Example sentences of "the [noun] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | Hunched figures , heads hidden by anorak hoods or bin-liners , start to be bussed through the security fences , safe from the muffled cries of the pickets at the gates . |
2 | But at the trial at the assizes a few months later , the name and address of the girl were both disclosed . |
3 | If the answer was ‘ stoppin' ‘ , the labourer would be given an extra shilling to fasten his contract for the next year , but he still had the rest of the day off to attend the merrymaking at the Hirings . |
4 | At this stage only fit pins to the board at the points where the connections to the off-board components will eventually be made . |
5 | Lamps lighting the desks at the nurses ' station were the brightest things in this open central space , and one of the lamps was catching Tom 's hair in its light , giving the short locks a golden glow like a halo , and bringing his commanding profile into sharp focus . |
6 | the strong muscles leave scars on the interior of the shell at the places to which they were attached ( usually two in each valve ) , and these muscle scars may also be seen on fossil shells . |
7 | Ironically , Yahweh 's final victory came with the destruction of the Temple at the hands of the Babylonians in 587 BC . |
8 | Alirio Parra , OPEC 's president who toured member states in an effort to get support for production cuts ahead of the Vienna meeting , declined to comment last night on the progress at the talks . |
9 | Again , there was no direct reference to Hitler 's ‘ prophecy ’ about the destruction of European Jewry , though the whole section of the report was placed under a quotation from the speech which led up to the passage on the Jews : that in the light of the suffering of the Germans at the hands of others , people should ‘ keep well away from us with their humanitarianism ’ . |
10 | He flung the contract at the feet of the American . |
11 | The scene is the kitchen at The Kilns and both sets are plugged in . |
12 | The tails should fold round the returns at the corners of the pelmet board and should extend round the front to at least cover the pinned pleats of the swag . |
13 | The presence at the negotiations for the first time of Armenia 's President , Levon Ter-Petrosyan , raised the possibility of Armenia 's signing the Union Treaty . |
14 | KGB troops loyal to Nabiyev fired from the building at the demonstrators , causing up to 20 deaths . |
15 | Be careful not to use too much serum as it 's very rich and can clog the hair at the roots and make it lank . |
16 | To create this classic shape , always use a round brush , lifting the hair at the roots and keeping the tension of the brush even , turning the ends of the hair under . |
17 | The only thing entirely common to both was the good-natured warmth of their brown eyes and the crinkles in the skin at the corners , especially when they laughed . |
18 | And then when things got a wee bitty better we used to have the Camerons up from Kilray from Kerry to dance to the Play at the dances . |
19 | Migrants gave three main reasons for not having taken the course at the institutions involved in our research . |
20 | RATHER embarrassingly , as the crowds were cheering their arrival , the Princess Royal was being barred from entry on the other side of the course at the Sovereigns Gate . |
21 | Attendance at the course at the Inns of Court School of Law , including the practical exercises , is compulsory for those who intend to practise in England and Wales ; so including living expenses in London and books the law graduate can reckon on expenses of at least £2,300 for the eight months of the course , with another £180 for robe and wig . |
22 | Insulation in lofts which has blocked the natural ventilation of the roof at the eaves can cause condensation and wreak damage as great as the heaviest gales , but with no insurance to cover it . |
23 | One of the main ways in which they did this was by seeking to rally people behind their cause by appealing to the issues of the day , through the press , pulpit , and the speeches given by the candidates at the hustings . |
24 | Anticipating land reform , poor peasants and agricultural labourers occupied large estates in a number of southern provinces ; several villagers , as in Yeste ( Albacete ) , perished in the attempt at the hands of the Civil Guard . |
25 | You sort out the settings at the rehearsals . |
26 | The sequences at the ligation-sites between oligonucleotide 2 and the oligonucleotides used for the PCR-amplification were exactly as predicted . |
27 | I started swinging the axe at the lumps of driftwood . |
28 | Sunlight glittered on the snow at the peaks and on the tiny white houses below . |
29 | North 's uncharacteristically poor season was typified by the defeat at the hands of Bangor on Sunday , Mark Napier 's unbeaten the only bright spot of the 74-run loss . |
30 | Howard Kendall after the defeat at the hands of Manchester City last week |