Example sentences of "from the [noun sg] at the " in BNC.

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1 Sebe , the " President-for-life " of the Ciskei homeland which was granted nominal independence by South Africa in 1981 , was absent from the country at the time .
2 For an update on the latest from the scene at the Sun Valley factory in Hereford we go over to our reporter Gareth Furby .
3 Another time , a photographer had ventured onto the reef that rose up from the sea at the far corner .
4 He retired from the sea at the age of 36 , having taken up a career with the brush .
5 Hospital authorities were warned that there may be some injuries from the competition at the resort 's Spa Pavilion , but they were floored when they got nine patients in quick succession .
6 As that hon. Gentleman knows , journeying to and from the bay at the moment is appalling .
7 She could hear the rising engine-note of the Corporation buses as they pulled away from the stop at the corner , coming from nowhere either of them had ever heard of , going on through the gathering winter dusk to destinations equally obscure .
8 The example at Ribemont-sur-Ancre near Amiens extended over 800 m ( 2600 ft ) and contained , apart from the temple at the centre , a theatre , bath-house and numerous ancillary buildings .
9 Rory could n't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought , and he looked down from the stepladder at the sound .
10 Stirring a pan , her head wreathed in steam , hairpins jutting from the bun at the nape of her neck .
11 The association publishes the booklet Do 's and don'ts of buying a kitchen , which is available free of charge from the address at the end of this feature .
12 These are available from the address at the back of this booklet .
13 Details of the current Midland Home Loan Rate can be obtained from any of our branches , or from the address at the back of this leaflet .
14 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 .
15 ‘ If you would but use her , ’ said David , and turned his back and went to stare from the window at the frosty strand and the shifting , misty sea .
16 KGB troops loyal to Nabiyev fired from the building at the demonstrators , causing up to 20 deaths .
17 On Wednesday night , the group announced that its chief executive , Mr Eugene Anderson , had resigned and yesterday Johnson Matthey said its chairman , Mr Neil Clark , would be retiring from the board at the end of the year .
18 On Wednesday night , the group announced that its chief executive , Mr Eugene Anderson , had resigned and yesterday Johnson Matthey said its chairman , Mr Neil Clark , would be retiring from the board at the end of the year .
19 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 .
20 Sir David Nicholson has attained the age of 70 and will retire from the Board at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting .
21 Messrs and both retire by rotation from the Board at the Annual General Meeting and , being eligible , offer themselves for re-election .
22 Horses eliminated from the race at the bottom of the handicap will tomorrow find themselves at the top of the weights for the ‘ consolation ’ race the William Hill Spring Mile .
23 I felt relieved that I had my scar from the fight at the summer party and so looked the same as everybody else — I was afraid of appearing different or clever which meant that I would be noticed by the Corporals and picked on by all the others .
24 Hari moved along the dark passageway and from the kitchen at the back of the house she heard the sound of voices .
25 They were going to cut bamboo stems from the thicket at the end of the path , not for the garden this time but for themselves .
26 He would write in the garden , steeping out from the verandah at the back of the house ( ‘ my Riviera ’ ) and hurrying past the flowers and trees to a small revolving hut , like a monk 's cell with its desk and chair and bunk .
27 Reportedly they were ready to plunk down $426m , a figure Kavner pulled from the air at the end of a previous meeting when they offered $385m .
28 the affair blew over as quickly as it had begun , for Bayley removed his sons from the School at the end of the Summer Term .
29 Mr Yeltsin , in the middle of a 12-day holiday from battling to save his authority from the more conservative parliament , stayed away from the wreath-laying at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier .
30 He took one of the outdoor chairs from the stack at the end of the nearest jetty .
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