Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv prt] at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Lance Buckmaster , our esteemed Minister for External Security has asked me to attend him down at the ancestral home , Tavey Grange on Dartmoor . ’ |
| 32 | And he blames AC Scotland for the sabotaging of his plans to raise a second round of finance by stockbrokers in Europe who let him down at the last minute . |
| 33 | I decided the only thing to do was throw her in at the deep end and go right down the village high street , where the roads were busiest and noisiest with holiday-makers , and simply stand there trying to calm her down . |
| 34 | Fen dropped her off at the front door of Chimneys . |
| 35 | Anyway , I had built her up at the front end so that she was standing with her fore feet on a half door and had given her a strong oily purgative . |
| 36 | I think he 's at the bottom of a bog with a hole in his head and they 're waiting to scoop her up at the right moment . |
| 37 | In spite of his explanations they 'd insisted on signing him out at the little cabin , and he 'd snatched the case out of his car and run back , wondering why it always rained . |
| 38 | She rubbed her back at the same time ; bending to the floor had hurt her . |
| 39 | It was seven and the night nurse had already begun her round at the other side of the house when he slipped downstairs . |
| 40 | Codron tried to get it on at the Royal Court — on the face of things , an ideal setting-but it was turned down there , too . |
| 41 | I 've got it I 've got it at home I can bring it in at the next meeting or whatever . |
| 42 | ‘ If you 'll wash the lettuce I 'll make my special dressing and we could pick some wild sorrel and chop it in at the last minute . ’ |
| 43 | Although the formwork was quite heavy , we pegged it down at the four corners as a precaution . |
| 44 | But I have a feeling it might be easier to mull it over at the next meeting . |
| 45 | The phone on the wall close to her rang and she picked it up at the second ring . |
| 46 | We also asked if we could get the same consultation period because they are breaking it up at the four sites and some sites will get thirty days ' notice others will get the ninety days . |
| 47 | He says well I , we were on about sort of and he says bring it up at the next meeting , I says |
| 48 | I hope , and I shall be bringing it up at the next police committee , that we will commit ourselves to that initiative will a view to bringing in those two pilot schemes in the county and extending it at a later date . |
| 49 | She picked it up at the third ring . |
| 50 | Yes yes if members had any complaints about their work I would report it up at the head office and up up at the the branch office in Park . |
| 51 | He opened it up at the last minute , came flying over and it was a terrific shot . |
| 52 | We agreed to set it up at the last meeting . |
| 53 | Overall the computational complexity of the system rules it out at the present time for application to the recognition task . |
| 54 | Another affronted retort rose to her lips , but bewildered honesty forced Isabel to choke it back at the last moment . |
| 55 | With Matthew able to drive , he dropped us at the start and picked us up at the other end , and we arrived within 2 minutes of each other , which was remarkable because we were all 3/4 hour late ! |
| 56 | Chris Wolley emerged as a great choir leader and guitar player at this period and his strident voice leading the crew seemed to calm the roughest sea or cheer us up at the right moment . |