Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worldwide underwriting losses in Q3 down from $131m to $124.9m — despite losses on Hurricane Andrew' — produced deficit at the nine months down $71.4m from $419.9m ( representing 17.2% of premiums ) to $348.5m ( 13.3% of premiums ) . |
| 2 | They made camp at the top of a bank by a fallen tree . |
| 3 | They made camp at the top of a bank by a fallen tree . |
| 4 | The Orc army made camp at the Three Towers , the ancient Elf ruins on the borders of the Moot . |
| 5 | And somebody knew about that telephone call , and met Kemp at the railway station , doubtless informing the taxi-driver who had been hired that he was no longer required . ’ |
| 6 | Miss F met Courtney at the Royal Free Hospital when she had her baby by caesarean section . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've done an awful lot of work , ’ admitted Faldo at the course where Jack Nicklaus won in 1967 and ‘ 80 . |
| 8 | And conversely , in the exalté atmosphere of Northern Nigeria , a Resident who admitted defeat at the hands of his emir was deemed to be guilty of two unpardonable sins : he disgraced by his ineptitude the good name of the British Colonial Service ; and he brought the whole principle of local administrative autonomy into disrepute . |
| 9 | ‘ I met Veronica at the Anglo-Catholic church in putney — St Mark 's . |
| 10 | Frederick now attempted to have his approved pope , Victor , recognised by Louis VII of France , and both he and Rainald made speeches at the synod at St-Jean-de-Losne declaring that the Emperor had sole authority to decide a papal election . |
| 11 | Mrs Hollidaye met Dot at the train with the Ford drawn right up to the station exit . |
| 12 | DERRY City can set up a grandstand finish to the closest fought League of Ireland title race in its 71 year history if they beat Limerick at the Brandywell this afternoon . |
| 13 | On Feb. 5-8 a World Health Organization team visited Romania at the request of the government to give advice on a situation described by Dr Jacques Lebas , a leading AIDS expert , as more serious than any in the world , including Africa . |
| 14 | She found William at the bar . |
| 15 | It was after nine o'clock , however , by the time he got there , since his route was complicated , and involved calls at the mortuary of the General Hospital , at police headquarters , and a telephone call to the forensic laboratory . |
| 16 | Cardiff are top of the Heineken league and , if they beat Whitley at the Sheffield Arena , they will be on course for a grand slam of domestic titles . |
| 17 | Domination of the Middle East had always been seen as an important element of British strategy since Nelson defeated Napoleon at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 ; and it remained so into the 1940s and early 1950s . |
| 18 | For the SAC , music officer Helen Jamieson reported delight at the wealth and variety of excellent proposals , and at the evident enthusiasm for new Scottish music . |
| 19 | Mine host insisted upon introducing him to everyone , which helped identification at the cost of making him somewhat more conspicuous than he would have liked . |
| 20 | A friend who visited Brenda at the couple 's £325,000 mansion at Shenfield , Essex , said : ‘ We all have the impression that she wants the marriage to survive . |
| 21 | After a period of unemployment in 1919 he found work at the government-run Slough Transport Depot where he became chairman of the shop stewards ' committee , organizing strikes and demonstrations against its eventual closure in April 1920 . |
| 22 | When the German officer began to shout abuse at the Poles , this goat leant out of his window and shouted abuse at the German officer . |
| 23 | Lady Clinton turned pale and would have fainted in the saddle if Benjamin had not caught her , whilst Sir Robert shouted abuse at the outriders , telling them to move on . |
| 24 | Amy had screamed for him to stop and , scooping up the kittens , had thrown back her head and howled obscenities at the cruelty of human beings . |
| 25 | But , within 60 seconds , the visitors opened the scoring when former International , Niall Sturrock , beat Larmour at the second attempt with a well placed lob after a poor clearance by Nicky Blease had produced the initial chance . |
| 26 | ’ The provision of the men who were eventually to take over responsibility for the management of an enterprise was regarded as a matter of making sure that enough young men entered business at the foot of the ladder , ’ wrote Falk of the old days . |
| 27 | Rose Franklin stopped Killion at the gates of the hospital . |
| 28 | Then in July Iraq concentrated troops at the border . |
| 29 | A team from Amnesty International visited Ulster at the end of November 1977 to investigate the Castlereagh activities . |
| 30 | which created inconvenience at the least and expense in you having to buy units from elsewhere customs . |