Example sentences of "the [noun] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems evident from the widespread popularity of the enactment of the hunt that simple timber arenas were provided in all large and probably even in small settlements , for they were part of the activities at the seasonal festivals . |
| 2 | Wherever they were , they could n't help sensing the presence of the man with the tent at the far end of the bank ; it was there with them as they crossed the field and pushed through the hedge , in the musty smell of nettles and the white lumps raised on their skin , in the bramble scratches , and the brown fungus that hung from dead trees Libby felt it but she was also attracted by the thought of someone who was ill , someone she could help or look after , like the white mice or the jackdaw with the damaged wing . |
| 3 | Seizing the opportunity at the right moment , he will link together a series of strikes , probably involving kicks , in an attempt to break through and score points . |
| 4 | Among other devices , the minority would separate from the majority at the annual election of the Magistrates and Councillors , and each faction would make separate elections . |
| 5 | And although the scheme has achieved its initial objectives it presently has 85 students at 11 organisations with the majority at the National Audit Office the Institute ‘ may need to re-examine its general approach to industrial and commercial organisations ’ , if it hopes to extend the range of its training opportunities . |
| 6 | New recruits to Medau came forward after visiting the stand at the Royal Norfolk Show , and more joined after a Promotions Week in the Lowestoft area organised by Marlene McGee and Jane Fisk , with Come-and-Try sessions and demonstrations by Oulton Broad class members . |
| 7 | An accountant , in order to stand any chance of a career in corporate finance , must have a good academic record ( 2.1 or better ) at a recognised university ( red brick or Oxbridge ) , must have trained with one of the top accountancy firms , and passed the exams at the first attempt . |
| 8 | Another batch of green-tinted tips from the experts at the National Centre for Organic Gardening . |
| 9 | MEET THE EXPERTS AT THE FINE ART & ANTIQUES FAIR , OLYMPIA |
| 10 | That is to say that Middle C , at 256Hz , has its true pitch represented on the guitar at the first fret , second string . |
| 11 | Which makes the guitar at the top right in our main picture a very rare beast indeed , and an expensive one ; these days , a Style 4 as fine as this might easily outprice an original ‘ 59 Les Paul Standard . |
| 12 | Here he is , keeping a watchful eye on the crowds at the Royal Priors shopping centre in Leamington Spa . |
| 13 | Welcome back : One of Britain 's best loved racehorses , Desert Orchid has been pulling in the crowds at the Three Counties Show . |
| 14 | Landing the headquarters at the Old Entrance was itself a miracle of seamanship among the blazing wrecks and heavy fire directed at the MGB . |
| 15 | In the symmetry consensus , the simple consensus is converted to a palindrome based on the most frequent base at each symmetrical position , i.e. in the right half site , the base at the first position is not conserved , however , an A is found at the symmetrical position in the left half-site in all four sites , hence , the first position in the right half site is a T in the symmetry consensus . |
| 16 | When he appeared in the play The Hunting of the Snark at the Royal Albert Hall before the Duchess of York in 1987 , he remained sober . |
| 17 | It was very entertaining , despite the groans at the predictable , ‘ We 'd now like you to portray these ideas in a role play . ’ |
| 18 | Muirhead had Cannon on the ropes at the tenth and looked like getting the 3 needed to force an extra end but , with the last stone , took out one of her own . |
| 19 | If your Windows Program Manager is not too crowded you may , by sizing and arranging , be able to display all the program groups and all the icons at the same time . |
| 20 | And if we ca n't produce some pretty credible answers then they wo n't allow that £400,000 to sit in the accounts at the full value . |
| 21 | The trial at the High court in Glasgow of the two youths accused of murdering Edinburgh student Paul Sheldon has been adjourned . |
| 22 | During the trial at the Old Bailey in London 15 witnesses testified that Mr Thorburn , a general manager of an electronics company , had been practising for the Tam o' Shanter golf tournament near his mother 's home in Ayr at the time he was alleged to have raped her . |
| 23 | Whether this clamour is loud enough to bring about so fundamental a change in the EEC at the very time when Community institutions wish to move in the opposite direction is a question which needs now to be addressed . |
| 24 | Dr Ion , head of BNFL 's research and development team at Springfields , was presented with the award at the fifth annual dinner of the North West branch . |
| 25 | He collected the award at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ceremony in London with his partner , former Middlesbrough solicitor Bob Mortimer . |
| 26 | Messrs and both retire by rotation from the Board at the Annual General Meeting and , being eligible , offer themselves for re-election . |
| 27 | Last year , Durham swept the board at the National Boys ' Clubs championships , winning all four team events and claiming two individual gold medals in a superb performance . |
| 28 | Mr. Hogan retires from the Board at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting in accordance with the Articles of Association and , being eligible , offers himself for reappointment . |
| 29 | ( Alan ) Henderson , to decline the offer of a bond in 1981 when as a newly elected Committee member , he believed he needed to respect ‘ the ( contra ) attitude ( to bondholders ) of the members who voted him in ’ , and quoted the discussions at the 1979 Annual General Meeting . |
| 30 | The discussions at the Special Commission held in 1977 to review the working of the Convention revealed that ‘ a great number ’ of extra-judicial documents were in fact sent under the Convention . |