Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] at a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I suddenly found that I was losing my powers at a time when I needed them most . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Staff had the opportunity to present their views at a meeting on 12th November . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Still struggling , Pan Am convinced its creditors at a meeting on January 22nd that it should be allowed to continue operations . |
| 9 | In the bathroom , Donna had segued clumsily from ‘ I could have danced all night ’ to ‘ I 'm getting married in the morning ’ , her attempts at a Cockney accent so ludicrous that normally Alex would have been falling about . |
| 10 | Trading standards officers investigated the couple after complaints from a computer engineer who bought their products at a sale in Lyneham . |
| 11 | Trading standards officers investigated the couple after complaints from a computer engineer who bought their products at a sale in Lyneham . |
| 12 | CHAIR HIRE The scheme involves disabled drivers leaving their cars at a site near the town centre and then hiring an electric wheelchair to take them around the shops . |
| 13 | At the start of this year over one and a half million council-built homes had been sold to tenants under a scheme which let tenants of more than two years buy their homes at a discount . |
| 14 | Other proposals included ( i ) a $500 per child increase in personal tax exemption ( beginning Oct. 1 ) for families earning less than $157,000 per year ; ( ii ) a temporary tax credit for first-time home buyers of 10 per cent of purchase price ( up to $5,000 ) on homes bought by the end of the year ; ( iii ) short-term compensation for those selling their homes at a loss ; and ( iv ) a temporary investment tax allowance on the purchase of assets . |
| 15 | Faced by such determination and by the solidarity shown by workers in the ports of the entire kingdom , the National Transport Workers ' Federation sloughed off its doubts at a conference on 28 June and swung in behind Wilson and Cotter . |
| 16 | MILITARY musicians put would-be bandsmen through their paces at a Darlington school yesterday . |
| 17 | The ones who had stopped were looking over their shoulders at a cordon of men drifting in twos and threes out of the side streets and doorways and converging on the play . |
| 18 | REFUGEE CHILDREN WAVE FROM THEIR CHALETS AT A HOLIDAY CAMP IN DOVERCOURT PHOTO : WIENER LIBRARY |
| 19 | A lively Folk Group and Caller kept everyone on their feet at a Barn Dance held in March at Pitsea Leisure Centre , arranged by Essex Teachers under the supervision of Joan Reynolds . |
| 20 | Mr Reynolds reacted to their criticisms at a meeting of the Fianna Fail parliamentary party . |
| 21 | Dr Stroud and Sir Ranulph are expected to give more details about their experiences at a London news conference today . |
| 22 | On Feb. 14 it was reported that the three most senior Tadjik leaders had all offered their resignations at a meeting with the unofficial Vaadad ( " Unity " ) People 's Committee , formed shortly after the outbreak of the Dushanbe violence and uniting government representatives and activists from the Popular Front-style Rastokhez ( " Revival " ) organization . |
| 23 | In his youth CD wrote a number of doggerel verses , usually of a satirical nature , for the amusement of friends , such as ‘ The Bill of Fare ’ ( 1831 ) describing the Beadnells and their guests at a family dinner-party , and four poems contributed to Maria Beadnell 's album . |
| 24 | Many of the other budget measures left oil companies confused about the overall impact on their revenues at a time when oil industry funding is under pressure from sluggish international prices . |
| 25 | Schoolboy heroes usually keep their worshippers at a distance . ’ |
| 26 | The MEPs will make their protests at a meeting with the Foreign Office minister , Mr Francis Maude , today . |
| 27 | There 've been low points , too — not least the fire in January last year which destroyed an entire hangar and its contents at a cost to the Air Force of 40 million . |
| 28 | Between eight and 14m working days are lost in Britain each year as employees are forced off sick by their hangovers at a cost of more than £700m in lost production . |
| 29 | A minister friend of mine was once invited to meet Mrs Whitehouse and her cohorts at a Morningside home . |
| 30 | I met Pat and her minders at a hotel in Cardiff and told her what we had in mind . |