Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [noun sg] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was some attempt made to reach agreement at the continuous disarmament talks but the only real progress was a pledge not to test in the Antarctic , a gesture of more value to the species Penguin than the species Man . |
| 2 | ‘ You remember the two men who came to see Daddy at the old house , do n't you ? ’ said Mother . |
| 3 | She was worrying that they 'd made love at the wrong time of the month . |
| 4 | Some managers began to express concern at the difficult position advisers would be in when working with the new social fund . |
| 5 | A new defence doctrine began to take shape at the same time : it was intended to be non-offensive in character and to give other states no reason to fear for their security , notwithstanding the immense size of Soviet armed forces and the perceptions of those forces that were entertained particularly in Europe . |
| 6 | The Labour Party have committed themselves to establishing Regional Government , that is if Britain decided to commit suicide at the next election . |
| 7 | we went to meet mummy at the Jolly Farmers |
| 8 | She felt rising anger at the negligent way he was dismissing the company . |
| 9 | On a more positive note , the expedition did make port at the appointed hour on the appointed day , having spent several hours in a public house further up the estuary to avoid being early , which made for a very ‘ happy ’ reunion . |
| 10 | It is only in such circumstances that I would feel assured that the matter had received consideration at the highest level and that there was no risk that the criminal law would be impeded . |
| 11 | Two of the bigger boys from Thorpe Street had once tried to outswing him for a dare , but Barry Lock had turned chicken at the last minute and Valance Fraser , who fancied himself as the cock of the street , had managed only a partial swing that left him dangling by his arms in the dirt . |
| 12 | On every occasion there was a suicide attempt , we would find out that the other had attempted suicide at the identical time , even though they may have been hundreds of miles apart and not seen each other for months . |
| 13 | The vast majority of participants have not had previous experience of higher or adult education , and had left school at the minimum age . |
| 14 | A number of protests had taken place at the Soviet presence in the country , including an attack on Jan. 28 on the Soviet consulate in Krakow . |
| 15 | ( Elections in five states , Uttar Pradesh , Sikkim , Goa , Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka , had taken place at the same time as the general election in November — see pp. 37124-25 for results . ) |
| 16 | The award to David Robinson , now 25 and paralysed from the neck down , came after Deputy Judge Patrick Bennett , QC , had expressed amazement at the initial failure of negotiations to reach a settlement in his damages claim . |
| 17 | Most Greek religious festivals occurred at or near full moon , but since they were associated with agricultural activities they had to take place at the appropriate times of the year . |
| 18 | He liked America , he had studied agriculture at the top University of Utah after the Second World War . |
| 19 | The son of a bookbinder from Augsburg , Leopold had studied philosophy at the Benedictine university in Salzburg , but the academic life did not suit him , and he was expelled in 1739 . |