Example sentences of "[art] [noun] at a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Boyks ’ caught the crook at a ticket barrier as he tried to flee , a court heard yesterday .
2 The steam cylinder is 12 inches in diameter , has a stroke of 18 inches and would provide up to 20 horse power with steam from the boiler at a pressure of about 80 pounds per square inch .
3 However , the shortening of the hole made more room for the crowds at a bottleneck .
4 A new arrival is attracting the crowds at a wildlife park .
5 He also moderated political conduct , mediating peace between Ecgfrith and Aethelred in 679 following the battle of the Trent at a time when Ecgfrith was otherwise honour-bound to pursue hostilities to avenge Aelfwine ( HE IV , 21 ) .
6 After discussing the change at a Change Review Meeting , the New OED Project Director and the New OED Group Manager should complete the following :
7 The party endorsed the change at a congress on Jan. 20-23 , 1990 [ for which see pp. 37172-73 ] , but the congress subsequently collapsed amid arguments about the LCY 's federal structure ( the Slovene League of Communists ( LC ) shortly afterwards split from the LCY ) , and before scheduled elections could be held to a new party central committee and presidium .
8 It all began in the summer of 1990 , when investigations by various groups , including the International Primate Protection League , led to the confiscation , of the orangs at a port in Taiwan .
9 But his plans became known in cricketing circles and Gooch told senior England tour party officials about the break-up at a Sussex hotel before his team flew to India on Monday from Gatwick Airport .
10 Mr Wickremaratne will receive the award at a presentation ceremony during the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , on World Environment Day ( 5 June ) .
11 Editor received the award at a presentation in Solihull on December 4 .
12 Thus Caesarius of Arles was accused by one of his own clergy of committing treason with the Burgundians at a time when they were ruled by the arian Gundobad .
13 The Governor-General , the Earl of Clarendon , went to Rustenburg and reviewed the Scouts at a garden party .
14 Mrs Bosanquet might also have mentioned , without stretching the point too far , the wonderful convenience of being able to give these troublesome boys the sack at a moment 's notice .
15 He had swum against the tide at a time when schools to which specific counsellor appointments had previously been made had used a counsellor 's vacancy , at a time of teaching staff reductions , for other purposes .
16 A trustee ( other than the official receiver ) can be removed by resolution of the creditors at a meeting duly summoned of which proper notice specifying the purpose of the meeting has been given ( s 298(1) ) .
17 A committee member may be removed by resolution of the creditors at a meeting of which fourteen days ' notice has been given ( r 6.159 ) .
18 He believes appointing Crerand was ‘ the second biggest mistake of my life , ’ and claims that the ex-Celt tried to pick a fight with him in the toilets at a function after Manchester United 's unsuccessful FA Cup Final against Southampton in 1976 and dismisses Crerand as a player who had a jealous envy of greater talents .
19 This is not the case at a rehearsal where the players are dressed casually , people come and go , some members of the orchestra are talking to one another , while others are sitting drinking coffee , tea ( or perhaps even soup ) .
20 They may receive feedback from those to whom they are willing and able to show the text at a draft stage .
21 Only a single user can access the computer at a time , and he has to write , debug , and run his programs in the most basic computer-oriented form .
22 Rayne started the bidding at a guinea and after some brisk competition among the gentlemen at the foot of the stairs it was knocked down to one of them for five guineas .
23 The LTTE for its part blamed government forces , saying that the killings were " meticulously planned and executed , and blamed on the LTTE at a time when the Sri Lankan government is trying to purchase weapons from Middle Eastern Moslem countries " ( a reference to a visit made by Ranjan Wijeratne , Plantations Minister and Minister of State for Defence , to Iran , Libya and Egypt in early August ) .
24 A proposal to disclose details of the Brands deal was defeated on the casting vote of the Chairman at a meeting this week .
25 Richard Mavro-Michaelis of Lucas Aerospace announced the plans at a gathering of teachers at Farnborough .
26 Mr Nichol gave details of the plans at a conference on managing the NHS reforms organised by the National Association of Health Authorities and Trusts .
27 Ice cracked away from the hatch at a pressure from inside .
28 Then he nodded at Benny who took the hammer and brought it back over his head , ready to smash it down on to the cartridge at a sign from his brother .
29 By limited liability the state is encouraging management to use shareholder funds in more risky ventures than they would otherwise undertake , and then pass on the liability at a time for forced liquidation , to third parties .
30 DAREDEVIL Jose Rodriguez , 24 , ran with the bulls at a festival near Madrid last year and lost a testicle when he was badly gored .
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