Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pron] at [adj] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 NICK FALDO stirred himself at last in the Masters at Augusta National yesterday when a third round of 68 made him five under par for the tournament before a storm caused a three-hour delay that had a disastrous effect on defending champion Ian Woosnam , who had been sharing the lead with Craig Parry .
2 Bernice threw herself at another of the creatures .
3 Roman settled them at one of the small tables in a garden at the side of the yard at the Crowned Head .
4 ‘ Through all the exhaustion and fear of the disastrous 1986 climb , Kurt Diemberger felt himself at one with creation , part of the ‘ endless knot ’ which put him in harmony with the cosmos and with a force which in the end was to save his life . ’
5 Merlin was soon known for his fantastic mechanical automata , and it is not inconceivable that Tylney met him at one of the many masquerades then all the rage in London .
6 Alec took it at first for a whale .
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