Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] at a [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 His ill-looks are a punishment received when he failed to appear at a fairy festival , preferring to spend his time with a mortal maiden .
2 He went to assist at a passenger train derailment last year and got trapped in the wreckage .
3 He would have done the same in her position if he had to appear at a press conference — appearance was important to Dexter .
4 But , as I read the piece , I waited to arrive at a Government Health Warning , that sketching in court can seriously damage your reputation , not to mention your freedom !
5 But , as I read the piece , I waited to arrive at a Government Health Warning , that sketching in court can seriously damage your reputation , not to mention your freedom !
6 In December 1987 the cost-of-living index was 170 per cent above its level in December of the previous year , and even under the ‘ price freeze ’ of the first few months of 1988 , prices continued to rise at a rate equivalent to an annual rate of about 100 per cent .
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