Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it was er quite late on a Sunday evening I did in fact take the opportunity to listen at the door of the flat in question . |
| 2 | With superb research facilities and growing international demand for our expertise , CTL gives you the opportunity to work at the forefront of toxicological research . |
| 3 | If anyone ever gets the opportunity to stay at the Savoy , then my advice is — take it ! |
| 4 | Now he had the opportunity to stand at the counter with one of his mates and talk about other things . |
| 5 | Draw up a life table for a cohort of 5000 students showing , for each year of study , the probability of leaving and the expected remaining stay calculated on the assumption that one-tenth of the leavers in any year depart at random times during the year and the remainder go at the end of that year . |
| 6 | The skeleton was then shipped home for burial and the remainder deposited at the place of death . |
| 7 | an Aux(iliary) Input ( also a stereo 3.5 mm socket ) connects a cassette player to the GX-7 , the guitar output is mixed in and can be heard via a pair of Walkman headphones connected to the Out , the guitar appearing at the centre of the stereo image . |
| 8 | With the skeg placed at the very back , there is also less chance of spin out . |
| 9 | Pigs too were taken to sanctuaries to recover , as the RSPCA worked at the farms for days on end , work which eventually cost the RSPCA £15,000 . |
| 10 | I recommend that the funding continue at the present level , with an inflationary consideration — £5,954 . |
| 11 | Shrilling overhead , the hurricane clawed at the leaf canopy of the rain forest , tearing great holes in it . |
| 12 | The front of the hurricane tore at the lower flanks of the mountains , rending great trees from the rain forest and tossing them aside as if they were little more than sticks . |
| 13 | So it was last Tuesday night , when the change allowed at the end of our whacky version of five-card rolling draw brought your correspondent the most beautiful five of spades he had ever seen — face down what 's more — to go with the A-2-3-4 he was showing . |
| 14 | The model presented here of working with parents enables the clinician to progress at the parents ' rate of change and understanding . |
| 15 | The writer works at the impossible task of creating a poem , a narrative , which tries to narrow the gap between the signal and what is signalled : tries to reverse the separation between the world and what we write about the world . |
| 16 | Members of the board met at the weekend in Berlin to discuss Harvestehudur 's request for a postponement in order to compete in the Glenfiddich . |
| 17 | In January 1991 , the Board looked at the responses to this consultation and used the views of respondents to help shape our new Quality Framework and the development programme which will help to put it in place — the Quality Development Programme — QDP . |
| 18 | In determining whether a haulier is of good repute , the LA looks at the applicant 's conduct generally , not just at any previous convictions he may have . |
| 19 | Since the shell grows at the margins , a ribbed shell is produced , with fine or coarse ribs according to the species . |
| 20 | Part of the reason why the shareholders had to wait so long for a return was that the original capital had been only 10,000 guineas , and the Company financed itself by fairly short-term loans from the merchants with which it did business , so the shareholders stood at the end of a long line of creditors but could expect substantial returns on their money in the end if the Company survived . |
| 21 | The burglary happened at the end of February when Darlington Borough Council were changing locks at 500 old people 's flats after spare keys went missing . |
| 22 | The burglary happened at the end of February when Darlington Borough Council was changing locks at 500 old people 's flats after spare keys went missing . |
| 23 | After an anterior myocardial infarct there is a tendency for the heart to bulge at the site of the damaged muscle . |
| 24 | She had rejoiced at her childlessness , and even found the heart to laugh at the lamentable end of her father 's fond dynastic ambitions . |
| 25 | This Board , whose role is by no means a formality , as it has to vet every one of the artists shown at the exhibition , is now made up of people who reflect the old groupings : seven Christian Democrats , six Socialists , two PDS ( formerly Communist ) , one Liberal and one Social Democrat . |
| 26 | But as opposed to the exhibition of the Societe Normande de Peinture Moderne of the previous year , the majority of the artists showing at the Section d'Or were Cubists or painters directly influenced by the movement , and the effect made must have been concentrated . |
| 27 | Normally the afternoon meeting at the east Boldon track are attended by around 250 regulars , but with the attraction of a couple of free pints the gate is expected to be much bigger at tomorrow 's meeting , which starts at 2.08 pm . |
| 28 | ‘ Look , Mum , I just spent most of the afternoon staring at the man — but in fury , not admiration . |
| 29 | The procurator protested at the leniency of the sentence . |
| 30 | Much of the initial cost of setting up the campaign was covered either by various committee members somehow doing things for free or came from the remainder of the money raised at the Comedy Store . |