Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] at the [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I assumed at the time that he was crying for the garden and what he 'd done to it . |
| 2 | I believed at the time that I more or less grasped the metaphorical implications of this , but after I had put the phone down I found I was not as clear as I should have hoped to be about exactly what was required of me in concrete practical terms . |
| 3 | I discovered at the interview that he 's a most amazing snob . |
| 4 | While I was waiting I glanced at the stamp that was on my hand . |
| 5 | I heard at the château that there was an English girl staying close by . |
| 6 | There was no advance planning to reach this figure and I decided at the beginning that I would not cut corners in an effort to keep within the budget . |
| 7 | If the Thamesdown one did n't , er , the officers for their own reasons have separated out this particular er , activity , erm , and I felt at the time that it was unreasonable to give a hundred percent funding to er , most C A B's but not to one . |
| 8 | ‘ But I knew at the time that I felt I had something to offer and that 's why I wanted to come back and be a manager again . |
| 9 | And what a lovely place Portsmouth is I must say went to the gentlemen 's on , the toilet at the seafront last night and as I left , I looked at the sign that said er , please adjust your dress before you leave . |
| 10 | I thought at the beginning that you were working with him , that it was your revenge for Eddie 's death . |
| 11 | ‘ I thought at the time that leaving John Mayall 's Bluesbreakers was a bit speculative , even though Peter , Mick ( Fleetwood ) and myself had already cut a couple of tracks within the Bluesbreakers band format , one of which was called Fleetwood Mac . |
| 12 | Certainly I thought at the time that Hunt would end up sponsored by Marlboro and driving a McLaren . |
| 13 | I realize now that I should have fired him right then but I thought at the time that when we got him on the set he would be OK . |
| 14 | I must say I thought at the time that it was a pretty rough night to choose for a sentimental journey … |
| 15 | I thought at the time that her absent luncheon companion must have been a boorish character , and even the greatest friends of Randolph Churchill would find difficulty in defending him from this charge . |
| 16 | I said at the beginning that you were gon na come and listen to our stories you also had |
| 17 | As to the rest of the hon. Gentleman 's question , I said at the beginning that I thought the less said the better . |
| 18 | I know I said at the beginning that it could help save lives , am I er overstating the mark there ? |
| 19 | I said at the time that reports are ALWAYS one sided when the score is 3–0 or 4–0 , this coupled with what I actually heard on radio 5 and what Ive seen of the goals is that Leeds had plenty of the ball , just found it hard to break a 6,7,8 man defence , and norwich looked dangerous on the counter attack . |
| 20 | I said at the time that it was rather important from the point of view of the economy that we should not have wage increases which we could not afford . |
| 21 | Those who walked the perimeter path went behind him , and no one spoke to the man who gazed at the wall that held him . |
| 22 | Like someone in a trance , she gazed at the clasp that fastened it at the throat . |
| 23 | ‘ I just threatened to blow his ba — ’ She stopped at the look that crossed the Doctor 's face . |
| 24 | She stopped at the crossroads that took her towards her house and , instead of going right , as she normally would , went left towards the outskirts of Grantley . |
| 25 | She confirmed at the weekend that she is to try for election to Europe in next year 's polls in the Conservative marginal Euro-constituency of Bedfordshire South . |
| 26 | She claimed at the time that colleagues had lied in a bid to get her fired because she was unpopular . |
| 27 | His dark brown eyes met hers , and she flinched at the ruthlessness that blazed from them . |
| 28 | You mentioned that schools are quite good at biology , that they have guinea pigs and they have growing plants and so forth , and I think you hinted at the fact that they perhaps are not quite so good at maybe the harder sciences , we might call them , of physics and chemistry . |
| 29 | You mentioned that schools are quite good at biology , that they have guinea pigs and they have growing plants and so forth , and I think you hinted at the fact that they perhaps are not quite so good at maybe the harder sciences , we might call them , of physics and chemistry . |
| 30 | She blushed at the thought that she had half considered it , that the pressure on her hand and admiration had added something to her pleasure , that it had made her feel successful . |