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at the _NN of

1 AT THE END OF 947125
2 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 332126
3 AT THE TIME OF 315200
4 AT THE TOP OF 304001
5 AT THE BOTTOM OF 207682
6 AT THE BEGINNING OF 193966
7 AT THE AGE OF 140280
8 AT THE START OF 127618
9 AT THE HEART OF 104502
10 AT THE EXPENSE OF 64106

When we put resorts near small towns, 

they do fine on paper, 

but it‘s usually at the expense of the businesses 

that already exist.

Welcome to Christmas

11 AT THE FOREFRONT OF 52632
12 AT THE BACK OF 50108
13 AT THE CENTER OF 49203
14 AT THE BASE OF 47508
15 AT THE HANDS OF 41811
16 AT THE FRONT OF 33245
17 AT THE POINT OF 28618

But at the point of returning to civilian life,

 you do not require somebody who‘s been there.

TED

18 AT THE CORE OF 27686
19 AT THE EDGE OF 27255
20 AT THE FOOT OF 26958
21 AT THE CENTRE OF 26923
22 AT THE COST OF 24430
23 AT THE REQUEST OF 24228
24 AT THE HEIGHT OF 23761
25 AT THE INTERSECTION OF 23323
26 AT THE CONCLUSION OF 23256
27 AT THE CORNER OF 23092
28 AT THE DISCRETION OF 22525
29 AT THE LEVEL OF 22233
30 AT THE HEAD OF 21085
31 AT THE BATTLE OF 20037
32 AT THE RATE OF 15168
33 AT THE MERCY OF 14900

Plead guiltythrow yourself at the mercy of the court.

listen

34 AT THE TURN OF 13864
35 AT THE SITE OF 13676
36 AT THE REAR OF 13583
37 AT THE RISK OF 13329
38 AT THE CLOSE OF 13196
39 AT THE THOUGHT OF 11866
40 AT THE DEPARTMENT OF 11831
41 AT THE SIDE OF 11314
42 AT THE ROOT OF 11300
43 AT THE PEAK OF 10939
44 AT THE HELM OF 10921
45 AT THE SCENE OF 10162
46 AT THE MOMENT OF 9407
47 AT THE HOME OF 9231
48 AT THE MOUTH OF 8975
49 AT THE SPEED OF 8784
50 AT THE SIGHT OF 8765
51 AT THE SCHOOL OF 8142
52 AT THE MUSEUM OF 8070
53 AT THE TOUCH OF 7862
54 AT THE COLLEGE OF 7831
55 AT THE PROSPECT OF 7326
56 AT THE TIP OF 7189
57 AT THE NUMBER OF 7154
58 AT THE FEET OF 7099
59 AT THE DATE OF 6736
60 AT THE IDEA OF 6612
61 AT THE BEHEST OF 6536
62 AT THE OUTSET OF 6441

But because we‘re at the outset of this, 

we can move forward with our eyes wide_open.

TED

Note, a ‘that clause’ is also common:

I should tell you at the outset 

that it‘s not my practice 

to divulge anything

 that was told to me by a patient.

listen

63 AT THE HOUSE OF 6387
64 AT THE OPENING OF 6350
65 AT THE ENTRANCE OF 6273
66 AT THE COMPLETION OF 6190
67 AT THE JUNCTION OF 6057
68 AT THE PRICE OF 5984
69 AT THE PORT OF 5935
70 AT THE ENDS OF 5747
71 AT THE INSTITUTE OF 5724
72 AT THE LAUNCH OF 5447
73 AT THE HISTORY OF 5241
74 AT THE OFFICE OF 5099
75 AT THE AMOUNT OF 4806
76 AT THE ONSET OF 4778
77 AT THE DROP OF 4718
78 AT THE CLICK OF 4609
79 AT THE DOOR OF 4539
80 AT THE DAWN OF 4336
81 AT THE CITY OF 4307
82 AT THE EDGES OF 4240
83 AT THE CHURCH OF 4138
84 AT THE DIRECTION OF 3879
85 AT THE COURT OF 3801
86 AT THE LACK OF 3753
87 AT THE SURFACE OF 3681
88 AT THE LIST OF 3338
89 AT THE PUSH OF 3114
90 AT THE SOUND OF 3110
91 AT THE INVITATION OF 3086
92 AT THE MIDDLE OF 2935
93 AT THE STATE OF 2928
94 AT THE GATES OF 2906
95 AT THE SUGGESTION OF 2840
96 AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF 2814
97 AT THE CROSSROADS OF 2752
98 AT THE URGING OF 2748
99 AT THE DISPOSAL OF 2710
100 AT THE SIZE OF 2700