Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [noun] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Darlington council yesterday agreed to demolish sheds at the motive diesel works east of Melland Street and landscape the site as part of the Railside Revival scheme . |
| 2 | After a short persuit through the city streets the driver tried to dodge traffic at the Barton Gates junction on Eastgate street . |
| 3 | Sectional groups like the Fascist Union of British Workers tried to organize strikes at the Firestone works in Brentford and on Birmingham buses . |
| 4 | There was some attempt made to reach agreement at the continuous disarmament talks but the only real progress was a pledge not to test in the Antarctic , a gesture of more value to the species Penguin than the species Man . |
| 5 | ‘ You remember the two men who came to see Daddy at the old house , do n't you ? ’ said Mother . |
| 6 | The five main party leaders contesting the general election united to express dismay at the breakdown of the Gatt negotiations . |
| 7 | It was simply their headquarters where they came to trade , where they came to er perhaps attend law courts but particularly where the prior of came when he came to do services at the Minster because he was a canon of York as well as being canon or the parish of Bramham which gave him a seat in the Cathedral . |
| 8 | One of many photographers who had been lurking among the azaleas seemed to take hope at the sight of such an obviously affectionate couple and presented himself before them . |
| 9 | Residents within line of fire were evacuated from their homes and advised to take refuge at the Shuttle and Loom pub . |
| 10 | Lazarene boys came to throw kisses at the trucks as they left , Justinette and Elice trying to squeeze through the open windows , catcalling back . |
| 11 | She turned to hurl abuse at the creature . |
| 12 | Some managers began to express concern at the difficult position advisers would be in when working with the new social fund . |
| 13 | In the heady days immediately following the Keynesian revolution , many of Keynes 's followers began to express concern at the consequences which might flow from a commitment to full employment . |
| 14 | When she began to use contraception at the age of 42 she probably did so without her husband 's knowledge , but this would have been difficult for most working class women , given the lack of privacy in their homes . |
| 15 | When the German officer began to shout abuse at the Poles , this goat leant out of his window and shouted abuse at the German officer . |
| 16 | O'Neill , the former Northern Ireland winger tipped to succeed Clough at the City Ground , still recalls the day he squared up to Ardiles and Ricky Villa , just weeks after they lapped the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires as World Cup winners . |
| 17 | Sometimes he had to take ‘ no ’ for an answer ; Jon Vickers declined to sing Tristan at the age of 30 , though he would later sing Tristan for Karajan in Salzburg in 1972 . |
| 18 | Luckily perhaps for those who believe in human free will , however , this was not the complete and only picture on offer when the social sciences began to take shape at the end of the eighteenth century . |
| 19 | A new defence doctrine began to take shape at the same time : it was intended to be non-offensive in character and to give other states no reason to fear for their security , notwithstanding the immense size of Soviet armed forces and the perceptions of those forces that were entertained particularly in Europe . |
| 20 | I then began to enter competitions at the age of seven , riding a Yamaha fifty with a five-speed gearbox . |
| 21 | ( Is there anyone who actually believes that Novell decided to buy USL at the urging of Novell 's customers ? |
| 22 | He only collected four points in the 1961 championship and decided to leave Cooper at the end of the season to develop hi ow Grand Prix car . |
| 23 | He started to lack confidence at the end of last season , but who would n't with that defence . |
| 24 | Pat had left for work when the news came and Anne and Maureen decided to telephone Tony at the factory . |
| 25 | Other UN agencies started to throw money at the problems of the territories , for example both Unicef and UNDP provided money for activities selected and overseen by the Israeli authorities , thus — however innocent the intention — allowing aid to become an instrument of control rather than support for independent development . |
| 26 | The Labour Party have committed themselves to establishing Regional Government , that is if Britain decided to commit suicide at the next election . |
| 27 | When he struggled to find winners at the start of the season , the cries of gleeful recrimination reached a crescendo . |
| 28 | we went to meet mummy at the Jolly Farmers |
| 29 | Gina fell into a routine of taking Magnus to the gardens early , before she went to help Margaret at the gallery ; she had to get up anyway because Magnus woke and whined after the milkman had been round , and in the small flat the whimpering seemed to penetrate everywhere . |
| 30 | I went to hear Baldwin at the Town Hall . |