Example sentences of "'s [num ord] [noun sg] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rehearsals for important premieres , such as the first Polish performance of Shostakovich 's Fourteenth Symphony at an inaugural concert of the Warsaw Autumn , could take many weeks . |
| 2 | She complained bitterly when he virtually ignored her during a ball to celebrate the Queen Mother 's 80th birthday at Windsor Castle . |
| 3 | We do not know what Eric Abbott said but he was Ramsey 's second superior at Lincoln Theological College and then his best man at the wedding . |
| 4 | The clientele made a perfect captive audience and in the early autumn of Paula 's second year at the store the management decided to bring in models to show the new season 's fashions at the times when the restaurant was most likely to be full of ladies who had accounts with Jenkinsons and cheque books in their capacious handbags . |
| 5 | It was the very first day of Mildred Hubble 's second year at Miss Cackle 's Academy for Witches . |
| 6 | LEEDS United 's Gordon Strachan hopes the referee takes a firmer approach against Stuttgart 's tactics in tonight 's second leg at Elland Road . |
| 7 | Eclipse , put to stud in 1770 , was now owned by Denis O'Kelly of Canons , Edgware , who had bought a half-share for 650 guineas after Eclipse 's second race at Ascot in 1769 , buying the other half for 1100 guineas . |
| 8 | McAvennie 's second spell at West Ham was in marked contrast to his first . |
| 9 | This is Hinchley 's second spell at Feethams , after being released by Dave Booth as a teenager . |
| 10 | This is Lawrie 's second season at the theatre , which boasts the only authentic end of pier variety show in the country . |
| 11 | It certainly showed considerable insight in its performance of the composer 's second quartet at the Queen 's Hall on Monday . |
| 12 | New level the North-East 's main hope in the £40,000 Daily Mirror/Sporting Life Greyhound Derby , faces a race against the clock to make Saturday 's second round at Wimbledon . |
| 13 | The Princess Royal visits Avon ; as President , The Missions to Seamen , visits the Avonmouth International Seafarers ’ Centre at Gloucester Road , Avonmouth , Bristol ; as Patron , The Home Farm Trust , visits The Home Farm Trust 's Registered Office at Merchants House , North Wapping Road , Bristol ; as President , The Save the Children Fund , attends a reception with employees of Halifax Property Services , receives a cheque for the Fund and officially opens Halifax Property Services ' Headquarters building at Great Weston Business Park , Yate , Bristol ; as Patron , The Butler Trust , visits HM Prison Leyhill , Wotton under Edge , Avon ; and , this evening , as President , The Save the Children Fund , attends a reception in celebration of the Fund 's 70th Anniversary at Chavenage House , Tetbury , Gloucestershire . |
| 14 | Adam Lowe 's fourth exhibition at Pomeroy Purdy ( to 21 November ) , shortly to be retitled Purdy Hicks in recognition of the promotion of Rebecca Hicks to director , is a strong series of thirteen new abstract canvases known as ‘ The Verso Paintings ’ . |
| 15 | The family 's first stop at a garage for a minor repair led Jack into conversation with the proprietor . |
| 16 | Almost Newman 's first act at the BBC was to decimate the existing Script Department under Donald Wilson . |
| 17 | This was her boy 's first day at college . ’ |
| 18 | CHARLES and Diana staged a brief display of togetherness yesterday — their son Harry 's first day at boarding school . |
| 19 | ‘ This ’ , she said , ‘ was your daughter 's first day at school . ’ |
| 20 | On Harry 's first day at play school , his mum was about to take him along to meet all the other kids when it started snowing outside . |
| 21 | Sarah said she would go to the Fitzgerald house in the evening of Terry 's first day at home , and his father was pleased . |
| 22 | There can be no doubt now that Lewis is not only fit and ready to challenge for the world heavyweight title , but that he is a probable , rather than a possible , to become Britain 's first champion at the weight in 100 years . |
| 23 | The author 's first degree at his first university — University College , London . |
| 24 | Cecilia could also vividly remember Tina 's first venture at the School and the founding of the commune , the reputation it earned in a place which , after all , was only a stone 's throw — within easy bell-sound — of her own house . |
| 25 | Forsyth forced a corner on the left , Beagrie swung the ball towards the near post , Adams nodded it on and Wise forced in England 's first goal at the far post . |
| 26 | Edward 's first year at Oxford , with its long hours of set daily lectures and prepared reading , its loneliness punctuated by long walks , longer letters , and occasional forays in search of new friendships , formed a gentle transition from the two years of freedom he had enjoyed , since leaving St. Paul 's , towards the severer demands that family and social demands were to make upon him . |
| 27 | They regarded no convention , and I did not see till later that their unconvention was almost as intolerant as my parents , convention. , Helen stayed with Mrs Logan — who was awaiting a divorce — dating Edward 's first year at Lincoln . |
| 28 | Not a good move , as it turned out , because Mrs Dysart drowned in that stretch of river in 1963 and Gordon , never the same man again , died two years later , during Alan 's first year at Oxford , making him a wealthy man overnight . |
| 29 | That must have been Pete 's first year at school . |
| 30 | Jordan 's first look at London on film was in the Soho-based Mona Lisa , where it became a world of greasy neon and corruption . |