Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [verb] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its undeviating accuracy in recording the passage of time to within one twenty-millionth of a second was a joke in a world that still went largely by the leisurely passage of the sun , where stage-coaches left at dawn , noon or sunset . |
| 2 | Carol 's dancing and her sister Suzette 's acting provided the inspiration for the Minogue sisters — Danielle or Dannii as she was known in the clan was also showing signs of talent — and the pair loved nothing better than play acting at home . |
| 3 | If mind itself has a social origin — if , that is , it arises through the process of communication — and if thinking consists at bottom in the manipulation of generalized attitudes taken over from the social group as a whole , then there can be no question of the social determination , in some sense , of knowledge and thought . |
| 4 | If defectors stayed at home the intelligence world would be much better off as a result . |
| 5 | He stood unmoving to be examined , in no way disconcerted by the length of the scrutiny , and feeling no need to break the silence , until Hotspur said at length , with slow consideration : |
| 6 | So I have to get a bit , er jump on the bus , and then erm , either get something to eat at their college , but then , by that time , you see , cos dinner starts at quarter to twelve , it 's all gone . |
| 7 | Some of the notable protagonists in the debate are John and Nuala Scarisbrook , of the ‘ Life ’ organisation , who believe that all abortion is wrong because life begins at conception . |
| 8 | Since subjects learnt at school have been codified and developed through written texts , and written texts are written in Standard English , it follows that children , to have any hope of mastering these subjects , must learn to read and write Standard English . |
| 9 | ‘ I babysit for them about once a fortnight while Graham stays at home with our own children , and she or her husband do the same for us , ’ explains Sally . |
| 10 | While tax deducted at source from certain investment income , such as UK share dividends , is reclaimable by non-taxpayers , the composite-rate tax deducted at source from interest paid by banks and building society accounts is not . |
| 11 | While tax deducted at source from certain investment income , such as UK share dividends , is reclaimable by non-taxpayers , the composite-rate tax deducted at source from interest paid by banks and building society accounts is not . |
| 12 | While tax deducted at source from certain investment income , such as UK share dividends , is reclaimable by non-taxpayers , the composite-rate tax deducted at source from interest paid by banks and building society accounts is not . |
| 13 | while Keble sprawls at ease , handsome |
| 14 | While Cubism aims at purity of draughtsmanship , Orphism is an attempt at ‘ pure ’ painting , not that it involves pure colours , that is to say colours as they come out of the tube . |
| 15 | Volvo 's over-the-counter US shares jumped more than $5 on word of a merger with Renault , while Jaguar — the object of a run-up since Ford hinted at takeover plans two weeks ago — fell nearly a dollar on word that rival General Motors will take only a minority share in the British car maker . |
| 16 | Just before I 'm due to come back home , before term starts at university , Nicola 's parents come to visit . |
| 17 | Strike will go ahead after talks fail at university |
| 18 | But student attendances after Christmas were appreciably lower , as cars stayed at home and public transport was withdrawn , and several branches decided not to start a spring course at all , or to restrict them in length . |
| 19 | When Waddesdon reopens at Easter next year the guests will be the general public . |
| 20 | I only eat at the Vetch-Retch these days when someone else is paying , which is much the same as saying when England wins at cricket . |
| 21 | From 1997 onwards , as matters stand at present , we would have to pay probably well over ten times that cost in order to receive the equivalent digitised output . |
| 22 | At first sight everything seemed normal as boats bobbed at anchor in the little harbour , the wind whipped up the sea , and the mainly farming community attended to early calving . |
| 23 | When problems occurred at work , they preferred to approach the cook personally . |
| 24 | As things stand at present , the Labour Party uses three spurious reasons to justify its unprincipled boycott of Northern Ireland : |
| 25 | ‘ As things stand at present , it would be very difficult for a Bishop opposed to the new legislation to continue in office when that legislation comes into effect , ’ he said . |
| 26 | As things stand at present it seems more appropriate to talk about ‘ brains ’ than about ‘ the brain' . |
| 27 | If graduated tests are to have a large measurement component then it seems that , as things stand at present , a significant number of girls will be disadvantaged . |
| 28 | Mr Lang stated : ‘ I 'm not going to start answering specific questions about specific aspects of how one of the individual solutions we may chose will apply until we have reached a conclusion about the right way forward then we can address this issue and debate it fully , but as things stand at present I see no reason to have to change that law . ’ |
| 29 | As Mary recovered at home in neighbouring Bakewell yesterday , husband Harold , 85 , a retired engineer , said : ‘ Mary has been driving for 17 years , and is very good . |
| 30 | These concerns were forgotten a few days later when Diana rose at dawn and travelled to the Lambourn home of Nick Gaselee , Charles 's trainer , to watch him ride his horse , Allibar . |