Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [noun prp] at the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The call was a few minutes in coming through — probably they had to look for Seddon at the other end .
2 Moreover , a few years later , the Burgundians did provide troops to fight against Attila at the Catalaunian Plains .
3 The organising committee took four hours to announce the seedings and draw order , much of the time being taken up trying to persuade West Germany , who had assumed they were going to Verona , to switch to Milan at the last moment .
4 The organising committee took four hours to announce the seedings and draw order , much of the time being taken up trying to persuade West Germany , who had assumed they were going to Verona , to switch to Milan at the last moment .
5 Mr Larkin says his suffering is worse for knowing that Gary had only agreed to go to Chorley at the last minute after two people , a man and a woman , had spoken separately to him on the phone .
6 Yeah because if you want to go to Southwell at the present moment you go on a bus and you got to wait two hours to get one back .
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