Example sentences of "[noun sg] at the [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | She threw the sponge at the taps in disgust , and registered the peal of the doorbell at the same time . |
2 | A glance at the percentages of synonyms shows that even when the file is only 20 per cent packed , almost 10 per cent of the file will be stored as synonyms . |
3 | A glance at the provisions of the Convention makes interesting reading . |
4 | On your right glance at the windows of the palace of 1493 . |
5 | If you are unfamiliar with these , you may be uncertain as to how to select a suitable microphone from the many different kinds which are available , as a glance at the windows of your local electronics store will show you . |
6 | Sometimes these similarities are quite obvious : the ferocious teeth of a predatory dinosaur are a sure indication of hunting habits , with hardly a glance at the fangs of living mammalian carnivores . |
7 | A glance at the pages of Gudok , the organ of the railwaymen , will show the style and problems of a central newspaper at this time . |
8 | There is a rich seam of ‘ Europeanism ’ running through fascist thought , as a quick perusal of Nazi newspapers or a glance at the memoirs of British fascists like Diana Mosley reveals . |
9 | Proof of Richards 's analysis comes from a quick glance at the brochures of two London-area superstores : an IBM PS/1 Family Pack 286 desktop computer sells at the new Business Superstore ( on the A40 , in Park Royal , northwest London ) for £699 plus VAT . |
10 | He was told that no answer was possible because no statistics were kept , though a quick glance at the minutes of the RCM executive would have shown that the conversion rate to Christianity was well into double figures . |
11 | On the other hand , a glance at the likes of Federico Mendez suggests if he is good enough , he is old enough — unless you subscribe to the theory that the dates of birth of Argentinian props are as suspect as those of Pakistani fast bowlers ! ( * For the cricketers this refers to Mike and Mike , not Wes and Charlie ) . |
12 | A quick glance at the rules for inspiration : ‘ … the essayists who can move between the worlds of nature and the arts … |
13 | And if you fail to spot these , a quick glance at the contents of his bookshelf gives it away . |
14 | A glance at the careers of nine of the ten Muftis who held the office between 988/1580 and 1031/1622 and whose teaching careers fall in the latter half of the sixteenth century , after the building of the Suleymaniye medreses , will give an idea of the teaching background apparently considered essential to give one a chance of eventual appointment to what had by then become the highest learned office : all nine men taught at the Sahn and subsequently at one of the 60-akce medreses built prior to the building of the Suleymaniye medreses , for example , the Sehzade medrese ; two of the nine then went directly to their first mevleviyet ( early on in the period , in 1566 and 1573 ) , while six taught at one of the Suleymaniye medreses and one at the medrese of the mother of Murad III in Uskudar ( the Atik Valide medrese ) , newer than Suleyman 's medreses , before being appointed to their first mevleviyet . |
15 | Indeed , Catholic theories of federalism are quite explicitly anti-liberal : a glance at the writings of one of the foremost theorists of federalism , Denis de Rougemont , shows the depth of this feeling . |
16 | A quick glance at the recipes in this book should delight the gastronomically adventurous . |
17 | For discussion of " partnership " and transfer from individual licence holder to partnership , see Singh and Kaur v. Kirkcaldy District Licensing Board , 1988 S.L.T. 286 , where it was decided that the licence was held by a partnership with a separate legal persona and that the board were not entitled to look behind that persona at the partners as individuals . |
18 | 4 Parties aim to win office and they compete for the support of the electorate at the polls on the basis of programmes of policies , or manifestos , that are set before the electorate for their judgement . |
19 | Wilson treated the majority with caution prior to his defeat at the polls in June 1970 . |
20 | Milan , who faltered at the weekend with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of the current league leaders , Napoli , have slipped to seventh place , partly because of the absence of van Basten and his compatriot , Ruud Gullit , who is seeing a doctor on Monday about his cartilage injury . |
21 | That would look too much like another Arab defeat at the hands of the West . |
22 | It was a frontier to the northeast for the Romans who had a camp here , Castra Bonnensia , where they suffered a defeat at the hands of the German tribes in AD 70 . |
23 | Doubters among the party 's membership will argue that the combined Brown and Tsongas vote against Mr Clinton confirms their fears that questions about his character will lead to a crushing defeat at the hands of President Bush . |
24 | NORTHAMPTON 'S surprising defeat at the hands of Midlands rivals Nottingham on Saturday has most probably ended their League championship hopes for 1992 . |
25 | as if all this was n't enough , in June 1667 , England suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Dutch . |
26 | Upon reaching Aquitaine after this defeat at the hands of the Basques Charles was informed that the Saxons had uprisen yet again . |
27 | Indeed , a large part of Serbian history and culture was centred on Kosovo until the Serbian feudal state suffered a decisive defeat at the hands of the Turks in 1379 . |
28 | And conversely , in the exalté atmosphere of Northern Nigeria , a Resident who admitted defeat at the hands of his emir was deemed to be guilty of two unpardonable sins : he disgraced by his ineptitude the good name of the British Colonial Service ; and he brought the whole principle of local administrative autonomy into disrepute . |
29 | But since that narrow escape Border has also upset manager Bobby Simpson with his public criticism of player-preparation before a nine-wicket one-day defeat at the hands of the West Indies in Perth earlier this month . |
30 | Now they are devastated by their one-point defeat at the hands of Waterloo and must regret allowing Barnes to play for the Barbarians against Australia . |