Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [noun sg] at the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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1 | It had been forty-five minutes earlier when Dr Barbara Moule had parked her Fiesta at the Chesterton Hotel , finding John Ashenden waiting for her a little anxiously . |
2 | His absence from this squad was perhaps surprising given his display at the Kelso tournament last autumn where his athleticism at kick-off virtually assured his team the ball , whether advancing or on the receiving end . |
3 | St Giles 's cathedral nearby is more properly known as the High Kirk , having been formally designated a cathedral for only a brief period during the reign of Charles I. It was here that Charles attempted to impose a High Anglican liturgy , virtually a Mass , upon a Presbyterian society which responded with brawls in the church and outside , still remembered as the Jenny Geddes Riots after a vegetable seller from the market who was reported to have thrown her stool at the Dean 's head . |
4 | Cycle triumph : The bicycle voted Best Bike of 1993 at the Harrogate Cycle Fair has taken its place at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum , Cultra , alongside some of its illustrious predecessors . |
5 | On September 13 , Onslow 's held their sale at the Rendcomb Aerial Derby near Cirencester ( FP November , p30 ) . |