Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not a book that he had packed when leaving London : he had bought it a day or two earlier in Inverness , and to Boswell , years later , he gave , not unmemorably , his reasons for buying it at all : ‘ Why , Sir , if you are to have but one book with you upon a journey , let it be a book of science . |
| 2 | Do n't blame yourself for that choice ; you had reasons for adopting it at the time . |
| 3 | Some of his many poems and humorous versifications were published in 1991 and in his introduction he claimed : ‘ The reasons for presenting them at all are twofold . |
| 4 | Most football grounds now divide their rival fans by placing them at opposite ends of the ground and by preventing access between the ends . |
| 5 | Now you know the rules , set a good example to other drivers by using them at all times ; who knows , they may even copy your driving style and do it right too ! |
| 6 | Part of the answer must be that the element of risk in a PRP scheme reduces its attractiveness to employees , hence the advantages of introducing it at a time when the alternative ( no pay rise ) is even worse . |
| 7 | There are several reasons for this concern with dementia sufferers and with finding ways of sustaining them at home . |
| 8 | Nadirpur spoke to his office in Monaco and left instructions for contacting him at the IAP offices in London . |
| 9 | The rules began by clarifying the ‘ special advisory committees ’ for juveniles and spelt out in some detail the procedures for registering them at the exchanges . |
| 10 | It was a fact that 4,000 British hostages were held by Saddam Hussein to be used as human shields by stationing them at places which might be attacked by the allied forces . |
| 11 | Testing the efficiency of strikes , kicks and punches by directing them at bricks and tiles is a standard requirement for passing a grade and being promoted to the next level of proficiency . |
| 12 | She had accepted that he had had grounds for dismissing her at the time , considering the state of that little radio station 's finances . |
| 13 | I know she 's disappointed as you are but may I coming in her place thank Nicholas Hinton and his colleagues for having me at the Barbican at this important annual public meeting . |
| 14 | It was only when lapidaries had discovered how to release the fire of diamonds by cutting them at angles devised to admit and reflect the maximum amount of light that the coloured varieties of transparent stones were subjected to the same treatment . |