Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun sg] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He also tried his hand as a film director , though less successfully , and wrote a play about a German who sought to take out a patent for gas ovens , which was staged to scant acclaim at the Arts Theatre in 1965 . |
| 32 | Yeah , he could n't be bothered to play rugby at the beginning , I mean nobody missed about four weeks . |
| 33 | We write to express astonishment at the standard of writing that has featured in much of your pre-election coverage . |
| 34 | Having observed his or her own former situation by means of regression , the patent will then during the course of a counselling session have the opportunity to discuss what happened ( something that may never have been done before ) , to express anger at the perpetrator and possibly at others who may have guessed what was going on but perhaps did nothing to prevent it , and to understand that he or she was in no way to blame for what occurred . |
| 35 | By November of the year 655 or 656 — Bede gives 655 ( HE 111 , 24 ) but again this date may need to be emended in the same way as Bede 's other Northumbrian dates ( see Appendix , Fig. 7.3 ) — Penda was able to challenge Oswiu at the battle of the Winwaed with a mighty coalition , for he had spent the intervening thirteen years consolidating his position . |
| 36 | Given this , Whitelocke was lucky to escape prosecution at the Restoration ; to the credit of both , he and Charles II made their peace when Whitelocke returned some royal manuscripts that he had saved from plunder and lectured the king about Welsh , which he said was ‘ his Majesty 's more ancient native language than English ’ . |
| 37 | In the heady days immediately following the Keynesian revolution , many of Keynes 's followers began to express concern at the consequences which might flow from a commitment to full employment . |
| 38 | Following receipt of a Government letter he had written to express concern at the lack of information and support , to which there had been no reply . |
| 39 | The one thing they seem to be trying to do now is obfuscation and delay er and I think we ought to voice our concern and I hope the Council will agree to ask the Town Clerk to express concern at the way it 's being handled . |
| 40 | Although it could be assumed by some that this is a development towards a more specialized and fragmented approach it may alternatively be a foundation for a more unified approach and one which accommodates the necessity to combine understanding at the microphysiology and biochemistry ( realist ? ) level with that at the biome level which had traditionally been approached more in functional terms . |
| 41 | They 're teaching you to express personality at the Slade — personality in general . |
| 42 | Over the years , she 'd kept back a portion , every week , of the money Wakelate gave her to buy food at the market . |
| 43 | The five main party leaders contesting the general election united to express dismay at the breakdown of the Gatt negotiations . |
| 44 | But Olten , in common with so many small Swiss towns , has been careful not to buy prosperity at the expense of damage to its character . |
| 45 | For them , the task was to win power at the centre and then to distribute wealth more fairly . |
| 46 | Colombian and other diplomats at the Organisation of American States were furious at the legalistic wranglings the US delegation has been using to buy time at the OAS meetings in Washington . |
| 47 | Finally , to conclude on a healthy note , try to avoid coffee at the end of the meal . |
| 48 | The idea evolved when producer Ned Sherrin was looking for a sequel to That Was the Week That Was , the irreverent series that dared to poke fun at the Establishment and made stars of David Frost , Roy Kinnear , William Rushton , Eleanor Bron and Millicent Martin . |
| 49 | Davis beats Drago to draw level at the top |
| 50 | To complete the process , Body Building Scalp Finish adds ‘ lift ’ to limp hair at the roots , tones the scalp and controls oil secretion . |
| 51 | The purpose of the opening in the south wall of the choir behind the rector 's desk is open to conjecture : is it to give light at the desk , which otherwise would be in deep shadow , or is it a hagioscope ( peephole ) ? |
| 52 | A few reassurances later and she was on her way to do battle at the bridge table . |
| 53 | The significance of this technique is that it allows the novelist to incorporate metaphor at the level of what is narrated ( fabula ) , not merely at the level of narration ( sjuzet ) , as is more commonly the case . |
| 54 | Mainly because erm wires got crossed and er the 's Hall folks want us to go again to do exchange at the end of November , and Well we 'll discuss it a little bit further . |
| 55 | There are those , mainly salaried , workers who are able to choose whether or not to leave work at the retirement age , leave prematurely , or perhaps work on . |
| 56 | When she began to use contraception at the age of 42 she probably did so without her husband 's knowledge , but this would have been difficult for most working class women , given the lack of privacy in their homes . |
| 57 | While it takes ingenuity and careful thought it is possible and productive to use drama at the centre of the curriculum , rather than as an occasional extra . |
| 58 | ‘ I- want to put appearance at the office before lunch . ’ |
| 59 | AUSTRALIA 'S world No 4 Chris Robertson , who played in the British Open final at Wembley in April , has been forced to quit squash at the age of 27 with an arthritic hip . |
| 60 | ( 6 ) A specific immunity ( at least in certain circumstances , which it is unnecessary to explore ) , possessed by accused persons undergoing trial , from having adverse comment made on any failure ( a ) to answer questions before the trial , or ( b ) to give evidence at the trial . |