Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ortega promised that at the next congress , scheduled for 1995 , the DN would be elected by individual votes directly cast in a secret ballot and that a woman would be elected to the leadership . |
| 2 | During which time I found that at the worst all Englishmen stuck together in regard to the West Indians … it was like a thorn in my heels to know that I was working in an atmosphere of hostility . |
| 3 | Spare Rib , May 1977 , reported that at the national Women 's Liberation conference , the Fifth Demand group ( for Financial and Legal Independence ) opposed the demand that ‘ every individual person , whether in or out of employment , should receive a Guaranteed Minimum Income as of right ’ on the grounds that ‘ it would amount to implicit support for the Wages for Housework Campaign ’ ( p. 11 ) . |
| 4 | Of course I realised that at the last moment he could have been attached to another troop , but this seemed highly unlikely in view of the S.A.S. methods of training , which relied upon close personal co-operation between all ranks . |
| 5 | The path down to the sea was certainly steep but Brian noticed that at the worst bends , new paling had been erected . |
| 6 | Sam obeyed and at the same time felt Rose grasp the tail of his own . |
| 7 | Realeat marketing director Graham Keen predicted that at the current rate of growth there would be five million vegetarians by the turn of the century . |
| 8 | The second showed that at the other pole is the city . |
| 9 | It is meant both to set out extraordinary expenditure which was how it arose but at the same time John pointed out that it might be a good thing if we also had an indication of the routine procedures and so therefore they are now set out in one document and are for your er final approval . |
| 10 | At the A.G.M. , the committee meeting that followed and at the Annual Dinner that evening , contributions for Judith 's leaving present were asked for and it very quickly became apparent how highly Judith had been regarded . |
| 11 | In Madrid Casado triumphed and at the last moment Communist power was broken . |
| 12 | This also meant that at the opposite pole of this evolutionary sequence there had existed a stage which was the exact opposite , a stage when men or women paired freely with whoever they took a fancy to , irrespective of any rules or regulations . |
| 13 | We knew that VAT was going to be an issue , but because everything was so vague we found it impossible to draw up detailed plans in advance , which meant that at the last minute we had to commit unbudgeted and unplanned resources to enable us to be ready for January . ’ |
| 14 | Tilting her head back , Ruth saw that at the farthest height the green melted into . |
| 15 | He cold-shouldered Ho , who insisted that at the national parade on Bastille Day he be placed next to Bidault . |
| 16 | Emily felt a flash of irritation , she had insisted that the shoemaker 's daughter take the boots away to be soled and heeled and at the same time she 'd had a fitting for some new slippers . |
| 17 | It appears that William on his deathbed confessed that he had indulged in a fraud in getting his marriage to Adelizia nullified and at the eleventh hour did all that he could for Mabel 's succession as his heir . |
| 18 | He said that at the recent mission in Cambridge Billy Graham had taught the grossest doctrines . |
| 19 | Addressing the Assembly , Yeltsin said that at the forthcoming Congress he expected an attempt to retreat from reforms . |
| 20 | Zak , keeping up the tension , said that at the last of our brief stops at minor stations he had been handed a telex about Angelica 's missing friend Steve . |
| 21 | He said that at the original trial , the magazine had no idea £25,000 had been paid to Mrs Sutcliffe by Mail on Sunday reporter Barbara Jones - and nor had the jury . |
| 22 | It recognized and at the same time limited the importance of Egypt , Mesopotamia and above all Iran . |