Example sentences of "[vb pp] at [art] [noun pl] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1972–3 three pilot projects covering Sunderland , Oldham and Rotherham had earlier looked at the issues concerned with a ‘ total approach ’ to urban management . |
| 2 | The kidnapping of his friend 's son , the policy of intermittent , small-scale attacks , together with the persistent driving winds ( no hurricane had hit , but nevertheless the autumn gales had torn at the trees all night and blown his nerves to bits ) , and the impending birth of his child by the savage girl who 'd taken possession of him — all this harried Kit Everard in his sleep until more than once , he was ready to move on , find another island , preferably entirely uninhabited . |
| 3 | Amazingly , the Million , which is restricted to the 250 yearlings sold at the Goffs Million sale the year before , will continue to clash with the Arc weekend because the sales it is tied to take place the week after . |
| 4 | Labour members were told of Mr Winmills decision in a letter , but according to his deputy , his leadership was to be challenged at the groups annual meeting on Saturday . |
| 5 | She is employed at the stores five evenings a week and on Sundays , and says the Sunday hours mean her husband can look after the children while she works . |
| 6 | He held my hand too , and pulled at the fingers one by one . |
| 7 | It was the same look she 'd directed at the men all through lunch and they 'd loved it . |
| 8 | In a paper given at the Hydrocarbons 1983 conference in March 1983 , BP propounded the view that the supply shortfall towards the late 1980s could be met by the development of UK reserves , and identified 50,000 billion cubic feet of recoverable new gas — two-thirds in discoveries and one-third in undrilled geological prospects . |
| 9 | The 1992 British Open Wheelchair Championships are to be staged at the Graves Indoor Tennis Centre in Sheffield at the end of July . |