Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] at [art] " 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 | A CLASSIC Rolls-Royce limousine which had been in the same Scottish family for 60 years made £21,275 at a Sotheby 's weekend car sale at the Royal Air Force museum , Hendon , North London . |
| 3 | We arrived at about 4.30pm and made camp at a very good site . |
| 4 | They made camp at the top of a bank by a fallen tree . |
| 5 | They made camp at the top of a bank by a fallen tree . |
| 6 | The Orc army made camp at the Three Towers , the ancient Elf ruins on the borders of the Moot . |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | This was partly accidental : he became archbishop at a time when the expansive energies of the Norman conquerors were beginning to make an impression in Scotland , in Wales , and — very tentatively — in Ireland . |
| 9 | This business was expanded by his son John Roberts , who also lent money at a vast interest rate to the tinners , who were traditionally improvident and poor . |
| 10 | Miss F met Courtney at the Royal Free Hospital when she had her baby by caesarean section . |
| 11 | Then she met Woody at a New York exhibition of Luc 's paintings — and he asked her to audition for Husbands and Wives . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've done an awful lot of work , ’ admitted Faldo at the course where Jack Nicklaus won in 1967 and ‘ 80 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ I met Veronica at the Anglo-Catholic church in putney — St Mark 's . |
| 15 | Contrary to the norm for a Yorkshire dale , the young men did venture outside to seek their partners and John met Marie at a fair . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Mrs Hollidaye met Dot at the train with the Ford drawn right up to the station exit . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | He gained his first knowledge of practical politics as a member of the London county council , and entered Parliament at a by-election in Lewisham West in 1938 , retaining the seat till the Conservative débâcle of 1945 . |
| 21 | She found William at the bar . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Another great Therapy ? story revolves around a character called Eddie Faith , who found religion at a Christian meeting one night , and the next day walked into the local police station and confessed to 24 robberies he 'd committed in the previous year . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Not that Uttley was allowed to completely forget his rugby past — also competing is fellow ‘ crumbly ’ Andy Ripley who , after taking the Ergo up in recent months , almost overtook Uttley at a recent head-to-head in a London gymnasium . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |