Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [adj] [to-vb] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ruth knew it but found it hard to face at times . |
| 2 | He found it difficult to sleep at night , anxious lest his delay might cause further tragedy at Godstowe . |
| 3 | His distrust of the power of critics made him ready to jibe at David Sylvester . |
| 4 | Henry VIII was the first monarch to dine on turkey , but Edward VII made it fashionable to eat at Christmas . |
| 5 | Hugh had been with NLS for some nine years but unfortunately developed a heart condition which left him unable to drive at work . |
| 6 | Turning now to those carers who said in their first interview that they wanted their relative to remain at home , one would expect that those in the action sample would be more likely to have retained that preference than those in the control sample ( assuming that the project has provided extra home care when needed and therefore indirectly or directly assisted or relieved the principal carers ) . |