Example sentences of "[verb] at the [num ord] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He died in the Pyrenees , quite young , of pneumonia , attended at the last by the officious H. G. Wells , who describes his mercy mission to the bedside of his friend in his autobiography . |
| 2 | ‘ And you have ? ’ said Bob , nibbling at the last of his cheese . |
| 3 | In looking at the first of these it must be recognized that no map , however detailed or carefully compiled , can perfectly represent the ‘ ground truth ’ , while in the second instance , the digitizing process merely serves to compound the errors present in the original map ( Poiker 1982 ; Blakemore 1984 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ To think I may be looking at the last of the Corbetts . ’ |
| 5 | Only Shotover , a Shavian figure seeking a ‘ mind ray ’ that will destroy his enemies , tries to unite wisdom and power ; and even he is revealed at the last as a rum-soaked old poseur . |
| 6 | Now if we look at the first of these in terms of structure we can see that it can be defined as a dramatic exercise , fulfilling the principal requisite of exercise as outlined in Chapter Three — a commitment to a short-term task . |
| 7 | ‘ Look , ’ said Donna , pointing at the first of the fuzzy figures . |
| 8 | They had nearly arrived at the first of the longhouses scattered over the hillside , belonging to the families who stayed in Orphir all the year round and cared for the land and the hall on behalf of the Earl . |
| 9 | Aberdeen 's Paul Lawrie had to thank a homeward 35 for his 73 after starting at the tenth with a 6 and taking another at the eighteenth where he three-putted . |
| 10 | He unseated his rider once and fell at the 7th in the Cheltenham Gold Cup . |
| 11 | He did really well as a novice a year ago in some top class races in Ireland and , although he fell at the seventh in last year 's Gold Cup , he should be a more mature horse and a better jumper this season . |
| 12 | 2.05:TOP weight Bradbury Star , who fell at the first in this race last year , has an excellent chance to gain compensation . |
| 13 | Then I laughed at the first of Danny Kelly 's many amusing jokes , met The World 's Greatest Rock Photographer , realised there was no NME clique , and knew I 'd found my spiritual home . |
| 14 | But the Dartford player , who had started at the 10th in his second round , failed to reach the green and dropped a shot . |