Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [noun sg] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Taylor asked Fen at one point . |
| 2 | As the Shah arrived at the White House to be officially welcomed by President Carter , the two groups shouted abuse at each other just beyond police railings . |
| 3 | So it was not to the White House but the Treasury Building next door that the embassy car delivered Maxim at three o'clock that afternoon . |
| 4 | The various parties reached agreement at last . |
| 5 | When the first 120 miles of the East India Railway were opened from Calcutta to Raniganj in 1855 , the ceremony took place at Burdwan station , a long classical structure 66 miles from Calcutta . |
| 6 | The second enemy took aim at point-blank range . |
| 7 | OUR Confirmation took place at Sacred Heart , Howden . |
| 8 | The young Haworth left school at 14 to work in the factory and was required to pick up a knowledge of dyestuffs . |
| 9 | On polling day , the Information Ministry estimated turnout at 85 per cent . |
| 10 | Mr Shaw was believed to have been waiting to collect fishbait near the shores of Belfast Lough at Quay Road , Newtownabbey as he did daily when a car pulled alongside and a gunman opened fire at point-blank range . |
| 11 | They of Valencia took courage at these tidings , and waxed insolent , and began to devise how they should take vengeance upon Abeniaf , and upon all those who had oppressed them . |
| 12 | Carolyn 's parents had tea at six p.m . |
| 13 | Burnhill , Garner and McPherson report that , controlling for social class , the odds of an individual both of whose parents left school after age 17 qualifying for HE are around seven times greater than a contemporary both of whose parents left school at 15 . |
| 14 | ‘ The hospital called me about half an hour ago , ’ Cowley said , and after a brief pause , ‘ Doyle regained consciousness at four this afternoon . |
| 15 | More branches than ever joined in six hundred and seventy four in all and collections took place at more Tesco 's than ever , two hundred and twenty five . |
| 16 | In 1970 , 75 per cent of the population saw TV at some point during the day and in 1986 the figure had not risen much further to 78 per cent . |
| 17 | Washwater from one chip shop contained tecnazene at 15,000 times the level which is safe for fish , while a brook in Somerset recorded levels at up to 520 times the safety limit . |
| 18 | There can be no doubt that something of this sort took place at this time in Montreal , and that it forms one of the subconscious inputs in the growing boy 's development , along with the high family traditions and the significance of his names . |
| 19 | Much business took place at second hand , and by delegates , and the curia was not anxious to investigate every case on the spot . |
| 20 | The most controversial change of auditors of the past two years took place at Prudential Corporation . |
| 21 | During the crucial five months ( November-March ) when groundwater resources are normally replenished , only November saw rainfall at normal or above-normal levels . |
| 22 | Some of the worst atrocities of the Yugoslav civil war took place at two camps based at a brick factory and a pig farm near Brcko , 75 miles north of Sarajevo . |
| 23 | Elements within the party leadership voiced concern at these developments , but others appeared to encourage the people to speak out , notably Deng Xiaoping . |
| 24 | Apparently hundreds of viewers took offence at that — but thousands more are still chuckling . |
| 25 | The heavy panels gave way at last beneath her fingers and she lurched out on to the terrace , crossed it , then raced over the wide sweep of lawn . |
| 26 | I think we forget , in these days , that in the Thirties a young person left school at fourteen , and in many cases , went straight to a job . |
| 27 | The militia lost heart at this news ; they had already been on duty for a month , and had been treated with extraordinary meanness by the citizens they were defending , who , they complained , ‘ would not even allow straw for the poor men to lay upon ’ while ‘ some were eight , some seven , and all six nights and days under arms upon the walls ’ . |
| 28 | The Great Debate took place at two levels . |
| 29 | Apart from the youngest , all my sisters left school at sixteen or so and got married shortly afterwards , whereas I went on to university . |
| 30 | Venous blood ( 10 ml ) was taken for serology tests and patients underwent endoscopy at random using 4–6 mg midazolam for secation , afterhaving given informed consent . |