Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] a [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I met a friend at the college library and we went out for a coffee . |
| 2 | I consulted a lawyer at the Citizens Advice Bureau when I was in Norwich last Friday . |
| 3 | When I got a look at the place , I had to admit that the doctor was probably not very concerned about my opinion . |
| 4 | CHRISTOPHER : Well to be quite honest , I did n't like it — so I got a place at the Art College . |
| 5 | ‘ I found a note at the house . |
| 6 | Then I whirled , so quickly that I nearly ricked my neck , as I caught a movement at the edge of my vision . |
| 7 | Alan , who works for BT in the city centre , explained : ‘ I could not get into my normal parking spot and was in a rush for a meeting at work , so I used a meter at the Pier Head . |
| 8 | Last night I dreamed I used a chair at the hairdresser 's as a toilet and Maggie Smith was in the next chair . |
| 9 | I jerked a thumb at the amateur newspaper vendor . |
| 10 | ‘ I booked a table at the Moonlight Restaurant here . |
| 11 | So the next morning when the crows in the square were still making their sounds of hunger I hired a van at the mews garage and off we chugged down the hill , Earls Court way , to collect Selina 's stuff . |
| 12 | I was deep into a descending spiral when I heard a tap at the window against which I was sitting . |
| 13 | I heard a man at the Bristol Cancer Help Centre say the very same words when we were discussing ‘ Who am I ? ’ |
| 14 | I broke a window at the new police station in Reading . |
| 15 | When I was half way up an escarpment , I saw a signpost at the top , too distant to read . |
| 16 | I took a look at the display . |
| 17 | I took a seat at the bar and a girl with sequin nipples nearly trod on my hand . |
| 18 | In Bermuda I took a room at the Belmont Manor Hotel in Warwick county and was interested to see the notice informing guests that gentlemen were not permitted in the dining-room for dinner without a jacket and tie . |
| 19 | ‘ I bought a lot at the sale . |
| 20 | Well one day , I had a knock at the door and it was a Mr from Stepney Causeway that is the headquarters of Barnardos . |
| 21 | I had a look at the bagpipes before pulling the rucksack onto my back , they seemed to be all right — wonder when I 'll play them again ? |
| 22 | So , I had a look at the powers of the police authority and they 're restricted to financial and administrative responsibilities and if I took that argument further , of course the Chief Constable has to take that into account . |
| 23 | ‘ I had a look at the garden . |
| 24 | Barton says : ‘ I had a reputation at the club of always trying to play a bit of football . |
| 25 | At night I had a bed at the Blue Boar Inn . |
| 26 | We 're taking it very seriously , and I had a go at the players after our game in Italy . |
| 27 | ‘ I had a go at the players in the dressing room after the match , ’ he said . |
| 28 | Last evening I had a meal at the home of Theo Angelov , the President of the Baptist Union of Bulgaria , and really the leader of the whole denomination . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll make it five , ’ he said , ‘ I had a win at the horses . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I told ye I had a win at the horses . ’ |