Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [pers pn] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems odd , in retrospect , to see governments delegating so passively their most important educational function , but there were two main reasons for it at the time . |
| 2 | I think there might be a parcel for you at the door is it ? |
| 3 | As he peered through the binoculars he felt a tremor of excitement course through him at the prospect of seeing the printed images come to life . |
| 4 | He sat up immediately on his cot , feeling a surge of pleasurable anticipation course through him at the prospect of one more day stalking the great game animals of southern Asia through the beautiful tropical forest where he now felt almost at home . |
| 5 | Well I 'll go and have a look for us at the bus stop in n it ? |
| 6 | Although it felt like a miraculous coincidence for us at the time , it was more that we were all ready to grapple with this issue in our lives . |
| 7 | I am raising money for him at the moment . |
| 8 | I could n't take my eyes off him at the office and five o'clock was such a wrench — all those hours before I would see him again . |
| 9 | The length of the adjusted pack was enough to cater for my unusually long back and after making a small adjustment to the shoulder strap attachment plates which can be swivelled to close or widen the gap between them at the neck , I had a very good fit . |
| 10 | ‘ I know if I happen to find a bunch that 's been thrown out 'cause it 's past its best , I can likely get a threepenny piece for it at the railway station . |
| 11 | Especially with songs like Too Much , which was in an unusual key for us at the time . |
| 12 | When a recording is ‘ live ’ , as this one is , it should say so on the cover , and if that 's too difficult or exhausting there should be mention of it at the beginning of the booklet . |
| 13 | Two young Romanians came and stood on either side of me at the mirror . |
| 14 | We were n't really in love , but it seemed a very great deal like it at the time , before we spoiled it ; we both thought we were , and how can you tell for sure when it 's the first time and you 've nothing to compare it with ? |
| 15 | They were getting there the cheap way and combining adventure with the bonus of having their cars with them at the end . |
| 16 | Though his tone was abrupt , Polly sensed a lessening of tension in him at the change of subject . |
| 17 | Having taken your bags of donated books from you at the church door last year , you may like to know that despite the awful rain this week , Christian Aid Sale funds stood at around £35K by noon today , so the total should be up on that figure . |
| 18 | ‘ It was a big deal to me at the time , ’ Maria snapped , her tolerance of his perpetual self-absorption vanished along with her brilliant mood . |
| 19 | They must be considered reasonable by the parties to them at the time of entering into the contract and they must also be seen as reasonable from an objective point of view . |
| 20 | It was apparently difficult to see if Ruffini 's proof was complete and despite a further attempt by him at the problem , in 1813 , the credit for supplying the first generally accepted proof of impossibility goes to Abel ( pronounced " Arbel " ) in 1824 . |
| 21 | ‘ I could have jumped on board of her at the time from the jib-boom . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ There 's loads of them at the Standard , ’ said Cooper , persuasively , so persuasively in fact , that we ended up at 7.00 am outside Holborn Tube with a banner declaring Flirting for London , handing leaflets to men and flowers to women , so he could get a good photograph for his story . |
| 23 | I suspect Age Concern do n't require that but it 's there , and they 're the sole user of it at the moment . |
| 24 | The Home For Distressed Rabbits is a favourite of mine at the moment . |
| 25 | Felix remembered the gang of them at the beginning of the World War , with Stephen stomping around reviling the call-up , deciding on conscientious objection for himself , shaking off the hand of any acquaintance who tried to help him speed over a dangerous crossing , and talking about the anti-militarist statement he would make to the court . |
| 26 | It must have been a worrying time for Titfords and Hasteds alike , not to mention the rest of the inhabitants of the densely-populated riverside parishes ; the victims of the killer — or rather the remains — were laid to rest in a corner of St George 's churchyard , while the murderer himself , who eventually committed suicide , was buried with a stake through him at the top of Cannon Street where the newly-built Commercial Road crossed . |
| 27 | There was a truce between them at the moment . |
| 28 | We wrote columns about it at the time and no two people appear to agree . |
| 29 | ‘ They 'll make short work of it at the end of their river trip . ’ |
| 30 | An odd kind of feeling took hold of him at the thought he had a daughter . |