Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] at the old [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think I should have stayed at the old school where they had confidence in me . |
| 2 | The Wisharts resumed their reading , Mrs Wishart kept glancing at the old lady — she could n't help admiring her dress , it was so Victorian and really out of place in 1945 . |
| 3 | Along with the name came the Servite Fathers who had officiated at the old church . |
| 4 | In reminding himself that his responsibilities were for the President , he recalled the way that Mariana had looked at the old man that first day when he had met them out on the dock , the President casting for bonefish . |
| 5 | ‘ It is n't the weather for sightseeing , but he might care to look at the old Adlon hotel . ’ |
| 6 | He shook his head and continued to stare at the old man , but there was pleading in his voice now . |
| 7 | They had met a fortnight after Meg 's arrival when Alice had called at the Old Rectory with a suitcase of jumble for the annual sale in aid of St Andrew 's Church in Lydsett . |
| 8 | Her father had lived at the Old Parsonage at Wouldham and had 10 children . |
| 9 | Bill senior , who will celebrate his 90th birthday on 25 August , has the unique place in the company 's history of being the last employee to continue working at the old Etruria factory . |
| 10 | Tony , Jill and their son , Martin , have lived at the Old Rectory for twenty years and it is very much their home — as your hosts they will bring early morning tea ( if requested ) , and arrange numerous activities . |