Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pers pn] [vb infin] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How long did you work at that place for , then ? |
| 2 | One writer , who has covered the Royal Family for 12 years , said : ‘ In 30 minutes of speeches and toasts , not once did they look at each other . ’ |
| 3 | They were by now close together , and the devil , who had got into both of them , whispered in both their ears ; McAllister had meant to ask , Now , how did we arrive at that ? and Dr Neil , who had meant to say something provocative to her , decided to do something provocative instead . |
| 4 | So how did I arrive at this mix ? |
| 5 | Why did they buy at that time ? |
| 6 | ‘ When and why did you arrive at that conclusion ? ’ she queried quietly . |
| 7 | ‘ Then why did you come at all ? ’ |
| 8 | Why did it bother at all ? |
| 9 | The question becomes ; why did it take so long , not why did it happen at all . |
| 10 | And where did he live at that time ? |