Example sentences of "[conj] it [vb past] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The surviving corner showed that it had at some stage been thickened to 7½ft or possibly , as the plan suggests , extended to form a buttress or column base . |
| 2 | One is to telephone , or write to her beforehand , saying that things have been so hectic at your end recently that it seemed at one point that you might have to postpone your visit for a week or two , but that you are so keen to see her that you are absolutely determined to ‘ make it ’ somehow , even if it has to be just a ‘ flying visit ’ . |
| 3 | Once they got there , however , they found the police would not allow them onto the tarmac with the welcoming VIPs and it looked at one point as though they were not going to get any pictures . |
| 4 | I always knew it probably could n't last because nothing goes on forever , but in that time , I had a great time in New York , and it seemed at one point that everyone was there when David was doing the week at the Universal Amphitheatre . |
| 5 | The conclusion we are entitled to draw from these findings is that , in general , female usage tends towards the more ‘ careful ’ end of the stylistic continuum and male usage towards the more ‘ casual ’ , and it seemed at this stage of our research that we had some justification for the claim that in linguistic variation , sex-differentiation is prior to class differentiation and need not be interpreted as subsidiary to class ( as it normally has been ) . |
| 6 | But it looked at one stage as if they might lose their first choice and have to stay in Reigate for another summer when negotiations for the purchase coincided with their long-planned holiday of a lifetime — watching last month 's world cup cricket in Australia . |
| 7 | Not only was it situated centrally , but it hosted at that time an international exhibition which was considered an attraction for delegates . |
| 8 | The ‘ Community method ’ therefore was pragmatic , but it aimed at great things . |
| 9 | The Customs seal on the container was still in tact when it arrived at basket-ware importers Ronald Kaufmann 's in Norwich . |
| 10 | The stunt was practised in slow motion , before the cameras rolled and captured Crawford zooming between the lorry 's wheels as it moved at fifteen miles per hour . |
| 11 | Shortly before the 1927 Cup final , a series of bars with a football tied to them was installed in the St John 's College training ground adjacent to the club , so that players could practise kicking at the bars and trapping the ball as it rebounded at awkward angles . |