Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [noun] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I also tried my hand at professional decorating . |
| 2 | The Court dismissed their appeal at first instance but they appealed ( see MS Fashions Ltd and Others v Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA [ 1992 ] , The Times , 23 June ) . |
| 3 | Despite her fear she caught her breath at such beauty . |
| 4 | But , to their credit , the Fifties sustained its interest at maximum heat . |
| 5 | She could picture him so clearly , sitting waiting at the airport , that she ground her teeth at one point , made spitting noises . |
| 6 | At the age of 23 in 1938 he captained his country at one game and , more surprisingly , his county , Warwickshire in the other . |
| 7 | Mary had spent a little time in close conversation with him and even stroked his cheek at one stage . |
| 8 | When he tried his hand at another murder and the proposed victim turned out to be a young Anglo-Prussian only just arrived in Vienna , it seemed likely you were the man . |
| 9 | My clever chat would avail me nothing in the face of the fact that I had chosen to ally myself with a woman who practically peed her pants at some salesman 's blue jokes . |
| 10 | Her husband and children respected her privacy at this time and did not interrupt it with trivial enquiries like : ‘ Where 's my shirt ? ’ or ‘ What 's for dinner ? ’ |
| 11 | The French shared their reluctance at this time to sink their identities in a United States of Europe . |
| 12 | Determined not to hold Penry up , she made her purchases at such speed that she was outside , waiting , when he came striding down the narrow street to collect her . |
| 13 | He made her laugh at those dinner parties and other gatherings where they had been together . |
| 14 | Not all Jewish merchants in Tangier would made their fortune at any price , however . |
| 15 | The car made its debut at that year 's Monaco Grand Prix with Cliff Allison ( GB ) and Graham Hill ( GB ) behind the wheel of the two entered cars . |
| 16 | In the Post Office while I was trying to phone Prague , Irena was getting free phone calls in exchange for correcting a German text for the manager , and when we went to a bookshop she had a friend who sold her books at half price . |
| 17 | is Head of Department at the London College of Dance and Drama at Bedford and impressed everyone who experienced her sessions at last year 's Movement and Dance Day in the Eastern Region . |
| 18 | My daughter , Dr Ann Mitchell , who got her PhD at Heriot-Watt University in microbiology , spends much of her time in the Caquita Medio region of the Columbian Amazon , living and working with the Uitoto y Muinane Indians observing their healing techniques and categorising and collecting plant specimens . |
| 19 | Also on the limestone , I Should Coco , E5 6b , the line of four bolts right of Snails Ate My Lampshade at Bent Tor — first ascent by Pete Cresswell and Cathy Duffill . |
| 20 | No Greek writer travelled to Rome , and no Greek historian told her history at any length . |
| 21 | The BRC squad includes Rodney Wilson and David Webb who both learnt their rowing at Methodist College and continued at Queen 's before moving up to BRC . |
| 22 | Black figures stirred and poked their heads at each other like rooks in a rookery . |
| 23 | I studied his arguments at great length over the weekend and I have come to the conclusion that much of the hon. Gentleman 's argument is extremely valid and needs a great deal of further consideration . |
| 24 | Just up the road , at Langport in Somerset , was the birthplace of Walter Bagehot ( 1826–1877 ) , although as he directed his microphone at Liberal Democrat hecklers John Major had other things on his mind . |
| 25 | The schools dominated in the loose and the youth side showed their inexperience at this type of play . |
| 26 | I 'm advised that the Chairman can call the reserve , the speaker who reserved his remarks at any time . |
| 27 | More concerned that this reflected on his own abilities than his tutor 's zest , Leonard telephoned his residence at Bowdy House , in the poorer district of Montreal . |
| 28 | As the brand-new warship entered the narrows outside Oslo , the ancient but sturdy cannon of the coastal artillery , ironically of the finest Krupp workmanship , disgorged their projectiles at optimum range . |
| 29 | Following a conversion at sea he became an evangelical Christian , and spare-time preaching developed his ability at public speaking . |
| 30 | I lost my footing at one point and collected a few bruises . |