Example sentences of "the [noun sg] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But at the trial at the assizes a few months later , the name and address of the girl were both disclosed . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | At this stage only fit pins to the board at the points where the connections to the off-board components will eventually be made . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He flung the contract at the feet of the American . |
| 7 | The scene is the kitchen at The Kilns and both sets are plugged in . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | KGB troops loyal to Nabiyev fired from the building at the demonstrators , causing up to 20 deaths . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Migrants gave three main reasons for not having taken the course at the institutions involved in our research . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I started swinging the axe at the lumps of driftwood . |
| 20 | Sunlight glittered on the snow at the peaks and on the tiny white houses below . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Howard Kendall after the defeat at the hands of Manchester City last week |
| 23 | He then removed the window and put it in the new hole and started to fill in the gap at the sides with cement . |
| 24 | Also , do remember to trim the edges of the card at the sides where the cards are clipped together . |
| 25 | 4 Parties aim to win office and they compete for the support of the electorate at the polls on the basis of programmes of policies , or manifestos , that are set before the electorate for their judgement . |
| 26 | Left academics have consistently held the view that there is no " real " choice on offer to the electorate at the polls . |
| 27 | The daring manipulation of space , and especially of height , is deceiving : the internal length is only 131 feet , the width of the nave and the apse 30 feet , the width at the transepts 79 feet , but over the nave the intrusion of the cavernous tribune , on great round arches and with three windows to light its gallery , lifts the eye and leads it through while at first appearing to block the view . |
| 28 | We dragged the man free and Warren drove the car at the dogs to box them in the alleyway so they could not escape . |
| 29 | Britain finally became cut off from the Continent at the Straits of Dover around 6500 BC , although it may have been somewhat later between East Anglia and northern Europe via the Dogger Bank . |
| 30 | The Lebanese army clashed with the SLA at the villages of Mlikh , Louwaizeh and Jarjoun just outside the " security zone " on Oct. 16 . |