Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [pron] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems odd , in retrospect , to see governments delegating so passively their most important educational function , but there were two main reasons for it at the time . |
| 2 | I think there might be a parcel for you at the door is it ? |
| 3 | As he peered through the binoculars he felt a tremor of excitement course through him at the prospect of seeing the printed images come to life . |
| 4 | He sat up immediately on his cot , feeling a surge of pleasurable anticipation course through him at the prospect of one more day stalking the great game animals of southern Asia through the beautiful tropical forest where he now felt almost at home . |
| 5 | The West Ham Trades Council resolved that conscription was a serious threat to the labour movement , and summoned Thorne to explain his support for it at the 1916 Labour Party conference ( East Ham Echo 12 February 16 ) . |
| 6 | Well I 'll go and have a look for us at the bus stop in n it ? |
| 7 | Although it felt like a miraculous coincidence for us at the time , it was more that we were all ready to grapple with this issue in our lives . |
| 8 | I am raising money for him at the moment . |
| 9 | I could n't take my eyes off him at the office and five o'clock was such a wrench — all those hours before I would see him again . |
| 10 | His estates were , moreover , a heterogeneous collection , put together with an eye to providing him with an income rather than creating a political niche for him at a regional level . |
| 11 | His estates were , moreover , a heterogeneous collection , put together with an eye to providing him with an income rather than creating a political niche for him at a regional level . |
| 12 | The length of the adjusted pack was enough to cater for my unusually long back and after making a small adjustment to the shoulder strap attachment plates which can be swivelled to close or widen the gap between them at the neck , I had a very good fit . |
| 13 | Robson is , however , unlikely to start the game as both sides aim to put some daylight between themselves at the top of the table . |
| 14 | ‘ I know if I happen to find a bunch that 's been thrown out 'cause it 's past its best , I can likely get a threepenny piece for it at the railway station . |
| 15 | ‘ You plug it in when you go away and it switches on the light for you at the same time every evening , and switches it off too . |
| 16 | Especially with songs like Too Much , which was in an unusual key for us at the time . |
| 17 | When a recording is ‘ live ’ , as this one is , it should say so on the cover , and if that 's too difficult or exhausting there should be mention of it at the beginning of the booklet . |
| 18 | It is unrealistic to expect Novell to spend money to develop Unix for the good of everybody at the expense of their own company . |
| 19 | It is unrealistic to expect Novell to spend money to develop Unix for the good of everybody at the expense of their own company . ’ |
| 20 | You and your so-called friends make spectacles of yourselves at the party , litter the garden with debris and vandalise this fountain . |
| 21 | I did not understand German , and was not interested in the photograph of myself at the top , but bottom left , was a small black-and-white snapshot of Joan and the children . |
| 22 | Two young Romanians came and stood on either side of me at the mirror . |
| 23 | We were n't really in love , but it seemed a very great deal like it at the time , before we spoiled it ; we both thought we were , and how can you tell for sure when it 's the first time and you 've nothing to compare it with ? |
| 24 | I want to drink tea with you at the Samoyovska Hotel in Kiev , and vodka with you in the evening in a place where they used to play gypsy music when I was a student . |
| 25 | They were getting there the cheap way and combining adventure with the bonus of having their cars with them at the end . |
| 26 | It is obviously sensible , given your knowledge of the sector , to utilise you [ and your in house experts ] in the search process and we will very much welcome feedback from you at every stage of the search process . |
| 27 | Though his tone was abrupt , Polly sensed a lessening of tension in him at the change of subject . |
| 28 | Having taken your bags of donated books from you at the church door last year , you may like to know that despite the awful rain this week , Christian Aid Sale funds stood at around £35K by noon today , so the total should be up on that figure . |
| 29 | ‘ It was a big deal to me at the time , ’ Maria snapped , her tolerance of his perpetual self-absorption vanished along with her brilliant mood . |
| 30 | I tugged him gently along the walkway , which was made of planks , I discovered , with short mooring posts sticking up at intervals , needing me to lift his legs over one at a time . |