Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He arranged for them to adopt a dark-haired boy at birth . |
| 2 | Without this exodus of labour from Southern Europe , which allowed it to reconstruct a reserve army at home , West German capitalism would have been unable to achieve its formidable expansion of outputs in the 1960s without a catastrophic decline in the rate of profit . |
| 3 | When war broke out in 1939 , the combination of a depressed agriculture at home and a convenient empire abroad had ensured that around 70 per cent of the nation 's food was imported from overseas . |
| 4 | I had to make a polite pretence at reluctance . |
| 5 | The guard allocated to her had removed all her make-up kit from her handbag , a subtle attempt at demoralization . |
| 6 | The truth of the matter was that she relied heavily on an assistant at work and a private nurse at home . |
| 7 | That rule prohibits solicitors practising in partnership or " in association " ( where two or more firms have at least one common principal ) from representing : ( 1 ) both seller and buyer in a transfer of land for value at arm 's length ; or ( 2 ) both lessor and lessee on the grant of a lease for value at arm 's length ; or ( 3 ) both lender and borrower in a private mortgage at arm 's length with exceptions made only in the case of : ( 1 ) small transactions ; ( 2 ) where the parties are connected with each other ( commercially or personally ) ; ( 3 ) where there is no other solicitor or licensed conveyancer in the vicinity whom either party might reasonably instruct ; ( 4 ) where two associated firms or two offices of the same firm acting for the parties are in different locations , neither firm having received instructions to act on referral from the other and the matter is dealt with or supervised by a different solicitor at each firm or office and , where the solicitor is not involved in the negotiations , where no conflict of interest arises and where neither vendor nor lessor is a builder or developer . |
| 8 | It is thought that there might , it might have remained in the hands of some diplomats who were transferring it , and there were two of these issues , there is one in a private collection at present , so this is a second one , and number eight which is coming out for sale , but the number seven did change hands er a couple of years ago , so at about fifty five thousand pounds I believe . |
| 9 | ‘ She had a helpless husband at home in a wheelchair , dependent on her , but the Garda took no notice . |
| 10 | Also had further letter from Notts County Council about Nottinghamshire Minerals local plan , asking us again if we have any representations to make , I think it was decided at a previous meeting that we did not , erm Colin Williamson , production of development and planning at Newton and Sherwood District Council , it 's proposal to run seminars for Parish Councils on planning policies , law and procedures , and we would like to know erm whether erm we would be interested in attending , and how many people would wish , he he has earmarked temporarily twenty eighth of March , which is a Monday , as a possible date at town hall , so if er if you think that would be something that you would be erm interested in going to , the topics erm are really I think things that came up at the Parish Council 's conference , the questions about planning , about the rules , and the policies , and the procedures etcetera , the erm , and visitors were talking last thing for sixth of December for five minutes , and the discussion for half an hour to three quarters , commencing at half past seven , so er if anyone 's interested in attending that ? |
| 11 | MORRYS SCOTT , the 18-year-old whose two late goals stopped Gloucester 's talented side in their tracks on Saturday , last night scored the only goal of the replay to give Cardiff a third-round tie at home to Queen 's Park Rangers . |
| 12 | Notts have a terrific record at home under Mick Walker and they kept it going . |
| 13 | Further to the east , there was a Minoan settlement at Rethymnon which may have been a port . |
| 14 | My cassettes had been removed from the rack separating the front seats during a half-hearted attempt at car valeting , and I had n't replaced them . |
| 15 | On their way to the top the Gunners , in their new red and white shirts , had given the crowd plenty of thrills , including a classic contest at Villa Park where they were beaten 5–3 after twice being in the lead , and a 3–3 draw at home to Derby in which Roberts twice headed into his own net . |
| 16 | ‘ Many spend two years in the sixth form and get nothing at all , and it is hard for people who get a low grade at A-level to realise they have actually done very well . ’ |
| 17 | Shipwreck treasure ( in particular porcelain ) has proved a strong seller at auction over the past few years , witness the Nanking cargo of 150,000 pieces sold in 1986 for £10.1 million . |
| 18 | On a normal day at home , he is given his breakfast , which he may or may not eat depending on his mood and Trish then rides him , unless she is competing in the evening , when she delays it until later . |
| 19 | ‘ I think it must have been coming from the cold of the church into the warmth , or , perhaps — ’ and she made a wan attempt at humour — ‘ it might have been the thought of attending the ladies ’ sewing circle which overcame me ! ’ |
| 20 | Neil underwent a three-hour operation at North Tees Hospital to stitch his leg , as well as wounds to his arm and head . |
| 21 | I tell you I 'm not going to look like a bloody scruff at work . |
| 22 | Last night Mr Portillo said the phrase ‘ full compensation ’ was meaningless because people lived in different homes in different circumstances and that there were too many variable factors that made it impossible to give a specific figure at present . |
| 23 | For non-phobic clients , homework tasks might include being more assertive in a specific situation at work , involvement in a relaxing leisure activity , or cutting down on prescribed tranquillizers . |
| 24 | Secondly , familial cases have sometimes shown a lower age at onset than sporadic cases , which is consistent with aetiological heterogeneity . |
| 25 | In response to the many toasts from his American colleagues he had made a light-hearted speech at dinner , which belied his deep disappointment at being sent back to the States on a Public Relations assignment . |
| 26 | A desert inhabited by discworld salamanders was a veritable lighthouse at night . |
| 27 | I made myself as comfortable as possible on the floor of the trench , wrapping the camouflage square round my head and face in a vain attempt at protection against the mosquitoes . |
| 28 | ‘ There 's rather more to it than that , ’ he said with a vain attempt at lightness . |
| 29 | The former racing driver and industrialist Lady Denton — who entered the Lords last year — becomes a junior minister at the Department of Trade and Industry ; Lady Blatch moves from Environment to Minister of State for Education ; and Baroness Cumberlege becomes a junior minister at Health . |
| 30 | The pattern was established in northern France in the early thirteenth century of a twin-towered façade with central rose window and a triple portico at base , spreading , like a Roman triumphal arch , across the full width of the elevation . |