Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [pron] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or scanned you at a maiden aunt 's , |
| 2 | The Labour administration approved the scheme wholeheartedly in 1986 , and used it at a public inquiry to try to oppose the imposition of more A-road architecture on the site approved by the previous Tory administration . |
| 3 | Dulé saw him fall , and ran , swung himself up the smooth wall of the redoubt where the gunners were hard at work , and found himself at a mere arm 's length from one . |
| 4 | She looked into the eyes of this human peacock and found herself at a complete loss for words ; and he too seemed surprised by this girl who had agreed to be his bride : he looked up at her ( she was half a head taller than he ) in a way that she might have interpreted as hostile had she not been in too much of a turmoil herself to notice it . |
| 5 | Billy rowed across and followed her at a discreet distance . |
| 6 | Mould was a frenzied , energetic builder and did everything at a manic speed . |
| 7 | He was talented enough and resourceful enough to survive it , although I think it almost devastated and destroyed him at a certain point . |