Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] at the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Zak , I improvised instantly at the first enquiry , had thought the gaunt man had an interesting face and he wanted to ask if he could use him in a scene . |
| 2 | ‘ I feared even at the eleventh hour that it would not be possible — and I knew not when we could meet else . ’ |
| 3 | No wonder the ‘ troops on the ground ’ are cynical , for they know ‘ real work ’ is for young officers and is something to leave behind at the first opportunity ! |
| 4 | We bore right at the first gate — the left track leads up to a farmhouse — and later , along a grassy track with pine forest on the left , right again , where a dry stone wall creates a Y-junction . |
| 5 | I was confident I could wear her down eventually , but I certainly never expected her to come across at the first time of asking . |
| 6 | It turned right at the next street . |
| 7 | It started finally at the third attempt , and Sabine was almost weeping as she threw it at the hill . |
| 8 | He did so at the last moment when the Unionists agreed not to oppose Henderson . |
| 9 | He paused again at the next landing and peered out of the open window into the back-court . |
| 10 | He shot straight at the first one , who fell back into the trench , but by then he could only watch the other three take aim . |