Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general if an illness has appeared rapidly and vigorously over a matter of hours then one should look for a cause in the preceding few hours or day at the most . |
| 2 | Encouraged by his studies of A Practical Treatise on Rail-Roads , by Nicholas Wood [ q.v. ] , he quickly realized the great potential future of steam locomotive traction and in 1837 he joined Charles Todd , who had been apprenticed to James Fenton of the locomotive builders Fenton , Murray & Jackson , and David Laird , a farmer and financier , in establishing Todd , Kitson & Laird at the Railway foundry in Leeds , manufacturers of machinery and locomotives . |
| 3 | At intervals an enemy horseman might appear at the edge of the village to gaze through a spyglass at the Dutch positions , but no attacks followed such reconnaissances , no skirmishers wormed their way through the fields , and no cannon crashed shell or roundshot at the fragile Dutch lines . |
| 4 | Though I spent my outdoor time playing any game I could , from cricket , tennis , football or boxing at the local gym , all my indoor time was spent buried in books . |
| 5 | We have the facilities needed to support the research or training at the time required . |
| 6 | Go along and have a complimentary tea or coffee at the shop between 9.30am-5pm , Tuesday to Friday and 9.30am-4pm on Saturdays . |
| 7 | Every registered student shall have an adviser of studies or research supervisor and shall be required to see the adviser or supervisor at the beginning of the academic year , at the end of each term , and at such other times as may be required . |
| 8 | Thus , at the undergraduate level , the College offers a joint honours degree in conjunction with the University College leading to the Bachelor of Librarianship of the University of Wales , whilst suitably qualified librarians may undertake advanced study or research at the College , leading to a Master of Librarianship degree of the University or Fellowship of the Library Association . |
| 9 | Three hundred years of catering for the City of London were celebrated by Ring & Brymer at the Museum of London last week . |
| 10 | It would even be possible for people to watch a political or parliamentary debate at home on television , and then register their vote or opinion at the end of it by pressing a button or making a free phone-call . |
| 11 | Gray , who wrote in Saturday 's match programme that morale at the club was good , thought a lack of confidence contributed to last Saturday 's dismal performance . |
| 12 | Some specialise in eating timber , boring away inside posts and logs until they become hollow shells that collapse at the touch of a finger . |
| 13 | Guido paused for an instant , then added , smiling , ‘ I expect that 's why your personal monetary situation is rather more loss than profit at the moment — because you invest so much of your time in romance ? ’ |
| 14 | Singer tom is still all southern manners and embarrassment at the lads wanking around . |
| 15 | Like the linker , it sits on the main bed and has a cog wheel and spring at the rear to lock it on to the needlebed . |
| 16 | A psychiatrist who specialises in executive stress thought the fencing indicated that the person it protected felt an enormous sense of isolation and betrayal at the hands of people who had failed to be grateful for years of selfless public service . |
| 17 | For 34-year-old Chris , a pipe-fitter and welder at the Grimsby site in the UK , and wife Lorraine , 29 , it was a second blow after previously suffering the tragedy of a stillborn baby . |
| 18 | And then , since her father 's fatal heart attack eighteen months ago , no sooner had she slowly started to come to terms with his loss , to face the grief and despair at the thought of never seeing him again , than her mother 's letters and telephone calls had begun to fill her with stunned horror . |
| 19 | The distraught parents of a young Army ambulance driver have also told of their grief and horror at the IRA bombing of the Belfast military hospital in which their son died . |
| 20 | Well , the thing I mainly notice when last week when Paul was home , not last week , the week before last I had Paul solidly at home , he moved himself entirely in lock , stock and barrel at the weekend , he was then with me waiting for his job and he went out every day and did little bit 's of shopping for me , got him from under my feet , saved me money , cos I was only buying what I absolutely needed , and the amount of time that I had , I mean I was able to go out for the whole day with Peggy on Wednesday , I was able to get food prepared and , admittedly I did n't manage to get as much done as I thought I was going to do , but then I think that 's with most people in life , |
| 21 | ‘ As president of a manufacturing company , I was very impressed by the degree of computerisation and automation at the Tencel plant and I envy Courtaulds for this . ’ |
| 22 | In previously sensitised dogs , skin reactions such as moist eczema and ulceration at the sites of percutaneous infection occur especially affecting the inter-digital skin . |
| 23 | Meanwhile , the Irish Junior Three Day Event Team has plummeted to fifth position after speed and endurance at the Coca Cola Junior European three-day event championship held at Loughanmore , Templepatrick this weekend . |
| 24 | The immediate and obvious impact of all this is an increase in speed and accuracy at the checkout . |
| 25 | The third stage of the project was to involve reporting and discussion at the end of the observation period , although it was acknowledged that incidental feedback in the context of dialogue with teachers , students and outsiders was inevitable , and that smaller , interim reports to the SLG , as steering group , would be necessary . |
| 26 | Mr Justice Mantell said that Paul Taylor , 27 , who was nearing the end of a three-and-a-half-year term for theft and assault at the time of the riot in April , 1990 , had taken part in some of the worst violence . |
| 27 | We disposed of surplus property and focused our investment expenditure on quayside facilities where we bought the former Texaco fuel terminal in Aberdeen , which is being substantially upgraded , and spent £1.2 million on building 27,000 square feet of offices and warehousing at the Wood Marine Base in Aberdeen . |
| 28 | In addition , there is still considerable social closure and self-recruitment at the very top of the occupational structure . |
| 29 | Should doctors always be so keen to offer abortion as the only solution to women who are in the first throes of disappointment and depression at the news that their baby is not genetically perfect ? |
| 30 | ‘ Oh , but I 'm not ! ’ began Meredith and Markby at the same time exclaimed , ‘ She is n't ! ’ so that their denials chimed in unison . |