Example sentences of "at the [adj] [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Look at the self-satisfied smirk on the man 's face . |
| 2 | The groups at the higher points on the diagram — that is , those with higher median levels of RNR — consist of households in which the elderly live with younger people and it is one or more of the younger members who own or rent the home . |
| 3 | Like at the recent fête on the fifteenth of August , when rockets dashed upwards from the dark field outside the village and the Virgin ascended to heaven as a shower of fiery red sparks . |
| 4 | As CPRW 's Director emphasised at the recent Euro-conference on Sustainability in Cardiff , we now have ‘ historic opportunities ’ to plan a sustainable society and to ‘ avoid the mistakes of the past ’ . |
| 5 | Others have survived similar heart complaints and are still working , both in the First Division and at the highest level on the Continent . |
| 6 | In mid-1968 , a time of financial difficulty , while urgent discussions were taking place at the highest level on ways to save the party newspapers , the Ministry of Information was trying to find ways of cutting back expenditure on broadcasting and information services . |
| 7 | We are in regular contact with the Israeli Government at the highest level on this issue . |
| 8 | The close ties between South Africa and Israel were reaffirmed at the highest level on Nov. 10 when President F. W. de Klerk and Botha arrived in Jerusalem . |
| 9 | It is clear that there were disagreements at the highest levels on the timing of the abolition of Pomgol and the export of grain . |
| 10 | Going back perhaps 200 years the Ponderosa was a little farmhouse nestling in a redoubt at the highest point on the mountain road between Belfast and ‘ Derry . |
| 11 | Petion saw her go from the corner of his eye , and fired at the crouching figures on the freighter 's deck with grim determination . |
| 12 | Benjamin pointed with the tip of his finger at the purple-red crosses on the corpse 's chest . |
| 13 | I closed my eyes in reverence as I chewed then as I reached for the pint pot again I looked up at the small figure on the bin . |
| 14 | She looked at the small key on the table , then dropped that into the envelope with the note . |
| 15 | Compare this with the position of an investor who holds a forward contract in the same stock , which requires him to take delivery at the prearranged price on the settlement day . |
| 16 | The place was half empty owing to the weather , and Paul sat alone , staring at the engraved letters on the glass between him and the street . |
| 17 | It had been sheer vanity that had made Fran call at the exclusive boutique on the way home from work , and now as she studied the dress she wondered if that vanity had bordered on madness ! |
| 18 | ‘ Life has changed , Shama , ’ I said looking at the Japanese thermos on the chair by my bed and the round box of Danish biscuits which I had been given ‘ in case you are hungry in the night ’ . |
| 19 | The combination should result in a rebellion at the second reading on Monday week . |
| 20 | If you would like to look at the second sheet on your erm of the two that you 've got , erm this really brings to mind , one day in St Aldate 's , in the summer of 1643 , when a very hard working , methodical loyal official , Edward Heath , was ordered by the King and his Council to walk around St Aldate 's , and make a list of all the defaulters , all those who had failed to work on the fortifications . |
| 21 | Kiro Gligorov of the Macedonian LC was elected President of the republic only at the second attempt on Jan. 27 after VMRO-DPMNE deputies had failed to back him ( he was sole candidate ) in a first ballot on Jan. 19 , thereby depriving him of the necessary two-thirds majority . |
| 22 | At the second meeting on 9th June , Hunt was called as a witness ; he presented a paper which demonstrated that if all the Government Offices ‘ scattered about in various parts of the metropolis ’ , with the exception of the Admiralty and the Inland Revenue at Somerset House , were housed in four storeys , although architecturally ‘ hardly desirable ’ , allowing for courts and roads , they could fit into the area between Richmond Terrace , the river , Parliament Square and the park , and still leave space for expansion . |
| 23 | In the interval there would be pressure on Scottish MPs to abstain at the second vote on the ground that their constituents were not affected . |
| 24 | The television department in an advertising agency is responsible for the process of turning the creative team 's ideas , scripts and storyboards into finished TV or radio commercials and ensuring these appear on the right channel at the right time on the right day . |
| 25 | I was just to present myself at the right time on the due date , when he would honour his promise to see me . |
| 26 | If you are ‘ editing in camera ’ , that is shooting your scenes to the correct length and in the correct order , the ‘ still frame ’ button will help you to begin each new shot at the right place on the tape . |
| 27 | Figure 5.11 The numbers stored in the memory banks shown in Figure 5.9 represent the intensity of the colour displayed at the equivalent point on the TV monitor screen . |
| 28 | Assad delivered a major speech to the People 's Assembly at the oath-taking ceremony on March 12 . |
| 29 | This is very important if a UK business is to ensure that it is not charged VAT at the standard rate on the supply of these goods where the customer 's VAT number subsequently proves to be false or otherwise incorrect . |
| 30 | ‘ Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance , profits tax shall be charged for each year of assessment at the standard rate on every person carrying on a trade , profession or business in Hong Kong in respect of his assessable profits arising in or derived from Hong Kong for that year from such trade , profession or business ( excluding profits arising from the sale of capital assets ) as ascertained in accordance with this Part . |