Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] at the beginning " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their captain Sandy Lister , who was a doubtful starter at the beginning of the week , has recovered from a bout of tonsillitis and will play . |
| 2 | You know that bass bit at the beginning of Van Halen 's Running With The Devil ? |
| 3 | To understand the challenge to the papacy that this scene represents , we need to look at the structure of the traditional Church and also at popular religion at the beginning of the thirteenth century . |
| 4 | The British Museum at the beginning of the century was an enormous cabinet where classical sculptures , ethnographic material and natural history specimens were all to be found . |
| 5 | We commonly think of an illness as starting when the symptoms commence , like the lethargy and runny nose at the beginning of a cold . |
| 6 | For an exciting moment at the beginning of 1918 it seemed possible that the pacifists might push Labour into collision with a Government still adamant that nothing short of overwhelming military victory could provide the basis for peace . |
| 7 | Singer ( 1958 ) , in a critique of the Boskop Skull which was discovered in 1913 on a Transvaal farm , points out that what may have been justifiable speculation at the beginning of the century is inexcusable now . |
| 8 | I very much agree with the desirability of the objective expressed by the hon. Gentleman at the beginning of his question . |
| 9 | Time spent in careful planning at the beginning of a test can make the test more efficient and economical and save much time in its execution . |
| 10 | The time between lights-out and getting to sleep ( the so-called " sleep-onset time " ) is increased , and so is the amount of time spent in light sleep at the beginning of the night before deep slow wave sleep ( Stage 4 ) and the first REM sleep period . |
| 11 | A different music at the beginning of the revival , much more punk orientated , was provided by Jimmy Pursey and Sham 69 . |
| 12 | Mr Sheppard , who qualified as a chartered secretary at the beginning of his career , believes their skills will become highly relevant during the 1990s . |
| 13 | An enjoyable social life at the beginning of June may make you think twice about getting married now , Aquarius ! |
| 14 | We had a proper training at the beginning of the war , but I remember later drafts coming out to us — young lads from the Lancashire cotton mills , for instance . |
| 15 | In the first , the shape into which the social formation is predisposed to settle , though contested , is obvious and is a powerful influence on the culture ; the second — despite an underlying complexity in the cultural relationships — possesses brilliant if temporary clarity arising from its historical position at the beginning of a period of great situational adjustment . |
| 16 | Indeed , the emergence of the SDP nationally , and of its alliance with the Liberal Party as the ‘ third force ’ in British politics at the beginning of the 1980s , led to increased political instability and variation across the country , as several local elections produced ‘ hung councils ’ in which no single party could claim overall control . |
| 17 | A final essay speculates about the state of the British family at the beginning of the next century . |
| 18 | Following his return to Japan , Kaifu on Oct. 12 addressed the Japanese parliament at the beginning of a special 30-day session , called to discuss the issue of whether Japanese Self-Defence Force personnel could be sent as a " peace corps " of civilians and soldiers to participate in UN peacekeeping missions to the Gulf . |
| 19 | There is probably more gloom about the British economy than about several of the economies that he mentioned in the gloomy passage at the beginning of his speech . |
| 20 | Incredible though it seems for such an intelligent man , Carter 's principal error at the beginning was to assume that once the underlying rationale of his energy programme had been explained to , and absorbed by the public , opposition would melt away . |
| 21 | It had been accepted under the UDF umbrella , but after the ethnic strife at the beginning of 1990 concerning the Turkish minority it had been rejected on the grounds that it had been constituted on ethnic lines . |
| 22 | If the drama continues from week to week it might be a good idea to adopt a similar strategy at the beginning of each session — a more active way of recapping " the story so far " than through general discussion . |
| 23 | I used pure watercolour at the beginning and although I loved its luminosity , I found that as I usually paint in short stabs rather than broad washes , the thinking time that pure watercolour demands was not ideal for me . |
| 24 | A deal struck between the government and the central bank at the beginning of April increases the former 's control over subsidised credits . |
| 25 | Alan Jackson , promoted to chief executive at the beginning of last year , received £254,000 , up from £214,000 . |
| 26 | Wigan faced a similar situation at the beginning of last season after Ellery Hanley and Kevin Iro left the club . |
| 27 | This could be taken as a minor concession to advertising , except that the explicit statement at the beginning of the book seems related to an exclusion from the first volume of almost all the poems embodying Leapor 's sharpest social criticism . |
| 28 | Only four years after the enactment of the English Bill of Lading Act , the United States Supreme Court subjected bill of lading exemption clauses to obligations which were described as ‘ overriding ’ : 1 ) The obligation to use due care with respect to the cargo ; and 2 ) the obligation to furnish a seaworthy ship at the beginning of the voyage . |
| 29 | So , where he 's done the extra year at the end if I do this extra year at the beginning I can start the teaching certificate . |
| 30 | Mm I 'll just show you one last one and then we 'll we 'll we 'll start this again and have a little look at the beginning . |