Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nadirpur spoke to his office in Monaco and left instructions for contacting him at the IAP offices in London . |
| 2 | Do n't blame yourself for that choice ; you had reasons for adopting it at the time . |
| 3 | All in all , it is in no way surprising that Nietzsche should have put them to one side soon after writing them at the turn of the year . |
| 4 | Well erm erm had a word with erm who was about oh fourth in line in the erm education hierarchy in those days and erm then spoke to who was the Chief Education Officer and er , I think they were a bit erm , bit apprehensive about employing a blind typist because erm it was something that they had never had any experience of but in the end they thought it was worth a try and er especially after supporting me at the College and erm also perhaps they had in mind that many of the erm employees would be leaving if war broke out and erm , in fact by that time war had probably started |
| 5 | Erm , the kit that these boys are wearing is a number of years old , and therefore we are going to need think about replacing it at the end of this season . |
| 6 | She had accepted that he had had grounds for dismissing her at the time , considering the state of that little radio station 's finances . |
| 7 | She thought of ringing him on the off chance of catching him at the flat , but shelved the possibility as unlikely . |
| 8 | The Padre , consulted as to the propriety of firing them at the enemy , had given his opinion that they could perfectly well be fired and that they , or any other such popish or Tractarian objects , would very likely wreak terrible havoc . |
| 9 | Secondly , as the weights are derived from analysis of individuals there is a serious problem of applying them at the level of wards or districts where the information is readily available only in aggregate . |
| 10 | ‘ That 's what comes of feeding them at the table , ’ Michele remarked . |
| 11 | another paddle you can have instead of having them at the side and have one man and bursar |
| 12 | Had he been so sure of finding her at the alehouse ? |
| 13 | A loss would give momentum to the idea of dumping him at the party convention in July . |
| 14 | The tigress was undoubtedly familiar with every foot of the ground , and not having had an opportunity of killing me at the rocks — and her chance of bagging me at the first hairpin bend having been spoilt by the kakar — she was probably now making her way through the dense undergrowth to try to intercept me at the second bend . |
| 15 | I know she 's disappointed as you are but may I coming in her place thank Nicholas Hinton and his colleagues for having me at the Barbican at this important annual public meeting . |
| 16 | Always close the doors at one end before opening them at the other , unless the wind is very light , and never leave both ends open in case a wind springs up later in the day . |
| 17 | In directing it at the targets they did , however , they produced effects that feminists such as Josephine Butler might have eventually found abhorrent . |
| 18 | Farquhar , unhurt apart from a huge lump on his head , bandaged Lachlan 's wounds quickly before joining him at the oars . |
| 19 | Thus in northern Nigeria there has been a long-established practice of Hausa farmers purchasing immature beef cattle at the end of the harvesting season , and feeding them on maize stalks and other crop residues during the dry season , before marketing them at the end of six months . |
| 20 | Participants were particularly inspired by the lead given by Namibia in defining communication policy ( see pages 4 and 5 of this newsletter ) and in placing it at the service of justice , freedom and democratic growth . |
| 21 | Participants were particularly inspired by the lead given by Namibia in defining communication policy ( see pages 4 and 5 of this newsletter ) and in placing it at the service of justice , freedom and democratic growth . |
| 22 | Cross-examined by William Dunlop , defending , Mr O'Donnell agreed that it was possible one of the men had not become involved in attacking him at the quarry . |
| 23 | The South African Grand Prix at Kyalami was also won by Lauda but Hunt came close to catching him at the end , losing by just over a second . |
| 24 | I look forward to seeing you at the festival . |
| 25 | I look forward to seeing you at the party tonight . |
| 26 | I look forward to seeing you at the Exhibition launch at the Advice Shop on the evening of the 13th . |
| 27 | We both look forward to seeing you at the end of this term , and to those warm family evenings of good food , relaxation and talk . |
| 28 | My colleagues and I look forward to seeing you at the meeting . |
| 29 | Under the heading ‘ A better quality of life ’ , Labour 's policy review for the 1990s declared that the future of the planet depended on keeping it at the top of the agenda : |
| 30 | We look forward to meeting you at the BBC Good Food Show , which will be held at the Ideal Home Exhibition on March 21–24 . |