Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] at [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | This disposition of rooms made it possible to treat the residual high-level space as a single living/dining/cooking area , with the kitchen located at its northern end , divided from the generous living-dining-room only by a head-height folding screen . |
| 2 | The wide mouth twisted at her appalled expression . |
| 3 | Rose gave a little shiver as the wind flicked at her bare arms . |
| 4 | ( This was a circumstance paralleled at his own funeral , when the friends and relations of the woman he 'd been living with for part of the week since the early 1960s stole the show from us , the pathetic huddle of the family of his middle years . ) |
| 5 | The Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee adopted at its Seventh Session in 1965 a set of Model Rules for the Service of Judicial Process and the Recording of Evidence in Civil and Commercial Cases . |
| 6 | It is an interesting town with several historical buildings including the Old Hall , where Mary Queen of Scots once stayed , and a wealth of fine Georgian architecture seen at its best in the famous Crescent . |
| 7 | The Age Concern England Executive Committee requested at its last meeting that a copy of the Briefing Paper on Council Tax be circulated to Chairs of Age Concern organisations and this will be included with News for Chairmen this month . |
| 8 | Howard was not only thanked by Parliament for his humanity and zeal ; he even had copies of the Act printed at his own expense and distributed to all gaol keepers . |
| 9 | ‘ Good evening , Fabia , ’ he greeted her smoothly as the housekeeper melted away , his dark eyes flicking over her from the top of her golden head , taking in her features and perfect complexion before travelling over her long-sleeved fine wool lime-coloured dress , its straight lines hiding none of her femininity , before his all-assessing gaze ended at her neat two-and-a-half-inch-heel shoes . |
| 10 | After reading of Helen Wright 's good fortune in September Amicus Ivan McNeill wrote to tell me of his luck in winning a three day family trip to Euro Disney in a free draw organised at his local Esso petrol station in Ballymena , County Antrim . |
| 11 | A ceremonial sword hung at his left side in a gilded scabbard and clusters of beribboned medals and star-pointed orders festooned both sides of his tunic . |
| 12 | He , Lewis , was quite prepared to get the place redecorated at his own expense . |
| 13 | Mrs Mandela 's statement read by Mr Ayob said the allegations concerning Dr Asvat were a ‘ rehash ’ of evidence given at her Supreme Court trial which had been rejected by the court . |
| 14 | And then a taxi stopped at her frantic signalling , and she was collapsing on to the slippery leather seat with a surge of relief that banished all other thoughts from her mind . |
| 15 | It is a comprehensive professional service based at our computer-linked offices in Oxford , Abingdon and Harwell . |
| 16 | It is a comprehensive professional service based at our computer-linked offices in Oxford , Abingdon and Harwell . |
| 17 | His head cleared at his second , where he thrashed two drivers on to the green , while he went to two under for the day at his fifth , the short 14th , where he hit a seven-iron to 7ft . |
| 18 | ‘ I happen to be one of those people who likes to see the game played at its highest level and a great opportunity has now been lost for Scotland . |
| 19 | Or rather , about finishing up customers ' drinks , for when Albert came in on a Monday morning drunk at his own expense none of his morally outraged proprietors had ever turned a hair . |
| 20 | Although at the moment it is up to you to decide what form of updating you would like to undertake , it would be useful to look at any developments in your area aimed at your special interest , and to find out from employers what they might expect from you in advance of offering you a job . |
| 21 | In Britain , one has already been struck off and three others are facing disciplinary hearings for improper sexual conduct with patients , the British Psychological Society disclosed at its annual conference in Scarborough yesterday . |
| 22 | And excellent debut compilation albums released this month by both the Dorado and Conscious labels are testament to two London labels that have established niches through funky , funky music played at its roughest . |
| 23 | In case not , I have enclosed a copy of the statement agreed at our National Council in March which sums up our position fairly well . |
| 24 | Tim 's hand clutched at his fair hair . |
| 25 | His right hand gripped at his left shoulder almost convulsively , then let it go , flinging itself outward in a gesture of despair . |
| 26 | Thus the BDDA in the only resolution passed at its first Congress strongly affirmed its faith in the combined system as the best method of deaf education . |
| 27 | It is with such men as it is with the English landscape seen at its best as I did this morning : when one encounters them , one simply knows one is in the presence of greatness . |
| 28 | Anne and Michael then took a two week holiday based at their new flat in Cumbernauld . |
| 29 | DEC has announced a rack-mounted version of the 160MHz DEC AXP 4000 distributed or department system launched at its bet-the- company Alpha RISC blitz back in November ( UX No 411 ) : the one or two processor Futurebus+-based Model 610 is rated at 132 SPECmark89 as a uniprocessor and comes with up to 512Mb memory — 2Gb by year-end . |
| 30 | The company believes the strength of its Rosemary brand , plus the ‘ state-of-the-art ’ technology installed at its new Bedworth plant , will enable it to achieve this aim . |