Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] at a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In comparison , my attempt at a letter to the programme desk is very boring . |
| 2 | OK Here is my attempt at a list of buying and sellings since Wilko took over in Sep/Oct 88 |
| 3 | My attempt at an inventory of the entire contents of a jacket pocket for 1959 . |
| 4 | I would turn down an Oscar to see my boy at a baseball game or my girl at a song recital . |
| 5 | I even got a job for one of my half-sisters at a place in Lunedale , but she did n't settle to the job like me and wanted to go home after a short while . |
| 6 | I would turn down an Oscar to see my boy at a baseball game or my girl at a song recital . |
| 7 | When I first announced the results of my calculations at a conference at the Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory near Oxford , I was greeted with general incredulity . |
| 8 | What would be the point of my disagreeing with my husband at a board meeting ? |
| 9 | Recently , I tried to cancel my appearance at a benefit as my pianist was ill . |
| 10 | I suddenly found that I was losing my powers at a time when I needed them most . |
| 11 | Then I came back here to change , before I joined my wife at a dinner party . |
| 12 | First , cavorting lunatic- savant features editor , James Brown , snogged my mate at a party . |
| 13 | You do think — is my career at an end ? |
| 14 | I spent six of the happiest years of my life at a boarding school where the regime was spartan . |
| 15 | ‘ You 're flesh and blood , warm and yielding , bursting into my life at a time when I 'd sworn to give women a wide berth , enticing me with your large eyes and your candour , your raven hair and your loyalty … ’ |
| 16 | More importantly , the Fellowship gave me the opportunity to study a subject of my choice at a university of my choice : so ( who would not at that time ? ) |
| 17 | I could probably give you the best idea by saying that I conducted most of my tests at an output rating of only 8 watts per channel and that there was sufficient volume to overwhelm a large mammal . |
| 18 | She ca n't know how I value my freedom , Donald , the freedom to do what I like and take advantage of the opportunity to explore a new city , learn a new language , try my hand at a way of life I did n't know existed . |
| 19 | In the first few months when I came out of the Navy I 'd tried my hand at a couple of things , and then my mother phoned me up one day and said there 's this job going at Drogo . |
| 20 | Admiral Rowe — Paul to his friends — was my host at a conference of New Generation Trek fans , a conference held in Paul 's council house . |
| 21 | One day before we had moved up there I was at the melin for a few days with an actress friend from London when I announced my attendance at a jumble sale that afternoon . |
| 22 | I was with my grandad at a lake in Gloucestershire , night-fishing for tench by the light of a tilley lamp . |
| 23 | The county 's community health unit , which has its headquarters at Bryn y Neuadd Hospital , Llanfairfechan , will give the people of Gwynedd a chance to air their views at a series of meetings . |
| 24 | Staff had the opportunity to present their views at a meeting on 12th November . |
| 25 | This folly was the first of its kind at a time when all things gothic suddenly became very fashionable . |
| 26 | Armed with walkie-talkies so we could trail her progress at a distance , we waited until noon when she nervously approached and then eagerly ate all her dinner , with the added sedatives . |
| 27 | Both men have the chance to put their cases at a series of election meetings between 22 March and 8 April , with voting papers to be returned by 12 May . |
| 28 | Lecturers voiced their overwhelming support for Mrs Falconer and her sister at a meeting at RGU yesterday . |
| 29 | sometimes it may be to do with dress , demeanour , mannerisms , you know , kind of again you know people go for oh I do n't know , I mean there 's a conversation er I remember overhearing erm with some friends in Leicester and they , they go to motorbike rallies a lot and erm er they were describing an incident where they pitched their tent at a rally and some blokes came up and pitched their tent next to them and they were erm two blokes had arrived together on the same enormous immaculate motorbike and they 'd got sort of matching leather outfits erm |
| 30 | Still struggling , Pan Am convinced its creditors at a meeting on January 22nd that it should be allowed to continue operations . |