Example sentences of "[to-vb] its [noun sg] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among the painted sculptures from the first decade of his activity as an abstract artist are ‘ Midday ’ ( 1960 , MOMA , New York ) , ) , ‘ Prairie ’ ( 1967 , NGA , Washington ) and ‘ Early One Morning ’ ( 1962 ) which the Tate Gallery was persuaded to loan only after Caro had agreed to supervise its restoration at the end of the exhibition . |
| 2 | Drawing on an earlier record of municipal activity and labour representation , it was able to consolidate its position at a time of hope for a new future by an active fusion of Labour Party , trade union and cooperative effort . |
| 3 | But Cecil 's string was struggling to find its form at the time and Rainbow Lake could manage no better than a modest sixth to subsequent Derby fourth Cairo Prince . |
| 4 | Arguments of this kind normally started from the assumption that the powers of Europe were still in a ‘ state of nature ’ with respect to each other and that each of them was engaged , consciously or not , in a ceaseless struggle to increase its influence at the expense of its neighbours . |
| 5 | The duty of this Committee is confined to considering " the position of English " in our whole educational system , which of course includes , and in our reference expressly stated to include its position at the Universities . |
| 6 | Such an upgrading process is not unknown in the late Roman West , and there are good archaeological grounds to support its occurrence at Water Newton , not least its increasing size and importance . |
| 7 | Wembley says it welcomes Swindon Town , but not all Robins supporters will be able to sample its hospitality at the big match on Monday . |
| 8 | Last week , the Montgomery County ( Maryland ) chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP ) , tired of waiting for the police to solve the case and for NIH to comment on the report , held a press conference to express its outrage at the events of the past seven months and to demand that the lives of those affected ‘ be made whole ’ . |
| 9 | The Women Artists Slide Library is also being asked to profile its work at the 181 Gallery in Hammersmith in December and there will be more news on this in our next issue . |
| 10 | However , if the company elects to exercise its option at the beginning of a contract year , it must pay the artist a previously agreed sum of money as an advance against future royalties . |
| 11 | The left used to have two ways to amplify its voice at the party conference . |
| 12 | At the far end of one room was a wooden false door of the kind which enabled the spirit to leave its tomb at will . |
| 13 | So , except during a few warm days in summer , a white coat would seem to put its wearer at a disadvantage . |
| 14 | Please note : Nottinghamshire County Council has collected information to publish this brochure in good faith and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy at the time of printing . |
| 15 | One could use the laws of science to evolve the universe back in time to determine its configuration at earlier times . |
| 16 | The benefits of targeting were seen , for example , in St Helens where the party gained four seats compared with 1986 and managed to keep its share at the level experienced in the days of the Alliance . |
| 17 | The jury of six men and six women retired to consider its verdict at 12.45pm , returning at 4.15pm when Mr Justice Leonard gave permission to return a majority verdict . |
| 18 | In the end it wins a King 's daughter who is expected to bum its hedgehog-skin at night , and does so , and finds herself clasping a beautiful Prince , all singed and soot-black . |
| 19 | The public service super-union Unison moved one step closer yesterday when the union Nupe voted to back its creation at its annual conference in Scarborough . |
| 20 | China is known to be worried about who to send to plead its cause at the final presentations in Monte Carlo on September 23rd . |
| 21 | Mr Foxon himself was attacked with a crowbar at the same site just last week and the firm has had to double its guard at the retail park . |
| 22 | We are pleased to see a programme of monitoring and review built into the scheme and hope that it will be possible to measure its success at the end of its first three years and make adjustments as necessary . |
| 23 | First , the specific areas of ‘ betrayal or dilution ’ , and secondly , the very fact that the US found it necessary to alter its stance at all . |
| 24 | Looking back it may appear surprising that the militancy of the seamen in 1911 had compelled the Federation to alter its stance at all , so impregnable had its position appeared to be . |
| 25 | Like other supporters of Iraq , Yemen formally condemned the invasion and annexation of Kuwait during the early part of August , but then went on to direct its criticism at the US forces in Saudi Arabia and to press for an Arab solution to the problem . |
| 26 | G–BSBG , first of the former Mozambique Harvard IVs to complete its restoration at Thruxton . |
| 27 | As with all fairy animals , the Each-Uisge has the ability to change its shape at will . |
| 28 | In granting an exemption the Commission can attach appropriate conditions to the operation of the agreement such as , for example , a requirement that the parties notify the Commission as to the future operation of the agreement and/or review its operation prior to the expiry of the exemption , to limit the operation of the exemption for a specific period of time so as to enable the Commission to review its operation at some future date . |
| 29 | As the coffin was lifted up on the shoulders of the men , Carmella stood and reached out her hand to touch its wood at Joey 's shoulder . |
| 30 | This is the week Unix International gets to take its shot at Microsoft Windows NT thanks to the publication of a detailed study it 's had done by Locus Computing Corporation tellingly titled ‘ NT versus Unix , ’ ( UX No 411 ) . |