Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adv prt] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they did n't really want them back at that time . |
| 2 | Dozens of journalists blocked his path , almost knocking him over at one stage , and firing non-stop questions at him . |
| 3 | After buying me lunch in a new concrete hotel called , romantically , The Interflora , she drove me back at high Skoda speed through the centre of town — choke full out , engine howling in second gear as we skidded across wet cobblestones , clipping kerbs and narrowly avoiding the numerous potholes and dug-up sections where slow attempts were being made to repair the water mains , shattered by the minus-twenty-five February temperatures . |
| 4 | I have written it out at this length for you , the teacher . |
| 5 | No , you said would I bring it up at this meeting . |
| 6 | Erm there have been attempts to brighten them up at various times . |
| 7 | He still used to entertain the others with stories of his days as a master criminal and boast that he had n't lost any of his skills , but it was difficult to imagine him back at that game . |
| 8 | I do n't consider , I do n't consider that the severity of this county council 's financial position justifies this , in the flog it off at all costs approach . |
| 9 | Sadly , the sort of quality that can be achieved from such bit mapped graphics is rather less than the advertisements might lead you to believe , especially when it comes to enlarging or reducing them and printing them out at high resolution . |
| 10 | And if you are fairly okay then we 'll probably say well we 'll sign you off at this stage anyway . |
| 11 | I 'm expecting him back at any moment . |
| 12 | You see , my father generally deals with these ; I 'm expecting him back at any moment . |
| 13 | She would not explain herself to Luke Scott , because to do so would mean he mattered to her , and to let him matter in even the smallest way was to make herself vulnerable — to let him in at some level , and she had an intuitive sense of the havoc he could wreak once admitted to the number of those people who mattered in her life in their various ways . |
| 14 | you get it back at that end , yeah . |
| 15 | We can work with the class to create a story in which they all have a stake , slowing it down at particular moments , thereby creating strong dramatic tension , deepening understanding and also enabling us to value publicly the contribution of particular children . |
| 16 | Okay , and , and we will be asking you back at regular intervals . |
| 17 | I talked him down at one point |
| 18 | and she did actually take him out at one time |
| 19 | Some things from Neil Young , possibly : the idea of asking yourself whether the song is good enough on acoustic guitar and voice to cut it before you start blowing it out at 125 decibels . |
| 20 | and so land reform was no longer seen as a means to achieve their end that they that and that it was n't the best policy to consolidate power , it was you needed to have the mass support there first so that 's why land reform was no longer seen as their goal so they did n't take it up at this point when one would expect them to pursue it . |
| 21 | All these people have discovered a passion for one of the most popular recreational sports , sailing , and as you can see , you can take it up at any age . |
| 22 | The flexibility and cheapness of overdraft borrowing is possible because it is an ‘ on demand ’ facility , and we can therefore call it in at any time . |
| 23 | I 'll have a cigarette for later if you do n't , if your handing them out at this point |
| 24 | He admitted : ‘ Lawrie McMenemy took me off at half- time in Spain after I 'd been booked . |
| 25 | Very gently the two women drew the light quilt away , sliding it from under the arm of the sleeper , drawing it down at both sides , peeling it off and over the end of the bed . |
| 26 | And the camera goes on there and a wee electric motor over yonder , which drives it around at fifteen degrees per hour , which makes it follow the stars as they move around the sky . |
| 27 | They work under the grim threat that armed and dangerous rebels could pick them off at any time . |
| 28 | Erm , there 's no reason why you ca n't put them in at that price I mean they 're |
| 29 | I mean if you like , I mean , I 'll pick you up at normal time , then we 'll just |
| 30 | Available in Rabat or the port Mgarr they will pick you up at pre-arranged prices . |