Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even more significant , perhaps , was an intensification of the philosophy which promoted wealth generating activities at the expense of social programmes . |
| 2 | Why did n't we do the foul deed there , rather than risk facing a rugby team of accusing fingers at the inquest ? |
| 3 | When he returned to Danzig Greisser was treated as a conquering hero , and was greeted by cheering crowds at the railway station . |
| 4 | Mr Bland said last night : ‘ Our scheme is designed to ensure that LWT is in a position to make and broadcast programmes at the weekend from 1993 onwards . ’ |
| 5 | But Conservatives in the ruling coalition dislike the idea because they fear losses at the polls next year to the far-right Republicans . |
| 6 | Darlington council yesterday agreed to demolish sheds at the motive diesel works east of Melland Street and landscape the site as part of the Railside Revival scheme . |
| 7 | Frederick now attempted to have his approved pope , Victor , recognised by Louis VII of France , and both he and Rainald made speeches at the synod at St-Jean-de-Losne declaring that the Emperor had sole authority to decide a papal election . |
| 8 | That is the average number of sexual partners for women now aged between 25 and 34 , say researchers at the University College of London . |
| 9 | HARES are steadily disappearing from the British countryside , say researchers at the Game Conservancy in Hampshire . |
| 10 | It gets very predictable from here , folks , as the grumpy Crane — a leading biologist who nevertheless has kittens at the sight of a snake — and dour old Campbell trade verbal punches and then simmering , sensual looks as they scamper about the jungle trying to rediscover the magic mix . |
| 11 | The decision by the Swedish authorities to restart operations at the plant , which had been closed down in September because of a flaw in the emergency cooling system [ see ED 63 ] , has been strongly criticized in Denmark . |
| 12 | It was after nine o'clock , however , by the time he got there , since his route was complicated , and involved calls at the mortuary of the General Hospital , at police headquarters , and a telephone call to the forensic laboratory . |
| 13 | Among its other demands are : i ) that manufacturers should be obliged to take back and recycle products at the end of their useful life ; ii ) that the EC should take steps to set up a comprehensive system of environmental liability ; and iii ) that environmental impact assessments on construction projects and other EC-funded programmes be strictly enforced both within and outside Europe . |
| 14 | ‘ He has accounts at the bank . ’ |
| 15 | Cooling comforts at the Cambridge |
| 16 | When he struggled to find winners at the start of the season , the cries of gleeful recrimination reached a crescendo . |
| 17 | Since this explanation does not actually require subjects to feel risk it would predict that subjects in this task would describe risks at the expense of other information , thus if many risky aspects of the film were described few non-risky ones would be . |
| 18 | Far from being unnational or anti-national , ( Social Democracy ) places nations at the foundation of its world structure . ’ |
| 19 | My business statement every week is based on the position as I see it at the time and we have organised matters at the time . |
| 20 | But trail rides also mean facing long climbs , often dismounting and walking , aching limbs at the end of a long day , and in the case of Argyllshire sufficient jumping ability to take your horse over the occasional stone wall . |
| 21 | ‘ I should think she would welcome a regular salary instead of her present partnership , which can only yield peanuts at the moment . ’ |
| 22 | You do n't need brackets at the end do you ? |
| 23 | I did no work that I can remember — I know I was considered hopeless by my teachers and I was quite ready to believe I was hopeless — I can quite well remember keeping mice at the back of the classroom and I can remember the smell . |
| 24 | This suggests that Lotka 's Law has limitations at the extremes , but since the Law is related to Normal Distribution statistics , this should perhaps have been expected . |
| 25 | This suggests that Lotka 's Law has limitations at the extremes , but since the Law is related to Normal Distribution statistics , this should perhaps have been expected . |
| 26 | The German government has offered to spend £82 million over the next seven years to make the plant safe , and Electricite de France has agreed to train technicians at the plant which suffers from a shortage of skilled workers due to poor working conditions and low pay . |
| 27 | Enthoven pointed out that whereas the NHS efficiently contained costs at the macro-level it provided few incentives to consistently reward efficiency and high performance at the micro-level , and indeed penalised both . |
| 28 | Amy had screamed for him to stop and , scooping up the kittens , had thrown back her head and howled obscenities at the cruelty of human beings . |
| 29 | Then in July Iraq concentrated troops at the border . |
| 30 | She has creases at the corners of her eyes , and when she lowers her head to avoid Howard 's serious gaze she has a fold of flesh under her jaw . |