Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It would have been much better if those girls had been tucked up at home in bed , ’ said prosecuting counsel in the Brixton rape trial … . |
| 2 | Please remember when filling in the questionnaire that only about half to two thirds of the newsletters printed go to members ; the others all are given away at clinics , shows , etc. possibly to people who have no idea what NCT is . |
| 3 | Usually the largest bars are broken through at intervals by tidal inlets especially where powerful rivers reach the coast . |
| 4 | A number of branches have been formed both at home and overseas and many more graduates who are not currently members of the Association , or with whom the association has lost touch , have been enquiring about membership . |
| 5 | Elections are carried out at grass-roots assemblies , directed by members of the local Popular Militias … |
| 6 | Having been educated mainly at home , she attended Cheltenham Ladies ' College from 1881 to 1882 and was encouraged by the headmistress , Dorothea Beale [ q.v. ] , to become a writer . |
| 7 | EIGHT Yorkshire miners , trapped for 15 hours behind thousands of tons of rock , coal and twisted steel half a mile underground , are expected back at work today after what British Coal described as ‘ a stunningly successful ’ rescue operation . |
| 8 | The local office lines are grouped together at time division multiplexors connected to the data switch by twisted pairs . |
| 9 | It had been hijacked earlier at Snugville Street , in the Shankill area . |
| 10 | Industry sources say the company is likely to adopt the same marketing strategy as in the US , where its range of domestic batteries are targeted predominantly at women . |
| 11 | Remember also , the pitfalls for children of ‘ tickly ’ yarns ( I hate that jumper , it tickles ) , of necks being too tight ( I 'll never wear that thing again ) when ears have almost been severed off at bedtime ! |
| 12 | However , tests have been carried out at Manchester University , England , to find out whether we also possess a natural magnetic sense . |
| 13 | Finally , during my time in post I have lectured to every one of the Senior Engineering Management courses that have been carried out at RAF Cranwell . |
| 14 | Over the past 12 years , a series of large scale surveys of the British mechanical engineering industry have been carried out at CURDS . |
| 15 | Field programmes including drilling and sampling have now been carried out at Sonora , Mexico , in Barbados , in the north-western dry zone of Sri Lanka , and near Madras , India . |
| 16 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if there are currently any contracts with the Atomic Energy Authority for research into the fabrication of weapons components using plutonium ; and whether any such work has been carried out at Harwell . |
| 17 | In fact , much so-called juvenile water is probably either rainwater that has circulated to great depths , or water that was trapped in rocks that have been carried down at subduction zones ( see Inside Science , No. 6 , 23 February 1988 ) . |
| 18 | But they 're nocturnal birds , therefore they are seen only at night . |
| 19 | I am fed up at times |
| 20 | The musicians are paid a pittance , eat out on the street at night and pay for floor space to sleep in a garage until they are turned out at dawn . |
| 21 | Spence 's product was an ammonium alum which gradually displaced the potash alum which had been made principally at Whitby . |
| 22 | Mr Prescott wanted to know why the order had been made before the Safety Authority was satisfied with the non-segregation procedure ; whether the design was ‘ open ended ’ and could be adapted to separate passengers from their cars ; and whether , by acting before getting firm permission from the authority , the order had been made entirely at Eurotunnel 's own risk . |
| 23 | In the past , non-compliant equipment has been turned away at US ports , and in the same way the European market will also be closed to non-compliant goods . |
| 24 | No luxury cruise around the Mediterranean could have been half as rewarding ; I should have been fed up at sea and embarrassed ashore , always conscious of the intrusion of our party as we were shown the sights . |
| 25 | Back issues of the Journal are priced separately at £15 and are available from the Hon Secretary , PO Box 844 , Lewes , East Sussex BN7 3NG , as is information on membership . |
| 26 | These models are priced respectively at £159.00 , £175.00 and £229.00 per pair , including V.A.T. Delivery , via a specialists carrier , is charged at £12.50 . |
| 27 | In a value-oriented data-base approach to hyper-text , links are made dynamically at run-time using symbolic key matching techniques . |
| 28 | Remember that the allowances for the crosswinds are made entirely at address . |
| 29 | ‘ Three , horses tend to make a considerable noise when they 're disturbed late at night , and four , if the stable lads did n't hear us every sentry in the bailey would . |
| 30 | Which means you 'll be able to relax as you 're whisked away at speeds of up to 90 mph. making your journey a good deal quicker . |