Example sentences of "[noun sg] at the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One glance at the young men emerging from a vehicle told her that the rafting parties had arrived , and within moments Silas was there to greet them . |
| 2 | A glance at the vested interests of the four debaters , debating whether sports-climbing is threatening the traditional ethos of British climbing , throws up interesting comparisons . |
| 3 | After a brief glance at the two boxes of apples which were stacked in the corner , he sat on the end of the bed with Willie and talked about the poem he was writing . |
| 4 | Twenty trainee drivers , moustaches bristling , risked a backward glance at the two lovelies at the fare stage , before riveting their attention once more on the words of wisdom being spouted by the clean-shaven official in command of the steering handle . |
| 5 | A single glance at the actual contents of Mogridge 's cupboard embarrassed me . |
| 6 | He spared a glance at the ragged specimens of humanity crouched against the wall and wondered how many of them had once been prosperous farmers or innkeepers or tradesmen . |
| 7 | A glance at the Financial Times or Money Management will reveal the large number and variety of offshore funds in existence . |
| 8 | THOSE OF the opinion that rock ‘ n ’ roll is a soft option are advised to cast a cynical glance at the Screaming Trees . |
| 9 | A glance at the assembled guests told him what he already knew — that no one looked quite as good as he did . |
| 10 | The third of Salter and Tapper 's concept , the ‘ means ’ to support change , has not been offered to arts education , whereas funds for the development of more vocationally orientated education have been forthcoming , as a glance at the original categories of ESGs , TVEI and GRIST demonstrates . |
| 11 | They backed the horse between the traces and untied her hobble without a glance at the Horsey townsfolk who watched them from a very great distance . |
| 12 | One glance at the mounted soldiers emerging from the trees was enough . |
| 13 | In a letter to staff he said : ‘ I have to express my disappointment at the proposed changes . |
| 14 | ‘ Just a little liaising at the lower levels . ’ |
| 15 | This was used to determine the limits of the view field by placing a white card at the four sides in turn and moving it until just seen . |
| 16 | we went to meet mummy at the Jolly Farmers |
| 17 | Most Western governments are actually helping Pol Pot by giving diplomatic support to the Khmer Rouge-dominated coalition at the United Nations ( UN Resolution 44/22 passed on 16 November , 1989 ) . |
| 18 | However , as the third week began in Croydon , Bates dispatched a series of home players , including Mark Petchey , Sean Cole ( avenging a previous defeat at the National Championships ) , Andrew Richardson ( who gave a fine performance reflecting future potential ) and Joelson . |
| 19 | Was the shooting at the violent times ? |
| 20 | The result has been that ‘ investment at the highest levels ever ’ has come from fares , not from any public purse , and that an ‘ economic ’ system has become unsafe as BR and LRT weigh up commercial investment needs against the cost of safety measures and the cost of paying wages sufficient to maintain a safe level of staffing . |
| 21 | Cast your mind back to Day 1 and your first attempt at the elementary exercises I asked you to perform . |
| 22 | ‘ I did n't want to stop during the race because it was my first attempt at the 400 metres hurdles and I wanted to get into the junior rankings , ’ she said . |
| 23 | GRAHAM TAYLOR has laid his England future at the uncertain feet of Nigel Clough and John Barnes against the Americans in Boston tonight . |
| 24 | GRAHAM TAYLOR has laid his England future at the uncertain feet of Nigel Clough and John Barnes against the Americans in Boston tonight . |
| 25 | is this game all-ticket ? what are the chances for getting tickets and getting a seat at the away fans end ? i do not have a membership-card. i guess i could give it a try ( i have other tickets somewhere else ) |
| 26 | In a separate agreement the heads of member states agreed that Russia should take the seat at the United Nations formerly occupied by the USSR , and a framework of interstate and inter-governmental consultation was established . |
| 27 | Their skin was a mouldy grey , while gravity had gathered their uncirculating blood at the lowest points — under the chin , the undersides of the limbs , and around the area of the lower ribs , buttocks and kidneys . |
| 28 | , Contrary to its image as an environmental disaster area , Eastern Europe could benefit from an expansion of eco-tourism , according to Duncan Fisher , director of the East-West environmental programme at the Ecological Studies Institute in London . |
| 29 | They included , in addition to the extensive programme at the Primary Schools Centre : programmed school-based INSET ; INSET supported by the Authority but provided by external agents ; INSET related to school reviews ; and the expanding school-led INSET initiative . |
| 30 | The programme at the Primary Schools Centre remained by far the largest part of the Authority 's central INSET commitment during the evaluation period and an important medium for the transmission of advisory views on good practice . |