Example sentences of "at the [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He put his foot between the two bottom rungs of the ladder and then caught at the upright to save himself from staggering . |
| 2 | Offices were established at the destination points to provide a service for the international traveller . |
| 3 | At Gloucester in July 1634 the judges ' proceedings were based partly upon the 800 presentments made at the swanimote held in the Forest of Dean in the previous month : 420 of these for unlawfully cutting and selling woods , 260 for illegal inclosures and other encroachments , 80 for taking the king 's game and 10 for unauthorized operation of ironworks . |
| 4 | At a time when graduates are finding that academic success is not an automatic open sesame to the job market — a recent advertisement for a relatively junior clerical/admin post at the University produced a crop of graduate applications , including at least one First Class Honours graduate — it is heartwarming to read of a Nottingham man whose business and his hobby stem directly from his campus experience . |
| 5 | But he persevered and now has three assistants from the students at the university helping him . |
| 6 | Last Wednesday we invited the 4 British students studying at the University to visit us at the hotel for dinner . |
| 7 | A pioneering survey at the university reports men complaining of being brushed up against in crowds , touched or grabbed and being the object of sexual remarks . |
| 8 | Students from overseas countries should contact Student Services upon arrival at the University to obtain further information on National Health Service reciprocal agreements . |
| 9 | Students from overseas countries should contact Student Services upon arrival at the University to obtain further information on National Health Service reciprocal agreements . |
| 10 | They felt it would be a good idea if they extended these ideas to the subject of physics , and we were asked at the university to try for the very first time to run a set of these master classes for children aged thirteen to fourteen in physics , to see if we could transmit some of the excitement and pleasure of doing physics to children at that crucial stage in their scientific development in schools . |
| 11 | He joined the Chinese Society at the University having been ‘ knocked out ’ by seeing Antonioni 's cult film ‘ Shanghai ’ . |
| 12 | A friend of Watt 's at the University introduced him to John Roebuck , an industrialist who was involved with coal mines and iron works in Scotland . |
| 13 | Echoes of her multiple failure at the university shook her faith in her reasoning , but if she were as thick as they 'd made out there , surely Spiderglass would never have shrunk her ? |
| 14 | The Maestro and Montego will continue to be built at the south works , but negotiations are underway to sell the Maestro production line to Bulgaria . |
| 15 | The vendor may have agreed to sell land with vacant possession , but at the date set for completion be unable or unwilling to provide it . |
| 16 | In Hadejia Town in Jigawa State there were violent demonstrations by youths disappointed that Zamfara region had not become a state , and on Aug. 30 two people were killed in demonstrations in Gusau angered at the decision to create Kebbi State out of Sokoto State . |
| 17 | I am pleased at the progress on that issue , but may I ask the Minister now to look urgently at the decision to allow a Scottish ferry company to run the ferry between Rathlin and Ballycastle ? |
| 18 | So perhaps another note for Mr Patten 's no doubt very full in-tray is to look again at the decision to close down the body responsible for developing Milton Keynes , and start a new government initiative to encourage more new settlements throughout the region , rather than leaving it to private consortia to chance their arms through a development control system which seems unable to accommodate new initiatives in planning . |
| 19 | Our members are angry at the decision made by F&S and the annual dismissal of this important issue . |
| 20 | Expressing disappointment at the decision to dissolve the Royal Commission , for which the new Advisory Council would be no substitute , Heath contended that such a serious outcome could have been avoided if , after the resignation of the initial six members , the Prime Minister or the Home Secretary had said firmly that they would appoint others to take their place . |
| 21 | Observers were said to be surprised at the decision to hold elections during the Christmas holiday period , when most Kenyans with jobs in cities would have returned to their rural homes in areas where they had not necessarily registered to vote . |
| 22 | But Mr Jones signalled Mr Redwood was ready to make one compromise following protests at the decision to retain Powys . |
| 23 | Jazz , as she had guessed , was disappointed at the decision to call the challenge off . |
| 24 | But one was left wondering at the decision to commit time , money and talent to this dingy piece of hokum . |
| 25 | This tends to suggest that one should look more closely at the characteristics of those sustained or not sustained at home , and at the decision to admit to an institution . |
| 26 | Even British Gas were surprised at the decision to make their gasometer a listed building . |
| 27 | There was surprise in some quarters at the decision taken by SCOTVEC 's Education Policy Committee to agree in principle to the introduction of ‘ named awards ’ involving National Certificate and other modules . |
| 28 | And it begs the question on whose authority the nursing home place was accepted and at the price asked . |
| 29 | The women claimed they were unable to reach output targets set by management and , at the price offered , they were unable to make their ‘ wages ’ . |
| 30 | That it would make life a lot happier for Manningham if he closed the deal at the price offered . |