Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb past] at the old " in BNC.
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| 1 | Achieving a personal style became his ultimate photographic ambition , and under the influence of Josef Herman , a Polish photographer who spent many years in Wales documenting the lives of the coal miners , he paid his first visit to The National Gallery , where he gazed at the Old Masters and eventually formed what he called ‘ a concept of total image ’ . |
| 2 | The BX 4x4 Estate , yesterday a safari vehicle , became today a Grand Tourer as we made our farewell circuit through picturesque villages and bustling market towns until we arrived at the old spa resort of Buxton , said to be the highest town in England , where we had , reluctantly , to admit that it was time to head for home . |
| 3 | The BX 4×4 Estate , yesterday a safari vehicle , became today a Grand Tourer as we made our farewell circuit through picturesque villages and bustling market towns until we arrived at the old spa resort of Buxton , said to be the highest town in England , where we had reluctantly to admit that it was time to head for home . |
| 4 | Jessamy allowed her voice to become deliberately sympathetic as she looked at the older woman . |
| 5 | It was late when they arrived at the old house and by tacit consent they went straight to bed . |
| 6 | ‘ You 're proud of it , are n't you , Aged ? ’ said Wemmick , his face losing all its usual hardness as he looked at the old man . |
| 7 | He was trying to joke but he was unable to smile as he looked at the old cow . |
| 8 | Now , as he looked at the old woman , his expression became soft , almost tender . |