Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] at [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | GUESSING the financial pros and cons of the new CAP regime has been a popular pastime at farmers ' meetings in recent weeks . |
| 2 | From her early work at Goldsmiths ' College in London , an important line of equally pioneering embroiderers emerge : Christine Risley , Anne Morrell , ( now Professor of Embroidery at the former manchester Polytechnic ) ; Eirian Short ; and Audrey Walker ( former head of Textiles at Goldsmiths ' ) . |
| 3 | Average attendance at Parents ' Evenings is very high . |
| 4 | The Bishop of Bradford , Coggan , was an evangelical with a quality then rare among evangelical leaders , namely learning , and was a likeable person who made himself respected by good sense at bishops ' meetings . |
| 5 | They came , not during committee meetings in Whitehall , but after informal chats at ministers ' houses during the Easter holiday . |
| 6 | The knock-on effect of the advancement of the women 's game has also led to refreshing developments at girls ' level . |
| 7 | You will sit anxiously on an undersized chair at parents ' evening , asking a teacher whether the child 's reading is really up to scratch and should n't he be on Blue Book Three by now ? |
| 8 | Castle now carries audio copyrights under intangible assets at directors ' valuation instead of at cost less amortisation . |
| 9 | A close involvement with a class of children helps governors make sense of what otherwise might be controversial issues at governors ' meetings . |
| 10 | The corporate-governance issue emerged strongly in the 1980s as investors found that bosses talked of putting shareholders first while pursuing their own dreams at shareholders ' expense . |
| 11 | He can expect a change of pace in his new job : whereas he was responsible for 290 students at Goldsmiths ' , the Maastricht programme has eight students per year in a two-year course . |
| 12 | Tickets £1 from Middlesbrough junior match secretary Dusty King at Anglers ' Choice ; tel : Middlesbrough 850428 . |
| 13 | How often is a child singled out for special praise at governors ' meetings ? |