Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The embroidery , a pattern of golden lily-flowers dotted here and there , each one at a fair distance from the other , would be confined to the shoulder band and to a broad sash fastening at the back in as large a bow as Miss Dallam would tolerate , its ends falling to the hem of her skirt . |
| 2 | Made with 1.4 , 1.6 and 1.8 litre petrol engines , the Tempras are agile performers aimed at the business users ' market . |
| 3 | Labour fingers jabbed at the Liberal Democrats , while Tory order papers were waved in the air . |
| 4 | Mandeville sneered as his strong teeth tore at the coarse rye bread . |
| 5 | The former are haphazard non-deliberate operations conducted at the shelves and the latter is a structured intentional activity carried out with the assistance of a bibliographic tool . |
| 6 | In agreement with the strong protection observed at the central guanine residue , DNase I footprinting analysis of the same fragment reveals that digestion at the corresponding phosphodiester bond is severely impaired by the bound protein ( Figure 1C , left panel ) . |
| 7 | Later that day , after many interviews with ladies who looked as if they 'd come straight from an enthralling hour knitting at the foot of the guillotine , we found our garret . |
| 8 | Mr Deputy Speaker that strong sympathy expressed at the time of the last debate on these matters was approved overwhelmingly by the Labour party conference last October and I state that for the record less there be any misunderstanding about our position on the issue of voting systems . |
| 9 | The UK experience since 1979 does not provide convincing evidence in support of the thesis that monetary policies determined at the national level and with disregard for policies in the country 's main economic partners can yield significant benefits . |
| 10 | It is argued that specific policies implemented at the outset of British rule led to the development of a judicial system which did not coincide with either British or indigenous notions of justice but which was none the less compatible with local culture . |
| 11 | Four former South African police officers were sought by the Namibian authorities to testify at the trial , but had refused to come forward , despite being offered immunity from prosecution . |
| 12 | In a poem continually relating Christian religion to fertility ritual Eliot 's painted annunciation hints at the most primitive rites not only in its ‘ nimbus ’ but also in its drought-stricken landscape , where ‘ The wilderness is cracked and browned. , |
| 13 | Their primary concern was the possibility that the decline of American influence in Southeast Asia could still precipitate an American-sponsored military pact of ASEAN states directed at the Soviet Union . |
| 14 | If he were tempted to decide against Mrs. McLoughlin , he would indeed ask himself whether any principled distinction could be drawn between her case and the case of mothers who recover for emotional damage suffered at the scene . |
| 15 | Round-table discussions held at the Institute of Latin America early in 1981 revealed that several Soviet ideologists were now prepared to lend credence to the long-discredited theories of guerrilla warfare upheld by Che Guevara . |
| 16 | Then , staring across the moonlit yard , she saw his tall figure standing at the top of the slope leading down to the river . |
| 17 | World War II brought many new urgent needs such as anti-malarials , antiseptics and in particular participation in secret inter-allied research aimed at the synthesis of penicillin . |
| 18 | Some of the rallies were violent , if only because of the resentment which Labour supporters felt at the splitting of the anti-Conservative vote . |
| 19 | A recent small-scale study undertaken at the University of Sheffield suggests that young people in private schools reveal distinctive processes of occupational , political and socio-economic socialisation . |
| 20 | There was less interest in the possibility of home delivery , although mobile shops calling at the door would be an obvious service to housebound consumes . |
| 21 | Prandtl 's conclusions as to the efficacy of the Magnus effect in Flettner 's application were confirmed only recently by the results of an extensive study done carried only recently by the results of an extensive study done at the University of Dayton 's Research Institute . |
| 22 | Is the existence of a supportive relationship before an event the critical factor , or can new supportive relationships mobilised at the time of the event be effective ? |
| 23 | This means that it can not be ruled out that new supportive relationships established at the time of a crisis might also sometimes be beneficial . |
| 24 | The Institute 's Education & Training Directorate and the General Practitioner Board have been watching the falling numbers of students training in small firms with deep concern and both have set up working parties to look at the problems . |
| 25 | What would the position be if there was an exceptionally strong gale blowing at the time of the original road accident ? |
| 26 | FIG. 2 The photograph at the upper right is of a fragment of fresh retina focused at the level of the outer segments and recorded on video by means of an infrared television camera permanently mounted on the microspectrophotometer . |
| 27 | The honours list simply shores up Britain 's class system guaranteeing that those with grand hereditary titles remain at the top of the heap . |
| 28 | The public flogging anticipated at the annual general meeting of the City watchdog , Fimbra , may well fail to materialise . |
| 29 | Among those noting Xu 's habit of using just one board ( ingredients are so fresh and so quickly prepared that food poisoning is not considered a threat ) is Keith Mitchell , team captain of the British chefs competing at the culinary Olympics in Frankfurt next year , and head chef at the Grand Hotel , Eastbourne , East Sussex . |
| 30 | Thus those with good ideas would still keep credit for having them , and researchers would benefit from a source of interesting proposals generated at the front line . |