Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb past] at [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 I personally spoke at countless gatherings , from twenty suited businessmen at their weekly lunch to 200 noisy schoolchildren packed in a hall .
2 A happy working relationship is vital , and Jane and I quickly arrived at joint decisions about the project , choosing the clothes I would wear — light jacket , dark blue shirt and jeans — and deciding against the use of corny props ‘ appropriate ’ to my profession , such as books , a typewriter , or a bottle .
3 She was even making her own clothes which she often paraded at public appearances in Britain and Australia .
4 We also looked at some perceptions which had attitudinal overtones .
5 The term wastes , as used in early documents , is in modern parlance a misuse of the word , as they also existed at lower levels where arable and pasture might be expected .
6 They also stayed at different hotels to the professionals .
7 Mr Logan , 54 , said : ‘ He normally stayed at top hotels .
8 He completed his studies at St Catharine 's College , Cambridge , which he also represented at various games .
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