Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pers pn] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh — have I caught you at a bad time , dear ? ’ |
| 2 | on a , on how I find you at a particular time . |
| 3 | ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm so sorry , Veronica , you caught me at a bad moment , ’ Loretta said apologetically . |
| 5 | Mind you can always say to you caught me at a bad time , you say , it 's supposed to have appointment only , but just say , can you , is there any chance of you coming back . |
| 6 | She adjusted it at a still more ludicrous angle in the mirror . |
| 7 | ‘ Is all well ? ’ he asked when she joined him at a small table in a corner of the crowded bar . |
| 8 | Say , ‘ You lost him at an early age , did n't you ? ’ and I 'll say , ‘ Lost him ? |
| 9 | So she advertised it at a knock-down price , and then invented a competitive bid to hurry you into signing on the dotted line . |
| 10 | Our horses had more sense and refused to go further so we stabled them at a local inn where we satisfied our hunger on a dish of fish cooked over charcoal before making our way up to the castle . |
| 11 | Unless we study villages , hamlets and farmsteads as dynamic , changing , developing entities , we will miss the significance of the form and function of them when we see them at a particular date . |
| 12 | They approached him at a steady pace as though unconcerned by his presence , but they went in single file , Allen with his hand lying lightly on the knife at his belt and Marian carrying her bow , strung , and with an arrow ready notched , lightly and inconspicuously in her left hand . |
| 13 | she goes to part-time so they get it at a reduced rate . |
| 14 | Now that he 'd told her he wanted the club , Adam would probably expect her to keep him at a wary arm 's length . |
| 15 | Moreover , such texts are the more dangerous in that they affect us at a subconscious level . |
| 16 | They bought them at a substantial discount . |
| 17 | Pitching the F1 as a ‘ super-bike ’ , he sold it at a retail price of £13,000 . |
| 18 | He met her at a literary dinner a couple of weeks later . |
| 19 | He led her at a good trot through the country lanes , by Bramfield and Tattle Hill , through Thieves Lane to Hertingfordbury . |
| 20 | He led them at a smart pace along the path where the railway had been and though they grumbled about the branches scratching their legs his sister and his brothers followed him . |
| 21 | I think he caught me at a vulnerable moment , when I was more worried about myself than I am now . |
| 22 | The tired horse faced a journey of at least twenty miles across heavy country so he kept her at a sedate trot . |
| 23 | ‘ It puts us at a great disadvantage playing at Selhurst Park . |