Example sentences of "[coord] [noun pl] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Similarly , if your rug becomes wrinkled , out of shape or curls at the edges , this should be left to an expert .
2 A search of the Pennington Papers brought to light a declaration of sale of equipment & buildings at the mines above Tilberthwaite ( on Muncaster territory ) which had formerly belonged to Patrickson & Co .
3 Discretion is the better part of valour , or forewarned is forearmed : Associated Press , writing up IBM Corp 's layoffs in New York State , says ‘ Company officials said there was no violence or threats at the plants , although a Kingston sporting goods store that sells guns closed up shop Tuesday morning . ’
4 The sheet can be weighted down with sand or stones at the edges , and it should be left in place for three days , by which time it will be safe to commence subsequent building work .
5 It looks through the buildings which make up English towns and cities at the processes of life which produced and used them , and so attempts to explain them in human terms .
6 Leaning on a crutch , Mr Kurspahic , editor-in-chief of Oslobodenje ( Liberation ) , told editors and journalists at the awards lunch at London 's Savoy Hotel : ‘ Thank you for the feeling of not being alone in the world .
7 There is hardly any difference between the sexes , except that the casque or bonnet at the back of the head and tubercles at the nostrils are a little larger , and the beautiful rosy salmon colour a little deeper in the male bird … ’
8 The gang also threatened two security men who tried to stop them throwing stones and bottles at the animals .
9 It was a sprawling split-level place where you could take on board anything from a glass of beer to a four-course dinner plus the right wines at each course and with about as much choice about where to sit : at tables in the middle at booths and alcoves at the sides on the bar stools on other stools up against long shelves .
10 Previously , if you wanted a dress for example , you 'd buy your cloth at the drapers , you 'd buy your bits and pieces at the haberdashers , erm you 'd go to the milliners and the glovers and all those different sorts of shops .
11 The event , which runs until 3pm on Sunday , is part of the seventh annual Spring Thing folk festival , a weekend of music , dance and workshops at the Arts Centre in Vane Terrace , Darlington .
12 The Salle des Maréchaux : scene of the great receptions and balls at the Tuileries .
13 The man asks to see inside her bag and grins at the contents .
14 This is Carfax Conduit — an ornate monument topped with an elaborate octagonal turret with carved figures in niches and gargoyles at the corners .
15 Lucky Draw winner David Owen of Waterloo and his partner will be rubbing shoulders with the stars and sharing anecdotes no doubt with the big names and personalities at the awards lunch taking place at the Blundellsands Hotel .
16 The Dominicans and Franciscans had houses in England and scholars at the universities there in the thirteenth century , the Augustinians in the fourteenth century .
17 There were dogs of all shapes and sizes at the kennels — but , luckily , no Wolfhounds or Old English Sheepdogs .
18 While old ladies continue to brandish their handbags and umbrellas at the likes of Giant Haystacks in leisure centres and town halls , the arrival of WWF in national consciousness means they are outnumbered at ringside by the Nintendo generation .
19 William Kirby was ordered to be ‘ confined on bread and water for a week for abusing the Master and Mistress and uttering horrid oaths and imprecations at the directors ’ .
20 On the whole , men are more involved in the political organizations and women at the grassroots level , particularly in the Christian communities .
21 Loyalist paramilitaries had accused Ms Wilson , 30 , of allowing sex and drugs at the parties .
22 At this stage , some demonstrators ( reputedly , members of ‘ Young Socialist Alliance ’ ) threw placards and stones at the police .
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