Example sentences of "at the [noun pl] or " in BNC.
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1 | Mark usually achieved this by thinking out an arresting beginning , nearly always of the same type , asking his congregation to imagine themselves standing gazing at the Pyramids or the Acropolis or even the New York skyline , hardly realising , until Sophia pointed it out to him , that these sights would be unfamiliar to the majority of his hearers . |
2 | However , the acknowledgement of the users ' need for direct access or browsing has not been coupled with any analysis of searching behaviour at the shelves or evaluation of the approach . |
3 | By now it was the rush hour and he was squeezed into the corner of a carriage by a family of Swedish tourists who talked loudly and without vowels and continuously trafficked maps and guidebooks across him , so there was no chance of getting a look at the diaries or the few folded sheets of paper that were wedged between them . |
4 | Would there be a lunatic at the nets or in the stands ? |
5 | But it is unlikely to happen at the hustings or in the run up to the election . |
6 | They also complained about unfairness , but there was no willingness to look at the charges or to have proper consultation with local authorities to see how they and the Government could work together to improve the general standards of our beaches . |
7 | Our selective emphasis upon locating our research at the grassroots or folk level , for whatever reasons , has perhaps led us to overemphasise our villagers ' stereotypical views of society for the sake of analytical convenience , to divide the world into fixed categories of ‘ us ’ and ‘ them ’ . |
8 | Yet North said he did not remember that conversation , either at the hearings or later ; nor did he remember the memo in question , or not with any conviction . |
9 | The town lacked architectural distinction but the colour of the women 's clothes , predominantly red , yellow and orange , was unforgettable , especially when large numbers were assembled at the wells or in the marketplace . |
10 | Some fair at the Invalides or the Champs-Elyseés hat disgorged them , and Flaubert was eager to share their rediscovery with his friend . |
11 | 9.7 Accidents The Landlord shall not be responsible to the Tenant or to anyone at the Premises or the Centre expressly or by implication with the Tenant 's authority for any accident happening or injury suffered or for any damage or to or loss of any chattel sustained in the Premises or the Centre There is a question mark attached to the effectiveness of this provision on the basis that a party can not exclude its liability for death or personal injuries caused by its negligence . |
12 | It 's a refreshing change from all the bands who 've been too busy staring at the stars or their shoes to risk a glimpse at one another . |
13 | A glance at the newspapers or at the television programme schedules provides a clear indication of this enormous interest in crime , both ‘ real life ’ crime and fictional crime . |
14 | It would seem more useful to reserve that much over-used tag of ‘ middle-class ’ for those higher up the social and financial scale than Benjamin — those who lived in larger houses with servants , who sent their children to public schools and could afford a day at the races or a night at the opera , suitably dressed . |
15 | McKenzie had told him that he had not looked at the videos or magazines for some years before the assault and felt they played no part in his behaviour . |
16 | Other painters would complain if a model did not please them , but Modigliani never swore at the girls or reproached them . |
17 | When the stress at the ends or edges of the joint reaches the strength of dry casein therefore , cracks appear at the edges of the joint which immediately produce their own private local concentrations of stress , and so the cracks run through the middle of the joint , much as they would in glass . |
18 | The warriors hurled themselves at the heads or horns of their animals to make them lie down . |
19 | Look critically at your environment , at your home and place of work and at the halls or rooms where you may have to attend meetings . |
20 | The mixture of cheap jokes and pretentious philosophising becomes increasingly hard to stomach , however , and there are far too many moments when it is not clear whether you are supposed to be laughing at the characters or taking them seriously . |
21 | There are enough problems for the occupier of 11 Downing Street without adding a crisis at the banks or building societies . |
22 | Similarly , you should not just look at the eyes or ears when there may be a problem here . |
23 | It faced certain doom either at the polls or at the hands of the National Union of Mineworkers . |
24 | When you were talking earlier on about the bombs and the detonator coming in , where were they stored , at the docks or were they |
25 | How can the poor woman explain that , probably like the majority of wives , she loved him most of the time , when he did n't snore in her ear all night or shout at the kids or keep her short of Bingo money . " |
26 | It was certainly a spectacular display of what dancers could do with their legs whilst merely marching but the ports de bras were very limited and merely swung at the sides or sprang to attention . |
27 | Position your partner on his or her front , head to one side , arms relaxed at the sides or loosely bent with the hands at shoulder level . |
28 | He 's got a , they 're all talking about me , he says they 're listening at the walls or standing in the clossies |
29 | No one looked anywhere but at them , not at the advertisements or each other or the tube map , but at the man and the bear . |
30 | ‘ Hold on to the sledge rails here — keep a loose grip or your hands get tired — try not to keep your foot on the brake ( a miniature snow hook held off the snow by an elasticated octopus grip ) or your other leg will get tired — do n't shout too much at the dogs or they get confused — the occasional quiet word is helpful — on downhills brake gently if you need to so that the line stays tight . ' |