Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [noun] at the " in BNC.

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1 The modern veterinary surgeon does not see nearly as many cases of distemper as we used to , simply because most people immunize their puppies at the earliest possible moment .
2 In addition , the GEMMs , IDBs and SEMBs report their positions at the close of each day to the Bank of England , which analyses them and provides a risk assessment by the next day , although the Bank also takes other broad factors into consideration for its supervisory functions .
3 Expect his team to group around the yellow jersey , lots of nervousness and shoving in the peloton , while adventurous riders test their strength at the front .
4 In his rage he declared war on the whole animal tribe , swearing that he would exterminate the lot of them , and recapture his daughter at the same time .
5 If he gets back , tell him I expect his attendance at the ball . ’
6 These irregularities amount , say his bosses at the Justice Department , to a scandal .
7 It moved to the then co-ordinator of security and intelligence in the Cabinet Office , Sir Antony Duff , who was given the right of direct access to Mrs Thatcher and encouraged to override the JIC 's supporting machinery and voice his concerns at the highest level when a potential emergency was sensed .
8 Place your thumbs at the centre between the eyebrows ( the ‘ third eye ’ ) and this time slide your thumbs a little more firmly over the brow bone and off the head .
9 Place your hands at the base of the back , on either side of the spine with your fingers relaxed , pointing towards the head .
10 Wh what I 'd like to suggest , without going through it all again , is that perhaps we could agree to ask the Town Clerk to write to Planning Department and voice our concern at the way this matter is being handled .
11 Cuts in the defence industry have already seen more than three thousand people lose their jobs at the Dowty Group and Smiths Industries in Gloucestershire over the alst three years .
12 With companies in Hereford shedding staff in the recession , the outlook for those who lose their jobs at the RAF base is bleak .
13 Note that we are assuming that both sets of firms sell their output at the price p t and that they have identical real wage elasticities of demand ( - α ) : that is , the firms are identical in every respect other than the timing of their wage contracts .
14 His big chance comes on Thursday , September 23 , when Stagestruck , the province 's newest musical group , make their debut at the Bedford Street venue .
15 But there 's no doubt it 's the smelly ones which will be attracting all the attention when they make their appearance at the Chelsea Show .
16 I have a pee , then I wash my hands at the sink .
17 I shake my head at the Amiga screen .
18 So I put my mind at the place where the character I 'm playing is , and whatever is making her cry , I work on that and make that affect me .
19 But senior members of the cast reveal their surprise at the lack of training for young , inexperienced colleagues , the lack of rehearsals and the way lacklustre storylines were sent out from London .
20 Current models of collaborative research assume that companies pool their resources at the pre-competitive R&D phase and the apply results individually in a competitive environment .
21 The Hall Associations hold their reunions at the same time and there is an opportunity to see the work of one or more departments .
22 It should be understood , however , that in consequence of the constitutional position of the Crown , the Crown has the right to change its employees ' conditions of service at any time , and that they hold their appointments at the pleasure of the Crown .
23 Scientists — many of them , like the physicists Niels Bohr and Enrico Fermi , refugees from Fascism — put their skills at the disposal of the government .
24 The film 's main assets are Croft and Tiernan , both young enough to ignore the weight of Shakespeare 's name and get on with acting — they put their words at the service of fresh emotions , not the other way round .
25 Bend your arms at the elbow to lower body .
26 Bend your legs at the knees and swoop your arms down and behind your bottom , in one movement .
27 Imagine our horror at the thought that we might now be held legally responsible for the tragic results of an inadequate diet .
28 Imagine our surprise at the start of this season when this fresh-faced , super-fit figure came striding across the Loughborough training pitch .
29 You too can eat with the animals if you hold your reception at the Zoological Gardens in London 's Regents Park .
30 It probably cost us seats at the general election .
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