Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oolitic grainstones predominate at the edge of the platform where the coastal sand barriers that enclosed the lagoons , became established . |
| 2 | The honours list simply shores up Britain 's class system guaranteeing that those with grand hereditary titles remain at the top of the heap . |
| 3 | Knowledge of how word meanings combine at the sentence level can rule out grammatically correct , but semantically implausible sentences . |
| 4 | Support for this hypothesis comes from an analysis of male peeking rates during the change in plumage which many ducks undergo at the end of the breeding season . |
| 5 | As I say , fun , fun , fun I say , like I say sometimes you can do a pissing rain in a fucking hole and have about four hours sleep at the weekend , then we get , we get back get into the bar and we 'd have a fucking good laugh about it . |
| 6 | Will the period be extended , or will the trade union be almost forced to concede what the employers want at the end of 16 months ? |
| 7 | Monie , whose side sit at the top of Division One , revealed : ‘ We 've never been at the top so early . |
| 8 | The rDNA repeat at the end of chromosome III was always placed incorrectly next to the rDNA repeat at the beginning . |
| 9 | The rDNA repeat at the end of chromosome III was always placed incorrectly next to the rDNA repeat at the beginning . |
| 10 | The Cherrys kneel at the altar of the Chili Peppers and bare their bellies for a spot of sacrificing . |
| 11 | Though never on the best-sellers list , Dü waxings remain at the front of many a guitarist 's record collection , and a whole new wave of bands could n't conceive of life without a copy of ‘ New Day Rising ’ . |
| 12 | On the same day that The Boomtown Rats play Leixlip Castle in Dublin to 14,000 people , that Bob Geldof sweeps out on stage screaming ‘ Who 's won ? ’ referring to the battle with Dublin eldermen for the right to play ; the same day that 30 people are hurt and Geldof refers to Ireland as a ‘ banana republic ’ and a ‘ despicable nation ’ , U2 appear at the Garden Of Eden club in Tullermeny . |
| 13 | Now you think I 'm joking , but in fact in the States , people in the States sue at the drop of a hat . |
| 14 | Robert , reserves boss at the Oval for the previous six years , will be a hard act to follow , winning the league four times , including last season . |
| 15 | Brief biographical details about each of the authors appear at the back of the book , as do comprehensive Teacher 's Notes . |
| 16 | In the foreground , sea waves break at the temple- or city-gates . |
| 17 | Testy waves slice at the boat . |
| 18 | These Swedish bats seem at the moment to be unique in apparently losing interest in the street lights from May to late summer . |
| 19 | Fans clutch at the wire like prisoners until snarled off by these four-legged automatons . |
| 20 | And anytime they got in a fix , they called on the children to lift paper masks ( given out free and serving as a programme on the reverse ) to their faces and give a special Care Bear Stare at the stage to overcome Coldheart 's evil intent . |
| 21 | Her eyes deepen at the memory . |
| 22 | His eyes sparkle at the prospect of retiring three years hence having established Ruby in particular as possibly a bigger money spinner even than Staley 's high fructose corn syrup . |
| 23 | The equivalent during reading is having our eyes arrive at the bottom of the page without the slightest understanding of what the author had intended . |
| 24 | This may suit some since , as the authors note at the end of their hard-hitting proposals , ‘ none of these suggestions offers easy solutions ’ . |
| 25 | Similar instructions go for the F note at the start of bar 5 . |
| 26 | When subjects arrive at the sleep laboratory in the evening for a night 's recording they prepare themselves for bed in the normal way . |
| 27 | During the Saturday rush at the exhibition , I took breaks from working my way round the stalls to draw a model in the calm of the Hesketh Hubbard stand . |
| 28 | During the Saturday rush at the exhibition , I took breaks from working my way round the stalls to draw a model in the calm of the Hesketh Hubbard stand . |
| 29 | One of Mr Kitchen 's victims was stretched on the turf awaiting urgent medical attention when he heard one of the Barnsley supporters shout at the trainer : ‘ Do n't revive him . |
| 30 | Kids gather at the end of each day , hoping Ian will sign their autograph books and cricket bats . |