by acting before getting firm permission from the authority , the order had been made entirely at Eurotunnel 's own risk . |
| 4 | They talked endlessly at MacAlister 's rooms in Merton , where Thomas could also measure himself against two further acquaintances , Fyffe and Wharton . |
| 5 | It may be significant that Clovis was murdered at about this time , apparently at Fredegund 's instigation . |
| 6 | She stared thoughtfully at Richard 's letter . |
| 7 | She gazed enviously at Paula 's long legs , slim and shapely in the skin-tight pedal pushers . |
| 8 | Other record companies looked enviously at Island 's success — none more so than Virgin . |
| 9 | Before long Gaveston was given the hitherto exclusively royal title of earl of Cornwall , an affront to the established councillors and nobility which he did nothing to palliate by his swaggering arrogance , especially at Edward 's coronation in which he played a leading role ; just as outrageous were the lands and revenues which went with titles , office and power . |
| 10 | Sammy , meanwhile , was standing impatiently at Tom 's side , wagging his tail in lunatic fashion . |
| 11 | Mary almost laughed aloud at Hope 's tolerant gravity . |
| 12 | Florian boasted , bored when ignored , glancing indifferently at Maria 's outfit before growing exuberant . |
| 13 | ‘ Your room ? ’ he rasped , raising dark brows in exaggerated surprise and glancing pointedly at Peter 's jacket on the bed . |
| 14 | Some of the ‘ principal diagonal effect ’ remained , though the difference in yield between clones returned to their site and those returned to alien sites was now significant only at P < 0.05 . |
| 15 | Only at w * ; will firms and households be unwilling to alter their realized behaviour . |
| 16 | The last train going westwards disgorged its passengers at Queensway and Notting Hill Gate , five only at Shepherd 's Bush and one lonely traveller at White City . |
| 17 | ‘ But one thing is that we have a meeting at 1pm at Nelson 's cottage . |
| 18 | Good healthy food costs less at SAINSBURY 'S |
| 19 | Good healthy food cost less at SAINSBURY 'S |
| 20 | Good food costs less at Sainsbury 's . |
| 21 | Good food costs less at Sainsbury 's . |
| 22 | We believe that Sainsbury 's traditional values and brand strength are effectively demonstrated by our ad campaign which epitomises the company maxim ‘ Good Food Costs Less at Sainsbury 's ’ . |
| 23 | It has been held that transactions in shares , not necessarily at arm 's length or for cash , and previous agreements with the Inland Revenue with regard to their valuation , were admissible evidence in relation to the valuation of the shares ( p 108 ) . |
| 24 | Transactions in shares , not necessarily at arm 's length or for cash , and previous agreements with the Inland Revenue with regard to their valuation , were held to be admissible evidence in relation to the valuation of the shares . |
| 25 | Charlotte and Ursula watched the broadcast together at Swans ' Meadow , Ursula nursing a gin and tonic as she did so . |
| 26 | Links between the two companies have grown quickly and they recently exhibited together at Houston 's Offshore Technology Conference . |
| 27 | The fact is that before the evening was over I had not only penetrated Karen sexually , but perhaps even more important we had shared a good laugh together at Dennis 's expense . |
| 28 | At the beginning of February A C Canoe Products and Palm got together at Ace 's factory to show off their products to dealers and to reveal the secrets of rotational moulding to those not already in the know … |
| 29 | Modi was fourteen years older but so attractive and youthful that they enjoyed his company and often ate together at Rosalie 's restaurant or Les Trois Portes , another eating-place favoured by artists . |
| 30 | Which was a pity , Miss Mates also said , looking approvingly at Sally-Anne 's neat and careful stitchery , done before her hands became ruined . |