Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [to-vb] [pron] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Up to a certain size , that is to say the size attained by the rats at a few weeks old , she caught and ate them , and , with a sure instinct for authority , brought in their tails to lay them at the feet of Martha . |
| 2 | No matter what undercurrents had passed between them last night , it had been true enough that it was la Principessa who 'd sent her grandson to collect her at the Sala dell'Arte . |
| 3 | Those statements may be true or false , but there is nothing in their form to exclude them at the outset from consideration . |
| 4 | Their aspiration to hold everyone at the ethical level of the enlightened bourgeoisie encountered the strong disapproval of Friedrich Nietzsche , who wrote under the heading : G. Eliot — |
| 5 | No wonder she 'd struggled so hard against it , doing all in her power to keep him at a distance . |
| 6 | He annoyed her in many ways — mostly by his incurable facetiousness , which went down very badly with her girl friends , and by his desire to undress her at every possible opportunity . |
| 7 | He has always been fanatically into body culture , punishing his muscles to keep them at the peak of definition and tone . |
| 8 | It is of little use to remember the answer to an examination question as you leave the room , or to say later with head in hands , " But I knew it so well " , surprised at your ability to remember it now but your inability to recall it at the time when you most needed it . |
| 9 | I remembered your instruction to join you at the Abbey of Holy Rood . |
| 10 | Anyhow , we prefer our horses to like us at the end of it . ’ |