Example sentences of "bought [pers pn] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They bought them at a substantial discount . |
| 2 | Branson bought them at an auction which inflated the group 's price far beyond its true value . |
| 3 | He bought it at a London auction — along with a bath used by Madonna in the film Shanghai Surprise — for his Planet Hollywood restaurant . |
| 4 | Rather , she must have inherited it or bought it at a jumble sale for the sake of something to cover herself as a rest from her everlasting black or perhaps ( most likely ) found it in a drawer of her newly married bedroom , chosen for her by Uncle Philip as suitable for his wife to wear on Sundays . |
| 5 | ‘ The dining suite is Regency and we bought it at an auction in Bournemouth , ’ says Pauline . |