Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When using position lines , have them drawn on your map or chart at the positions at which the checks will be made . |
| 2 | They will succumb to neither self-abuse or abuse at the hands of others . |
| 3 | On the other , a research report commissioned by the Lord Chancellor 's Department was critical of the quality of service provided by duty solicitors , with a high proportion relying on telephoned advice rather than attendance at the police station . |
| 4 | A further 29 initially went to the Drugs Council because of some external pressure : in 15 cases the GP had stipulated counselling as a complement to medication ; five had court cases pending and thought that attendance at the Drugs Council would mean a lesser sentence ; five were pressurised by family members to seek counselling ; and four were advised to attend by their probation officer or social worker . |
| 5 | I knew that there is no death worse for an eagle than death at the beaks of hooded crows . |
| 6 | ‘ I suppose you think that your father and I have scrimped and saved to give you children a good education so that you can waste your time and money at the pictures , ’ said Mrs Mallory , pressing down fiercely on a handkerchief . |
| 7 | Our distaste and disgust at the events in Germany are shared 100 per cent . |
| 8 | A psychiatrist who specialises in executive stress thought the fencing indicated that the person it protected felt an enormous sense of isolation and betrayal at the hands of people who had failed to be grateful for years of selfless public service . |
| 9 | ‘ Lend me your ears , ’ Fred orated , altering his hold and guttering at the knees . |
| 10 | Equally importantly the concept includes the physical integration of a new piece of equipment into a production process and its subsequent refinement and modification at the hands of the technically skilled workforce . |
| 11 | consultation where appropriate with the Field Chairs and/or other staff over the timetabling of modules and the provision of specialist rooms and equipment at the times required for particular modules ; and |
| 12 | ‘ Those representing developed countries were primarily interested in protecting their own industries and jobs and security at the polls , not in protecting the environment . |
| 13 | VISCOUNT Leverhulme , president of The Boat Museum in Ellesmere Port , has opened a new entrance and shop at the waterways museum complex . |
| 14 | There were internal arguments about the honouring of martyrs and about the proper way of ensuring that the honours did not become confused with old heathen practices , such as offering food and wine at the tombs of ancestors . |
| 15 | Singer tom is still all southern manners and embarrassment at the lads wanking around . |
| 16 | The medieval/religious paradigm split on issues of theology ; our materialistic paradigm has split on the basis of our economic systems , with socialism and capitalism at the extremes of the shift . |
| 17 | The coaches gradually increased in size , length and weight , until overhang at the ends and a sag in the middle necessitated a third set of wheels . |
| 18 | Sixteen losing girls hurled charges of racism and score-fixing at the judges and said they would sue the organisers . |
| 19 | In her book Texts of Terror she considers the stories of four women of the Hebrew scriptures who are subjected to terror ; rape , murder and dismemberment at the hands of men . |
| 20 | ‘ The group did lots of creative activities and as well as fun and happiness at the meetings , there was always a quiet time for the word of God to be shared in the group . |
| 21 | From their balconies , the Christian Lebanese threw rose water and rice at the Syrians , a phenomenon which we journalists archly described as ‘ a traditional Arab greeting ’ . |
| 22 | But with improved staffing levels and training at the centres , workers will have the skills and time to teach the techniques of independence . |
| 23 | The drawing was signed ‘ Myris ’ , i.e. Sylvestre Mirys ( 1742–1810 ) , painter and engraver , one-time artist to the duc d'Orleans , and exhibitor at the salons of 1795 and 1804 . |
| 24 | In previously sensitised dogs , skin reactions such as moist eczema and ulceration at the sites of percutaneous infection occur especially affecting the inter-digital skin . |
| 25 | But the SD added that in the areas tormented by allied bombing the trust of the people was expressed ‘ with more reserve ’ , and non-attendance at the celebrations was carefully excused by saying ‘ that it should n't be taken amiss if , despite all our love for the Führer , we ca n't celebrate his birthday this year with the usual joy ’ . |
| 26 | They fear torture , sexual brutality and death at the hands of organised death squads allegedly paid by tradesmen to ‘ clean up ’ the streets . |
| 27 | He also supported a catholic Church council presided over by Caesarius of Arles at Agde in 506 , and he approved the holding of another council in the following year , although it did not meet because of the king 's defeat and death at the hands of Clovis . |
| 28 | The paper indignantly rejected charges that it had set up the case which had , it seemed then , consigned Jagger and Richard to jail , but outrage at the sentences had touched liberal consciences , and galvanized youth inhabiting that grey area between music and social protest . |