Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] at the [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | They told me at the hospital that you 've worked with him in the past , so I thought you might be able to help me with my general enquiries . ’ |
| 2 | You were told at the time you did , and Councillor told you at the time that th it was totally inadequate was the children 's budget , so how can you expect more money from the Government when your sense of priorities is so blatantly wrong on the money that you 're already handling . |
| 3 | I actually advised him at the meeting that he should not and could n't take that motion , and I was by Alderman in that situation , but he still deemed to go ahead and that 's p his prerogative . |
| 4 | Told 'em at the Frolic that scurvy Captain 's rooking us … and what 's the answer ? |
| 5 | She could not convince me at the time that anything bad could happen , now that I had finally ‘ solved ’ my eating problems , and for a short time I felt jubilant , relieved and ecstatic . |
| 6 | His friends and colleagues were trying to persuade him at the time that this would not be wise — what on earth would happen to the British election campaign if the country had to go to war in the Gulf half-way through ? |
| 7 | ‘ Well , I warned you at the interview that I was no easy option , did n't I ? ’ he barked . |
| 8 | I then did a series of films with Robert de Vicenzo , big money in those days , which convinced me at the time that Roberto would win the 1967 Open . |
| 9 | It was n't the truth awaiting her at the château that she feared , but one much closer to home . |
| 10 | He sat on the top step , raised the automatic with both hands and aimed it at the arm that was writhing in the aperture below . |
| 11 | It struck me at the time that there was something rather apt about such a pedestrian people developing such a pedestrian means of covert assassination — ’ He broke off to laugh at his own pun . |
| 12 | That was his word , and it struck me at the time that it was extreme language for a man of his temperament . |
| 13 | Erm I I 'm speaking from recollection sir at having looked into this in the context of planning appeal which is now a little while ago , but it did strike me at the time that er there was a definite feeling that the agricultural issue was very strong protection of ag agricultural land throughout was a strong issue up to er the mid nineteen eighties and certainly was up to the time in late seventy nine early nineteen eighty and er therefore there was a feeling that Policy E three simply er was supplementary to those other policies . |
| 14 | The lady had cordially assured me at the outset that I was free " to party with anybody I liked the look of " ( this , except for the half-ounce bikini she wore , being her only hint that what we were sitting in was n't a beauty parlour or seminar room but actually a brothel . |
| 15 | For the moment we have to charge the fee , we can not waive it , but we have to charge it , but we have to charge it at the level that is set by the government and which is subject to review and er and er Mr has , has drawn our attention to has recently been increased . |