Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The porter glanced at his watch ‘ If you hurry sir . ’ |
| 2 | The porter looked at him drunkenly , then beard the low , mournful howl of the dogs and quickly pushed the bolts home . |
| 3 | The activities struck at by the section are further defined in section 19(3) as follows : |
| 4 | Note the defence shown at point 2 above , when the offender has no reason to believe anyone was within hearing or seeing distances who was likely to be caused harassment , alarm or distress , e.g. if some people could see him , but they were a long way off . |
| 5 | Though the demand from industry and society at large was for better school education , the response came at first not from schools but from Youth Training Schemes for school-leavers , organized by the Manpower Services Commission . |
| 6 | The response came at once . |
| 7 | Kenya 's success in increasing the proportion of the income retained at home has , however , been only modest . |
| 8 | Music for entertainment … seems to complement the reduction of people to silence , the dying out of speech as expression , the inability to communicate at all . |
| 9 | From Sept 7 until Oct 30 the park closes at 5pm with last admissions at 3pm . |
| 10 | The starlings ' daily routine in the Park begins at dawn . |
| 11 | This proved to be a serious mis-calculation when the opportunity came at Barnsley Park in 1961 , which also will have to be told elsewhere . |
| 12 | As it was er quite late on a Sunday evening I did in fact take the opportunity to listen at the door of the flat in question . |
| 13 | A pedestrian zone also gives you the opportunity to wander at your leisure through the wide selection of shops . |
| 14 | It can be a problem if , for example , the groom speaks no English : either he , or the bride and her family , may feel he ought to have the opportunity to speak at his own wedding , or that he has a duty to honour his hosts by thanking them publicly . |
| 15 | Chairman , er I do n't often disagree with er Mr in front of me there , but I have been consistent in my approach over the years , er , wherever I 've had the had the opportunity to speak at political meetings and ministers have been present . |
| 16 | If he wins the next two legs , today and tomorrow , his total prize money as overall Grade A champion will only amount to £970 — but he will have the opportunity to compete at Wembley for the rest of the week . |
| 17 | The top youth enterprise in N. Ireland will have the opportunity to compete at U.K. level . |
| 18 | He also took the chance to visit the US during one of his vacations , and commented that , apart from benefiting from the opportunity to learn at one of the top colleges , he had also enjoyed experiencing a different culture during his time in London . |
| 19 | With superb research facilities and growing international demand for our expertise , CTL gives you the opportunity to work at the forefront of toxicological research . |
| 20 | Mr. Thomas Graham ( Renfrew , West and Inverclyde ) : The new clause offers Scottish people the opportunity to have at least some confidence in the Government 's attitude to the privatisation of the bus service . |
| 21 | Pupils with defective sight are especially in need of the opportunity to look at objects at close range , holding them near to the eye and having time to gaze . |
| 22 | Erm , Chair , I think when we come to the capital programme you will be proposing that the P A G advise you and the Director in terms of producing a package which meets those guidelines , erm , and given the opportunity to look at them in some detail . |
| 23 | precisely Mr Chairman if I could answer that the , the , the once the inspector comes back to the Fire Service and reports again and he is due back in June , we will then look at the matters he raises at that time and he will look at the progress report er what , what has happened since his last inspection and then we will have the opportunity to look at what the Inspector has , has to say after his visits , not very far away er , their Chief Officer will go on with this programme |
| 24 | Finally , for keen gardeners there is the opportunity to recreate at home what you have seen in National Trust gardens . |
| 25 | If anyone ever gets the opportunity to stay at the Savoy , then my advice is — take it ! |
| 26 | ‘ On a Monday morning , they do n't start till 9.30 , to give them the opportunity to stay at home until 6.00am . |
| 27 | And imprisonment ensures that the offender is deprived of the opportunity to commit at least some kinds of offence for the duration . |
| 28 | Now he had the opportunity to stand at the counter with one of his mates and talk about other things . |
| 29 | It would be more accurate to say that very few spent less than seven or eight years in the trade , the majority spent at least 10–12 years , while about a fifth remained in the trade for life . |
| 30 | Dysuria and urethral discharge are the main presenting symptoms , appearing anything from one to six weeks after catching the infection , with the majority occurring at two or three weeks . |