Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | South Uist in sunshine in March is not common but the visual beauty is hard to beat and Lochboisdale Branch situated at the waters edge looked in as good fettle as I have ever seen it . |
| 2 | The memory of the towers ' electro-sticks back at Mars-U made her fingers fumble at the keys . |
| 3 | A mob of young Catholics was waiting at Cromac Square , armed with a good supply of bricks and metal objects to hurl at the marchers . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought you three from Trazior were like Siamese triplets joined at the hearts , ’ the Sergeant said . |
| 5 | Jolyon Jenkins looks at the figures |
| 6 | Advocating a greater use of the birch he said ‘ Young offenders are leaving the juvenile courts laughing at the Magistrates and the Police . |
| 7 | Nuadu had said that the Robemaker and CuRoi took sacrifices from the ordinary people of Ireland ; strong young sons to work at the Looms , although presumably they would not actually do this work themselves . |
| 8 | He was a powerfully built man , over six feet tall with sleek black hair greying at the temples . |
| 9 | He was tall and thin , a leggy lightweight in a dark-grey suit , with a pleasant , long , cleanshaven face , and short hair greying at the temples and receding slightly from a weathered brown forehead . |
| 10 | Her heart sank at the thoughts aroused by the sight of the romantic poet-painter , and Sam 's puppy eagerness to reach him . |
| 11 | Our legal correspondent looks at the possibilities of and the background to plea bargaining , one of the issues covered in a recent Government consultation document on improving the delivery of justice system in Scotland . |
| 12 | KAY BLAIR looks at the techniques employed by some companies to boost sales |
| 13 | The sixties look adopted by Betty Boo and by Deee-Lite 's Lady Miss Kier is visible in the eye kohl , the bodysuits and the dark , straight hair curled at the ends . |
| 14 | Robyn could smell the freshness of his cologne , see the way his eyes crinkled at the corners , notice for the first time the thickness of his lashes , the way his ebony hair would curl if allowed to grow long . |
| 15 | The two brothers parted at the docks in Lothern . |
| 16 | The cafe situated at the watersports building is opened for all the summer months and provides a comprehensive menu of both hot and cold foods . |
| 17 | Scott gazed at the photos , then at their faces . |
| 18 | This chapter looks at the efforts of philanthropists and defenders of women 's rights to expand the range of employment for both working-class and middle-class girls who needed to earn a living . |
| 19 | The following chapter looks at the debates over permissiveness in more detail , by examining the preoccupations of the moral entrepreneurs of the period , and in particular , Mary Whitehouse and the National Viewers ' and Listeners ' Association . |
| 20 | This chapter looks at the perceptions of parents of their role in the assessment of their child 's special educational needs as part of the Statementing process carried out under the 1981 Education Act . |
| 21 | This chapter looks at the roles video can have in teacher training and at materials associated with these roles . |
| 22 | This chapter looks at the uses they may put it to . |
| 23 | Advertisement manager COLIN ACKEHURST looks at the options |
| 24 | Cars sleep at the kerbsides . |
| 25 | Organised by the Women in Arts project at the Arts Council , this symposium will bring together women in the arts , to reclaim the past , identify the present and plan the future . |
| 26 | Officers from the RSPCA say hundreds of animals suffered at the hands of a callous and inept man . |
| 27 | Occasionally more heavy digestion occurs at the tips of the incisors ( Fig. 3.22 B , C ) , where the enamel is totally removed . |
| 28 | And one study looking at the experiences of black teenage mothers found that although they had begun using contraceptives as much as white girls , some had been persuaded by their boyfriends to stop using them . |
| 29 | The wind rattled at the bars and made the doors of the Cages shake and squeak . |
| 30 | He glanced down at her , his dark eyes crinkling at the corners as he smiled in a way that made her heart turn a tiny somersault . |