Example sentences of "catch [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In the 1950s and 60s there were superb beers — if you caught them on the right day . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He just leaned on me and when he caught me with a left hook I was given a standing count . |
| 4 | I think he caught me at a vulnerable moment , when I was more worried about myself than I am now . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm so sorry , Veronica , you caught me at a bad moment , ’ Loretta said apologetically . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But I could n't get the door shut to lock him in and he caught me in the other cellar . |
| 8 | ‘ You 've caught me on a bad day , ’ grunts Graeme Souness , as he ambles across the mahogany lined reception at Ibrox . |
| 9 | ‘ You 've caught me on a bad day , I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Oh — have I caught you at a bad time , dear ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 've obviously caught you at a bad moment . |
| 12 | He pounded Benichou to the body and caught him with a right cross to the chin at the end of the first . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | I think you just caught him at a bad moment . |
| 15 | BEFORE Germany 's press caught him in a questionable stockmarket deal , Franz Steinkühler looked like a working-class hero . |
| 16 | Caught him by the Arran-knit jumper , he did , and flung him against the railings , demanding money . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The blow caught her on the right side of her face , high on the cheek bone , beneath the eye . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Could I have caught him at a bad moment , could he have mellowed , I could n't believe it . |
| 21 | This morning Luke seemed even less human than he had at the interview when obviously she had caught him in an off moment . |
| 22 | You have to catch it on a certain place |
| 23 | I caught it in the other hand . |
| 24 | GUIL : He caught us on the wrong foot once or twice , perhaps , but I thought we gained some ground . |
| 25 | There , they are likely to listen sympathetically and you may be lucky and catch them on a quiet day . |
| 26 | catch him at the right time . |
| 27 | It 's a sort of That 's right push it through the hole and catch it at the other side . |
| 28 | I 've thrown it over and catch it in the other hand . |
| 29 | PLAYER : Why , we grow rusty and you catch us at the very point of decadence — by this time tomorrow we might have forgotten everything we ever knew . |
| 30 | The car turned into the road ahead of him , catching him in the full beam of its headlights . |