Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] [pers pn] at [adj] [prep] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 She 'd met him at one of Klein 's parties — a casual encounter — and had given him very little conscious thought subsequently .
2 She 'd enjoyed a brief dalliance with Lorimer a few years earlier , after she 'd met him at one of the receptions Wakelate had attended , incognito , on business .
3 None of the nurses spoke to me , nothing , till 2 o'clock that afternoon , which I 'd had her at 7.30 in the morning …
4 He had spent the morning in bed with Rosie , which was why he 'd missed his date down at the docks , she had rung him at ten to eight .
5 She had met him at one of those dinner parties which had now become the nexus of her social life , replacing conferences and meetings , although few of the individuals had changed .
6 Just The the nurse had turned him at half past five in the morning .
7 The dog had awakened him at ten to seven with long-drawn howls and now , a quarter of an hour later , he stood on the threshold of Sheila 's bedroom , glowering .
  Next page