Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 We thought all was well until the Battlebus passed us at full speed in the opposite direction .
2 ‘ But in any case , you had no right to leave me at that pub all night .
3 If a method of collecting evidence is reliable , it means that anybody else using this method , or the same person using it at another time , would come up with the same results .
4 And versatile international Joe Lydon has signed a new 12-month contract to keep him at Central Park .
5 The vulgar Miller intrudes , and , with his fabliau and the nature of the genre and of fabliau language in mind , we can find some amusement in contemplating the possible sexual reading of " " unbokeled is the male " " , " the purse is unbuckled " , a vulgarity that the Host , playing the role given him at this point , would no doubt have considered excluded from his words .
6 Danger of choking stopped him at that point .
7 If you feel further clarification is required BEFORE setting investigations in hand obtain it at this stage — otherwise unnecessary investigative duplication may arise .
8 The scores also illustrated a recurring problem on this sevens tour — the Scots ' physique puts them at great disadvantage in terms of weight of tackle .
9 Pease had been taking part in a march through the capital , Lima , when the officer shot him at close range with bird shot .
10 This reinforced my interest in the subject , but as I soon became involved in postgraduate studies in busy medical , surgical and then paediatric units I had little time to pursue it at that stage .
11 Yes but did the Party want , did the Party mean it at this stage ?
12 They become entangled in such a way that it is very rare for any to wriggle free , and while there is ample time to collect them at relative leisure they should nonetheless be collected as quickly as possible .
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