Example sentences of "for [noun pl] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were in London for rehearsals at the Globe , and the actors put on the new play for the first time on the 29th of June , 1613 . |
| 2 | A word of advice — do n't sit for hours at the knitting machine , particularly if you are a comparative beginner . |
| 3 | The Finn also threatened in the air when he came in for headers at the back post . |
| 4 | This means that the emphasis on modelling demand for fuels at the level of the individual household will , in itself be novel , and will allow account to be taken of the enormous variation that exists in household income , demographic characteristics and appliance stocks . |
| 5 | Another surprise for passers-by at the entrance to High Wood may be the ghostly figure of a woman ! |
| 6 | While the women were competing the men were Bowling for Nine-pins at the back of the inn . |
| 7 | Bundespost Telekom says that operating profit in 1992 fell 4.6% to the equivalent of $4,157m ; after Telekom has made its required subvention to the federal government and its two loss-making sister units , it will be left with nothing to add to reserves — it is required by law to transfer 10 pct of its annual turnover to the federal government and to make up for losses at the Postdienst mail service and Postbank postal banking unit , Reuter notes . |
| 8 | He knew of a ‘ sure winner ’ in the Stewards Plate for two-years-olds at The Curragh race meeting . |
| 9 | Two other men were targeted by the attackers who swooped on an all-night ‘ rave ’ for teenagers at the Eclipse nightclub in Stockton 's Brunswick Street . |
| 10 | ( 9 ) Sometimes the amount payable for chattels at the property may be separately set out , particularly if the price of the property is close to the current stamp duty threshold . |
| 11 | He was lost for words at the time , and had to apologise and thank the donors later in private . |
| 12 | If this were not so , contextual facilitation of auditory word recognition would occur only for words at the end of clauses . |
| 13 | THE PILGRIM FATHER STORY is told for visitors at the WORKSHOP MUSEUM . |
| 14 | Biologists , as we have seen , are accustomed to looking for advantages at the gene level ( or the individual , the group , or the species level according to taste ) . |
| 15 | Bell and Newell ( 1971 , Chapter 2 ) suggest a pair of notations for describing computers ; ISP ( Instruction Set Processor ) for descriptions at the instruction level , and PMS ( Processor-Memory-Switch ) for an over-all view of hardware components making up a complete computer system . |
| 16 | Give details for directors at the year end of interests in shares and debentures of any group company at the year end and at the beginning of the year or subsequent date of appointment . |
| 17 | ( First Edition ) THREE Olympic medal winners will head Britain 's challenge for honours at the World Judo Championships in Belgrade from 10 to 15 October . |
| 18 | It is doubtful , indeed , whether the difficulties it faced in 1861 and 1862 were as great as they look , and it is highly unlikely that the tsar decided in 1861 to substitute conservatives for reformers at the heart of the imperial administration . |
| 19 | A church minister has called for the death penalty for terrorists at the funeral of an Ulster policeman . |
| 20 | Delays in decision-making can be a difficulty as it takes time for problems at the bottom to come to the notice of people at the top , and for ideas at the top to percolate to the bottom . |
| 21 | And all the students in those colleges that are studying education have been doing so for awards at the University of Sussex , so we 're actually a much bigger family than the students we have here on the site at Thelma . |
| 22 | The perforated slatting is ideal for kitchens at the front of the house ( or overlooking the garden ) as it allows privacy , conceals work areas , yet allows a view of the outside — the garden , the horizon , or just the weather ! |
| 23 | ‘ There is competition for places at the club now , and that 's just how it should be . ’ |
| 24 | When she looked back towards the house , Carla 's face was at the window , peering out like a sailor 's wife watching for masts at the quayside . |
| 25 | Aircrew training was as much in its infancy as aerial warfare itself and there was a never-ceasing demand for pilots at the Front . |
| 26 | Finally , the decision to ban trade union membership for workers at the intelligence gathering centre ( Government Communications Headquarters ) at Cheltenham in 1984 was taken outside the Cabinet and Cabinet committees . |
| 27 | The warm spell has also been good news for workers at the factory after a difficult year when 67 people were made redundant when their parent company , Clarke Foods , collapsed last year . |
| 28 | Sir : I am studying for A-levels at the moment and have just sent off my application form to study medicine at university . |
| 29 | Geneva , Switzerland : Courtaulds Fibres Cellulosics is planning its biggest and best stand for years at the Index exhibition from April 20–23 , showing both viscose and Tencel . |
| 30 | There is money to be made from ivory worth an average family 's income for years at the risk of six months in gaol at no expense to you . |