Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [noun] at an " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Fatherland Front ( the former umbrella organization of the BCP and the BZNS ) changed its name at an extraordinary congress on March 30-April 1 , 1990 , to the Fatherland Union in an attempt to avoid the " front-line sound " of its name . |
| 2 | LESBIAN and gay delegates yesterday vented their anger at an attempt by the Labour leadership to abandon past conference calls to reduce the age of consent for homosexual acts from 21 to 16 . |
| 3 | Helen received her prize at an awards ceremony at London Zoo from John Precious of Intervet . |
| 4 | Pascal Maka of France achieved his record at an ideal site on the island of Fuerteventura , part of the Canary Island group . |
| 5 | The son of one of the Sheriffs of Glasgow , he lost his hearing at an early age and after first attending an ordinary day school , became one of the private pupils of the Headmaster of the Glasgow Institution . |
| 6 | He was irritated by a piece of smut on her cheek and started to wipe it off , and then pretended he had been stroking her , because he saw her distress at an emotion that she had guessed with her usual impossible correctness . |
| 7 | When fast scoring is discussed , there is one name which comes up more often than any other , and which should , in fairness , have been the first to have been entered on this teamsheet. it has been estimated that Gilbert Jessop — ‘ The Croucher ’ — made his runs at an average rate of 80 per hour , a phenomenal statistic . |
| 8 | They outlined their plans at an initial workshop on ‘ Television and Worship ’ which was held in Lage Vuursche , Netherlands , 27 April-2 May . |
| 9 | Instead , the elder Poole apprenticed his son at an early age to the tanning trade , the younger showing his resentment by ‘ ostentatious inattention ’ to the work of the tanyard and a steady devotion to his books . |