Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oolitic grainstones predominate at the edge of the platform where the coastal sand barriers that enclosed the lagoons , became established . |
| 2 | The honours list simply shores up Britain 's class system guaranteeing that those with grand hereditary titles remain at the top of the heap . |
| 3 | Knowledge of how word meanings combine at the sentence level can rule out grammatically correct , but semantically implausible sentences . |
| 4 | Support for this hypothesis comes from an analysis of male peeking rates during the change in plumage which many ducks undergo at the end of the breeding season . |
| 5 | As I say , fun , fun , fun I say , like I say sometimes you can do a pissing rain in a fucking hole and have about four hours sleep at the weekend , then we get , we get back get into the bar and we 'd have a fucking good laugh about it . |
| 6 | Terry Guy ( 32:00 ) held off the challenge of clubmate Ray O'Fourman ( 32:44 ) to win the Vets race at the Warwick University 10K … |
| 7 | Will the period be extended , or will the trade union be almost forced to concede what the employers want at the end of 16 months ? |
| 8 | Though never on the best-sellers list , Dü waxings remain at the front of many a guitarist 's record collection , and a whole new wave of bands could n't conceive of life without a copy of ‘ New Day Rising ’ . |
| 9 | Cars sleep at the kerbsides . |
| 10 | Robert , reserves boss at the Oval for the previous six years , will be a hard act to follow , winning the league four times , including last season . |
| 11 | Brief biographical details about each of the authors appear at the back of the book , as do comprehensive Teacher 's Notes . |
| 12 | Organised by the Women in Arts project at the Arts Council , this symposium will bring together women in the arts , to reclaim the past , identify the present and plan the future . |
| 13 | In the foreground , sea waves break at the temple- or city-gates . |
| 14 | Testy waves slice at the boat . |
| 15 | Your eyes look at the instruments and the instruments tell you you 're fine , you 're flying level . |
| 16 | These Swedish bats seem at the moment to be unique in apparently losing interest in the street lights from May to late summer . |
| 17 | Speedway fans meet at the Oxford Stadium tonight , to set up a Cheetahs lifeline . |
| 18 | Fans clutch at the wire like prisoners until snarled off by these four-legged automatons . |
| 19 | Her eyes deepen at the memory . |
| 20 | His eyes sparkle at the prospect of retiring three years hence having established Ruby in particular as possibly a bigger money spinner even than Staley 's high fructose corn syrup . |
| 21 | The equivalent during reading is having our eyes arrive at the bottom of the page without the slightest understanding of what the author had intended . |
| 22 | This may suit some since , as the authors note at the end of their hard-hitting proposals , ‘ none of these suggestions offers easy solutions ’ . |
| 23 | When subjects arrive at the sleep laboratory in the evening for a night 's recording they prepare themselves for bed in the normal way . |
| 24 | One of Mr Kitchen 's victims was stretched on the turf awaiting urgent medical attention when he heard one of the Barnsley supporters shout at the trainer : ‘ Do n't revive him . |
| 25 | Kids gather at the end of each day , hoping Ian will sign their autograph books and cricket bats . |
| 26 | Handrails most often come loose when the wallplugs fail at the point where they are fixed to a wall on a bracket . |
| 27 | I could feel the hairs rise at the back of my neck as I said , ‘ You 've seen her ? ’ |
| 28 | English fans have at the moment , the reputation of being the top boys in Europe , and there will be others from Holland , Germany and erm let's face it , also Italy who 'll be out to knock them off their pedestal . |
| 29 | Sadly , it seems difficult for you to keep partnerships or close relationships steady at the moment . |
| 30 | From Figure 10.3 , it appears that the approaching waves collide at the surface and reach a horizon at . |