Example sentences of "[noun pl] met [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , my sense of superiority was soon punctured when I gave a paper on semantics at the Philological Society , where my views met with scepticism and some hostility . |
| 2 | Japanese plans to seize Midway Island , an important US base in the north of the Hawaiian Islands , were thwarted when the fleets met on 3 June 1942 , and American dive bombers sank all four Japanese carriers . |
| 3 | When the friends met at his apartment on Fridays , " no specific projects or plots were ever worked out , but criticisms of the existing order were voiced , as were gibes and regrets about our present condition " . |
| 4 | As the figure closed his fingers around her lapels she clenched her fists together and forced her arms up between his arms until her hands met in front of her face , forcing him to loosen his grip . |
| 5 | When Zuwaya held a wedding or a funeral , when men met in a shaikh 's house to discuss reprisals or bloodwealth , they could say to themselves , ‘ This is how we have always done things . ’ |
| 6 | Remember , too , that last year Derry triumphed when the sides met at Casement Park in front of 20,000-plus fans — a titanic struggle that actually left Derry slightly drained for their Ulster final showdown with eventual All Ireland champions Donegal , if the truth be told . |
| 7 | Without the right to asylum , Germany thus becomes much like the other members of the European Community , whose ministers met on June 1st to try to devise a common system for dealing with refugees . |
| 8 | One of the principle aims of the LPU was to ensure that Wages Councils met at least once a year ( many had not done so , despite the rate of inflation at the time ) . |