Example sentences of "pull [adv prt] at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He said , ‘ I 'm going to pull in at the next layby .
2 It hit it hit Ian Stringfellow last week and caused Nicky Platten now to pull out at the last minute last night .
3 As the President said the C E C are asking you to support four one O , four one three er with the qualification I 'll give you later four one four and four one five and er just thank you Linda for making me write up all the notes about that resolution and pulling out at the last minute .
4 Stacey nodded enthusiastically , then they all turned as a minibus pulled up at the main entrance .
5 They said no more then , for the coach had pulled up at the main door .
6 Mostly , crises arise when a guest pulls out at the last minute and we 're urgently looking for a replacement — sometimes we 've had just a matter of hours .
7 Mrs McIntosh , she knew , had had a young man who pulled out at the last minute ; she might take him in .
8 In the event Lin and Chiang pulled out at the last moment , prompting speculation that Lee had made a deal with the conservatives over the reform programme or over Cabinet posts .
9 Many gliding clubs use multi-drum winches so that several cables are pulled out at the same time .
10 Can you pull in at the next lay-by ? ’
11 Pull up at the sweep-through drive and you enter a sophisticated property of airy , high arch ceilings and chandeliers , carefully carved mouldings of gold and classic furnishings of style .
12 It would take ages , and then someone like Willy Carson would pull out at the last minute .
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