Example sentences of "catch [pron] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think I caught everyone on the wrong foot at Ayresome Park when I increased my shareholding to 48 per cent earlier in the season . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ In the 1950s and 60s there were superb beers — if you caught them on the right day . |
| 3 | As the heat of the afternoon penetrated even the cool heavy shutters and stone floors of the farmhouse , the feasting guests gradually reduced their assault on the table , and drowsiness floated in with the warm air , caught them in a soft hug and lulled them to sleep . |
| 4 | He just leaned on me and when he caught me with a left hook I was given a standing count . |
| 5 | I think he caught me at a vulnerable moment , when I was more worried about myself than I am now . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm so sorry , Veronica , you caught me at a bad moment , ’ Loretta said apologetically . |
| 7 | Mind you can always say to you caught me at a bad time , you say , it 's supposed to have appointment only , but just say , can you , is there any chance of you coming back . |
| 8 | But I could n't get the door shut to lock him in and he caught me in the other cellar . |
| 9 | ‘ You 've caught me on a bad day , ’ grunts Graeme Souness , as he ambles across the mahogany lined reception at Ibrox . |
| 10 | ‘ You 've caught me on a bad day , I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 11 | Steve Platt seems to have caught himself in a dialectical contradiction ( ‘ Not paying , not voting ’ , 8 May ) . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh — have I caught you at a bad time , dear ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 've obviously caught you at a bad moment . |
| 14 | He pounded Benichou to the body and caught him with a right cross to the chin at the end of the first . |
| 15 | ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time . |
| 16 | I think you just caught him at a bad moment . |
| 17 | BEFORE Germany 's press caught him in a questionable stockmarket deal , Franz Steinkühler looked like a working-class hero . |
| 18 | Caught him by the Arran-knit jumper , he did , and flung him against the railings , demanding money . |
| 19 | Buchanan 's Triangles clubmate Mark Tosh pushed hard to try and catch him on the five-mile run but the Derry man won in a time of 1.28.52 . |
| 20 | The blow caught her on the right side of her face , high on the cheek bone , beneath the eye . |
| 21 | Rose gave a yelp of rage , her arm shot out and Evelyn gave an involuntary cry as the stone caught her on the left shoulder . |
| 22 | Could I have caught him at a bad moment , could he have mellowed , I could n't believe it . |
| 23 | This morning Luke seemed even less human than he had at the interview when obviously she had caught him in an off moment . |
| 24 | And one particularly thorough research study on boys growing up in London concluded that if a boy offends , the best way to prevent him from offending repeatedly is not to catch him in the first place ( West , 1992 : 104–11 ) ! |
| 25 | You have to catch it on a certain place |
| 26 | At the speed the train is going , I will catch it at the next station . |
| 27 | I was gon na catch it at the next stop . |
| 28 | ‘ She caught it at the public baths , ’ said his mum , with another one of her sniggers . |
| 29 | I caught it in the other hand . |
| 30 | He did n't catch us until the last peak , Creag nan Damh , where a number of ridge-walkers were gathered , basking in the delight of the afternoon and resting on their laurels after a mammoth expedition . |