Example sentences of "[det] [verb] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old Eagle Warehouse had the appearance of a curve at the west end of Bothwell Street , though in fact it was made up of four straight sections each placed at a shallow angle . |
| 2 | A practical circus consists of a series of tasks each placed at a different position in the room . |
| 3 | Years later , long after Tam was " deed " , I did some research at the Black Watch archives in Perth and was assured that no such thing could ever have happened . |
| 4 | This occurred at an end-of-season game where a large crowd was gathered to celebrate the team 's promotion to the second division . |
| 5 | This occurred at the main dispensing chemist in Wirral 's largest township : |
| 6 | The dry slope was dotted with rabbits — some nibbling at the thin grass near their holes , others pushing farther down to look for dandelions or perhaps a cowslip that the rest had missed . |
| 7 | Few biologists have not at one time or another marvelled at the exquisite fit that can be found between the characteristics of an organism and the characteristics of its environment . |
| 8 | But this struck at the very heart of what Laura was hoping to achieve and she quashed the suggestion with ferocity . |
| 9 | Some halted at the right time and others did n't , resulting in a bit of a rugger scrum . |
| 10 | This hits at the established doctrine that the courts recognise no legal limits to Parliament 's legislative power . |
| 11 | That looking at a bald head , a stupid girl , and something else . |
| 12 | Ranges will be offered up to three Greens for virtually the same price as one , with each installed at the required distance . |
| 13 | Scientists working in a team , each looking at a separate facet of a problem , may well throw light on details , but they are no more likely to make fundamental discoveries than monkeys with typewriters . |
| 14 | How much spent at the main counter ? |
| 15 | Some have been designated as sites of special scientific interest ( SSSI ) , but these stop at the low-water mark , allowing rubbish dumping further out on the water . |
| 16 | OPTIONS : Any regiments of Dwarfs may be equipped with either spears at an additional cost of +1 point per model , or crossbows , at an additional cost of +3 points per model . |
| 17 | Some of those arguing for mixed-ability teaching did so on the narrowest professional grounds that it would improve teaching and learning , obliging teachers to treat pupils as individuals each proceeding at a different pace and in a different manner . |
| 18 | ‘ You mean , if you cut that picture up into four — which would be a distinctly pro-life act if you want my opinion and gave it to four different restorers , they 'd each stop at a different point ? ’ |
| 19 | We all met at a pre-luncheon reception and then adjourned to the dining hall to sample the culinary delights which were to space our classes for the next five days ; four classes with dancing after dinner was the order of the day , all meticulously time-tabled . |
| 20 | When speeches are made after seated dinners at lengthy , formal wedding receptions , they begin after all eating at the formal meal has finished , and are preceded by the announcement from the toastmaster , ‘ Ladies and Gentlemen , you may now smoke . ’ |
| 21 | It all came at the right time , she said , at exactly the right time . |
| 22 | They sat together , in the small-sized chairs brought up by Balor , and ate their breakfasts and told one another was n't this the finest meal ever and would they all look at the roasting oxen , because it was a long time , well it was years , really , since any of them had seen such a sight . |
| 23 | Indeed all look at the recent decision by the and Allied Trade Union to the members who have amalgamated themselves Transport and General Workers . |
| 24 | The arrangement was that they would all meet at the Federal Express Office in Salt Lake City Airport and send the papers off together to Nature . |
| 25 | And he wanted to make similar remarks about our initial belief that though we use the same language and agree on the words with which to describe the colours of the objects around us , still we might for all we know see the objects completely differently ; an object that causes in me what I call a sensation of red may cause in you what I would call a sensation of blue , though we can never know this since we will continue to agree on what to say and on how to act in our differently coloured environments ( we will all stop at a red traffic light , for instance ) . |
| 26 | When they all arrive at the small town , police patrols swirl around . |
| 27 | Moreover it inevitably ran into difficulties and criticism in the early 1980s when the American economy was in serious trouble — with a steep rise in oil prices and no agreement on how to conserve energy , and with inflation , unemployment and interest rates all running at a high level . |
| 28 | Benjamin paused and we all stared at the young woman now sitting back in her chair looking up at the rafters , tapping the table top and humming a tune to herself . |
| 29 | They all looked at the dark square and saw that it was hardly a manhole , more of a childhole . |
| 30 | They all looked at the spreading crystal world . |