Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [verb] at [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many simply went in and out of the factory without showing any emotion at all , relieved that weeks of uncertainty had at last come to an end . |
| 2 | RIVAS OF BLOOD STEMMED AT LAST |
| 3 | Who would not thrill to see Alderman Foodbotham of Bradford rise at last from the mountain tomb at Northowram , where he lies awaiting the summons of destiny , to assume the united crown of Deira and Elmet , and soon , in his irresistible advance , the crown of all Northumbria ? |
| 4 | The centre of gravity had at last moved away from Berwick . |
| 5 | Hatje 's partner edition cantz issues a number of appraisals and retrospective catalogues of works shown at last summer 's Documenta IX . |
| 6 | The abbot of Cîteaux enjoyed at first a patriarchal , supervisory role like his brother of Cluny ; but in the course of the 1120s and 1130s the machinery of the Order was perfected , and in principle every abbot of the Order went to Cîteaux every year for general chapter , and every abbot visited his abbey 's daughter houses every year . |
| 7 | With the talk of ‘ new ’ British soul talent still on the rise ( and much of it obviously focused on Don-E and Omar ) , the name of Noel has at last began to get some recognition . |
| 8 | We are pleased to state that since the appearance of the first edition of this book the Court of Appeal has at last seen sense in its approach to construction in cases involving general medical practitioners : see Clarke v Newland [ 1991 ] 1 All ER 397 . |
| 9 | After months of turning deaf ears to warnings by the City and industry , the Department of Energy has at last conceded that nuclear plant can not be included in the share float without state support . |
| 10 | The full inquests will be heard in May at the earliest , with families hoping at last to discover the truth . |
| 11 | The discontent with Rome had at last resulted in rebellions of slaves and of the lower classes , indirectly or even directly supported by those who at the two opposite corners of the Roman Empire were trying to defend their own independence , the Spanish tribes and Mithridates , king of Pontus . |
| 12 | The majority of EC governments support Mr Delors in using the impulse of the moves to democracy in Eastern Europe , and the overwhelming backing for EMU shown at last weekend 's Strasbourg summit , to secure a bigger role for the parliament . |
| 13 | The congress approved a number of amendments to the party constitution [ see p. 35577 for amendments approved at 13th congress ] . |
| 14 | Anti-Japanese feeling in Europe grew at last week 's Geneva show when VW chairman Carl Hahn , who was previously in favour of free trade , nailed his colours firmly to anti-Japanese campaigner Jacques Calvet 's mast . |
| 15 | Researchers at the Salk Institute in California have at last tracked down the last of the ‘ releasing factors ’ secreted by cells in the hypothalamus that have long been assumed to regulate the release of hormones from the pituitary gland ( Trends in Neurosciences . |
| 16 | Workmates at GEC in Manchester had at first joked when he said he was unable to stand after kneeling to pick something up . |
| 17 | A college for women had been Mrs Reid 's dream from childhood , and in 1849 she put up the money to found Bedford College , hoping for hundreds of applications but in fact receiving at first only a few dozen , including those of her own friends . |
| 18 | The bill is the first of its kind introduced by any government , and reflects the recommendations of the convention on biodiversity signed at last year 's Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro [ see ED 65/66 ] . |
| 19 | Though each of the others vanished and reappeared like fragments floating round a pool , Pipkin never left him ; and his need for encouragement became at last Hazel 's only support against his own weariness . |
| 20 | Milan by contrast seems at first sight a city of the nineteenth century , the era of its greatest prosperity . |
| 21 | Half the chapters are written by people involved at first hand with the initiatives that they discuss . |
| 22 | Anthony 's regular enquiries of his colleagues around Italy had at last borne fruit and Annunziata 's son had been discovered in a Roman hospital recovering slowly from serious wounds to his head and spine . |