Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Readability researchers often emphasise that it is not possible to use a formula to assess difficulty at the individual sentence level ; a formula or graph can only make predictions about difficulty at a global level . |
| 2 | When I raised it as Chairman at the General Management Committee , I was disgusted to find that people laughed at the very subject that was so important to women who 've come up here today to let us know the consequences of what was happening . |
| 3 | There appeared to be a much greater awareness of the possibilities and scope for change at the local levels . |
| 4 | The rules of the Plan will be available for inspection at the Annual General Meeting . |
| 5 | In 1990 Richard Cork made a selection of prints for purchase at an affordable rate by hospitals . |
| 6 | At the same time as giving such notice to the Proposing Transferor , the Company shall offer the Shares comprised in the Transfer Notice to the Members ( other than the Proposing Transferor ) for purchase at the Prescribed Price on terms that in case of competition the Shares so offered shall be sold to the Members accepting the offer in proportion ( as nearly as may be , and without increasing the number sold to any Member beyond the number applied for by him ) to their existing holdings of Shares . |
| 7 | At the same time as giving such notice to the Proposing Transferor , the Company shall offer the Shares comprised in the Transfer Notice to the Members ( other than the Proposing Transferor ) for purchase at the Prescribed Price on terms that in case of competition the Shares so offered shall be sold to the Members accepting the offer in proportion ( as nearly as may be , and without increasing the number sold to any Member beyond the number applied for by him ) to their existing holdings of Shares . |
| 8 | Of the directors standing for re-election at the Annual General Meeting , Mr J N Sheldrick and Mr I G Thorburn have two year service contracts . |
| 9 | Further , decisions about the needs of kin , and whether one has a duty to put them before one 's own interests , cease to be static sets of responsibilities and become matters for judgement at a particular point in time , with such judgements being related both to the economic circumstances then prevailing , and to the situation of all the other members of the family group . |
| 10 | On occasion there were more serious charges where preliminary hearings were held and the case either dismissed or passed on for trial at a higher court . |
| 11 | Blake was then confronted with the allegation that he was a Russian spy and eventually he confessed , was arrested , formally charged and appeared for trial at the Old Bailey in London on 3 May 1961 . |
| 12 | The error , if such it was , was an honest error of judgment , but Classic Cinemas Ltd were committed for trial at the Old Bailey to determine whether the film itself was indeed grossly indecent . |
| 13 | FOUR people were yesterday sent for trial at the Old Bailey over the deaths of bank clerk Alison Manwaring and her father Matthew at their home in Barking , east London . |
| 14 | As an alternative means of adding security , the bill[s] of exchange may be sent with shipping documents — the buyer only obtains title to the goods once the bill[s] have been accepted for payment at a future date [ or , if the bill is payable ‘ at sight ’ , when payment has been made ] . |
| 15 | At the same time , the figure for ‘ operational balances at the Bank of England ’ falls by an equal amount as the recipients of his cheques pay them into their accounts at different banks and the cheques are presented for payment at the issuing bank . |
| 16 | It 's snug , sexy and exceptional value for money at a basic Y1.07 million to Y1.331 million . |
| 17 | MP , Minister of State for Industry at the Scottish Office presented the Awards which recognised outstanding achievement in exports and the encouragement of liaison between schools and industry . |
| 18 | MP , Minister of State for Industry at the Scottish Office presented a Gold Award in recognition of outstanding achievement in exports to , Export Sales Manager , Tullis Russell & Co Ltd. , at the Council 's Exports and Enterprise Awards Ceremony in March . |
| 19 | Most were not considered worth interviewing , but a shortlist was drawn up for interview at the Northern Foods flat in Clarges Street . |
| 20 | The need for insolvency at the relevant time does not apply to transactions at an undervalue entered into less than two years before the individual is adjudged bankrupt . |
| 21 | SHOT-PUTTER Craig Watson has admitted testing positive for Clenbuterol at the British Athletics Championships in June . |
| 22 | The approach used by Sheffield was particularly helpful , in that it established credibility for partnership at the highest level , with a supportive framework for development . |
| 23 | Hopefully all will be well for the teachers responsible for tea at the next meeting . |
| 24 | An inmate was beheaded by a fellow prisoner on Aug. 11 during rioting at the high-security Puerto de Santa Maria prison near Cadiz , bringing the death toll among prisoners to four in a summer of riots in Spain 's overcrowded prisons . |
| 25 | However , boys will be boys and they enjoyed the fresh air and the sport of fishing , in fact the boys had been known to fish after dark at the newty pond which was very illegal ! |
| 26 | But after defeat at the 1979 election , the feuding within the Labour Party was more severe because it was more highly organized . |
| 27 | The amount of building-society interest actually received is regarded as what is left after tax at the basic rate has been deducted from a larger amount . |
| 28 | ‘ I went round and rehearsed them night after night at the various clubs , ’ he recalls . |
| 29 | Dinah , accordingly , had champagne drunk out of her slipper , more champagne thrust upon her in a glass ; and was driven home in the small hours of the morning , after supper at a famous restaurant with three escorts ; Nathan Holland , the famous actor who played Macbeth , and her father . |
| 30 | Unlike the Labour party , where policy is made after debate at the annual conference , power over Conservative policy rests entirely with the headquarters in Central Office , the Cabinet or Shadow Cabinet , subject to the influence of MPs . |