Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun sg] 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 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 .
6 Mrs Hollidaye met Dot at the train with the Ford drawn right up to the station exit .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 ’ 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 .
13 which created inconvenience at the least and expense in you having to buy units from elsewhere customs .
14 She would never tire of that view , never get used to hills that changed colour at the whim of the sun , or the trees and flowers and a sky free of rooftops and chimney stacks .
15 Birkenhead-born Swain , who tasted life at the top as a player with Chelsea , Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa , said : ‘ Relegation is a terrible feeling for everyone involved and it wo n't go away until the first game of the season .
16 I referred sir at the beginning to er the limited experience I 've had in Nottinghamshire where erm a criteria based policy was put into a structure plan erm for er in that case for a prestige business development I think is what they call it , prestige business park , that was a criteria based policy as a way of containing , stopping this strategic issue becoming a Trojan horse for lots of other things .
17 In the early 1840's it was computed that some 240 or so adult male workers found employment at the mines .
18 Jeremy 's natural joy in the festivities found fulfilment at the Youngs ' house , where a children 's party and innumerable presents helped to put his father 's tragedy into the background .
19 County were beaten 3–1 , but the omens did not look favourable when the Town 's mascot , a stuffed donkey , caught fire at the post-match celebration .
20 He studied agriculture in England , but entered politics at the age of 21 and won a seat in the Sind provincial assembly .
21 A former Armed Forces Minister , Maj. Umaru Djalo , who had served under President Luis de Almeida Cabral , who had been overthrown in 1980 by the coup bringing President Joao Bernardo Vieira to power , sought asylum at the same time .
22 Paul Davies , 19 , admitted manslaughter at the Old Bailey in February .
23 The youth that winked defiance at the moon .
24 Cinema admissions had indeed increased as people sought escape at the movies from the horrors of war , and the flow of French and Italian imports had been disrupted , but the screen-time made available had been almost totally absorbed by American pictures : by 1918 some 80 per cent or films shown in Britain were from the US .
25 Other incidents included explosions on April 2 and 3 , 1989 , which caused damage at the British Cultural Centre in Kizilay ; a group calling itself the Revolutionary Left claimed responsibility .
26 Back at the Noones ' , I enjoyed a snack in the front room , in the company of the good-looking teenage Noones , curly-headed Martin ( or ‘ Murt ’ ) and his pink-cheeked sister , a wholesome girl who played guitar at the Folk Mass .
27 It also reduced friction at the point of contact .
28 Thus both Castile and Genoa became suppliers of galleys which often fought on the French side , notably in 1416 when the Genoese provided part of the fleet which suffered defeat at the hands of the English at the battle of the Seine , off Harfleur .
29 Yanto recalled talk at the Blue Boar about recent good runs of fish and was full of anticipation as he carefully picked his way across one of the rock bridges .
30 Mackay is a Scot who came south at the request of Mrs Thatcher following the resignation of Lord Havers due to ill health in 1987 .
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