Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In short , the consumer called the tune and the operators who prospered were those who best identified the needs of the consumers and met them at the right price .
2 He led them at a smart pace along the path where the railway had been and though they grumbled about the branches scratching their legs his sister and his brothers followed him .
3 The boy found me at the sweet shop across the street , and told me of the drama .
4 I think he caught me at a vulnerable moment , when I was more worried about myself than I am now .
5 ‘ I 'm so sorry , Veronica , you caught me at a bad moment , ’ Loretta said apologetically .
6 Mind you can always say to you caught me at a bad time , you say , it 's supposed to have appointment only , but just say , can you , is there any chance of you coming back .
7 ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time .
8 I think you just caught him at a bad moment .
9 They approached him at a steady pace as though unconcerned by his presence , but they went in single file , Allen with his hand lying lightly on the knife at his belt and Marian carrying her bow , strung , and with an arrow ready notched , lightly and inconspicuously in her left hand .
10 ‘ She caught it at the public baths , ’ said his mum , with another one of her sniggers .
11 The Labour administration approved the scheme wholeheartedly in 1986 , and used it at a public inquiry to try to oppose the imposition of more A-road architecture on the site approved by the previous Tory administration .
12 Whether you choose a chateau hotel or stay in stately homes where families take in guests , splendour is the word and we found it at the majestic Chateau de Noirieux in Briollay , Anjou .
13 Miller dropped him at the main administration then drove on to the vehicle pool and , he said , some food and shut-eye .
14 Or scanned you at a maiden aunt 's ,
15 ‘ Is all well ? ’ he asked when she joined him at a small table in a corner of the crowded bar .
16 In 1809 William Bullock moved to London and in 1812 George sold up and joined him at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly .
17 Nicholson 's former colleague , David Price , joined him at the new Locksfields factory , where they began a detailed study of the conditions for making magenta dye .
18 I mean , alright , we know you 're handling large lumps of money , but when you think of it , if you , if you , borrowed it at a different rate , you know , same rate as you could do finance , 'cos which I think the government could do it and make a profit at it .
19 Instead of bowling the ball , which bore a small silver shield , Mr Cottle threw it at a low-flying swan .
20 He held it up for the others to see and then threw it at the thin man contemptuously who automatically caught it in both hands .
21 Quiss stumbled out of his seat , almost falling , scooped a flat piece of slate from the floor and threw it at the red crow , which screamed and jumped out of the way , spreading its wings and dropping away , flying into the cold clear space below the balcony , its final call echoing briefly , like laughter .
22 Georgina picked up a letter from her desk , screwed it up and threw it at the waste-paper basket .
23 Somehow she managed to keep her self-control , opened it at the right page and began reading it slowly , as though she had never seen it before , although she knew every word by heart — because it was written from the heart .
24 He opened it at the relevant page .
25 Taking the ledger from under his arm , he opened it at the relevant page and slid it on to the desk .
26 They joined us at the far end of the church , Benjamin shouting at the Santerres to stand back .
27 Gaily followed them at a discreet distance and watched as they lowered Miss Faith Lavender into her last resting place .
28 A ragged laugh escaped him at the startled look in her eyes .
29 However , if Ross had been suffering from boredom , he managed to hide the fact very well when , only a few days later , he contacted her at the small London flat she was temporarily sharing with some friends from university , and invited her out to dinner .
30 Billy rowed across and followed her at a discreet distance .
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