Example sentences of "[verb] [pos pn] [noun pl] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I was out on the road I mean before I came into training I was so I laid my cards at the table at this point in time to say yes I need to sell insurance erm and I always remember particular broker who you go in and and he 's saying well so how many of these particular products would you sell over the next year and he said oh twenty five and you go in great , guy 's promised to sell twenty five domestic contents policies over the next year . |
| 2 | The modern veterinary surgeon does not see nearly as many cases of distemper as we used to , simply because most people immunize their puppies at the earliest possible moment . |
| 3 | Racing cyclists generally like to meet their fans at the beginning of a stage , but do n't ask for autographs today . |
| 4 | She did not resist , but narrowed her eyes at the children . |
| 5 | It was still early , as she could tell from the light filtering through her curtains , and she narrowed her eyes at the sight of a cross Dana , who was obviously prepared to shake her again . |
| 6 | In addition , the GEMMs , IDBs and SEMBs report their positions at the close of each day to the Bank of England , which analyses them and provides a risk assessment by the next day , although the Bank also takes other broad factors into consideration for its supervisory functions . |
| 7 | And they started keeping their clothes at the pit . |
| 8 | However , Fleischmann and Pons were announcing their results at the press conference before they had told any of their scientific colleagues . |
| 9 | Artfully and sensibly , the red-throated bee-eater of Nigeria starts its labours at the end of the rainy season when the ground is relatively soft , even though it will not be ready to lay its eggs for another three months . |
| 10 | Viola Machin , nevertheless , seemed impervious to it : she stood in bosomy grief , in a becoming coat of umber shade , dabbing her eyes at the pathetic bits of the service ; Desmond , in a heavy black coat , managed only an insurance agent 's decorous grief ; and Hilary looked as if cheerfulness might keep breaking through — which would probably , after all , be what Hilda would have liked most . |
| 11 | Then the Houston Post reported that Kay Bailey Hutchison , the favoured Republican candidate , had occasionally slapped and pinched her employees at the state treasurer 's office . |
| 12 | It is almost always difficult to discover how these men built their fortunes at the beginning , because they leave no significant mark in the records until they have already made some mark in society . |
| 13 | Although they did n't know their names at the time , they spotted Dominic Wetherby and the American boy , Lee Horan , going into the public bar , but no-one suggested that the two parties should join up . |
| 14 | The couple worked at the same tasks as their staff , they dressed in the same way , educated their children at the same schools and ate in the same canteen . |
| 15 | ‘ Araminta wanted me to clear up first , ’ Theda answered , trying to still the flutter that had attacked her pulses at the touch of his hand on her arm . |
| 16 | Harper had been right , they had merely been changing their aim , and now the French gunners concentrated their shots at the centre of the field . |
| 17 | No word had come from Rose , and surely she would have cancelled their arrangements at the least hint of scandal ? |
| 18 | The organisation wants to increase its investments at the rate of a dozen or so per year . |
| 19 | The discount houses would then be obliged to pay whatever level of interest was required to prevent banks ' demanding money at call , i.e. that rate of interest on call money which persuaded banks not to use this route to increase their balances at the Bank but to forgo instead their intention of increased lending . |
| 20 | De Candolle realized that all species have the potential to increase their numbers at the expense of rivals occupying the same territory . |
| 21 | Yesterday , illicit smokers were fined for taking a puff as the college was declared a no smoking zone , while more health-conscious students tried their hands at the Clacton Olympics . |
| 22 | Hand-loom weaving has always been considered a male artisan activity , with the concession that wives from time to time might assist their husbands at the cottage loom . |
| 23 | When he was Prime Minister he made little personal impact on television , bared his teeth at the cameras like an old dog , and was generally aloof and buffer-like . |
| 24 | These irregularities amount , say his bosses at the Justice Department , to a scandal . |
| 25 | It moved to the then co-ordinator of security and intelligence in the Cabinet Office , Sir Antony Duff , who was given the right of direct access to Mrs Thatcher and encouraged to override the JIC 's supporting machinery and voice his concerns at the highest level when a potential emergency was sensed . |
| 26 | Quiss narrowed his eyes at the pupil which seemed to be looking at him . |
| 27 | Devos might have added that Charpentier frequently reinforces his wishes at the ends of sections with verbal indications such as ‘ Passez sans interruption a la suite ’ ( ‘ Continue without interruption to the next movement ’ ) , or ‘ Suivez au Choeur sans interruption ’ ( ‘ Continue with the chorus without interruption ’ ) . |
| 28 | Place your thumbs at the centre between the eyebrows ( the ‘ third eye ’ ) and this time slide your thumbs a little more firmly over the brow bone and off the head . |
| 29 | Place your hands at the base of the back , on either side of the spine with your fingers relaxed , pointing towards the head . |
| 30 | Good , okay well let's take some details from you and what I 'll do is I 'll register your details onto our mailing list so that erm , anything that 's coming onto the market you 'll get a phone call on straight away to let you know but also I 'll then check and see what we 've got that might suit your requirements at the moment . |