Example sentences of "presented [pn reflx] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At 9.55 he presented himself at the door of the tall and impassive apartment-house a block back from Great Portland Street in the Marble Arch district . |
| 2 | With his teeth chattering , his mouth bleeding and his hair flattened to his skull he could not have looked less appealing as he presented himself at the front door . |
| 3 | ALISTAIR PRESENTED himself at the offices of the TLM in an unblinking trance of punctuality . |
| 4 | When the plaintiff presented himself at the theatre , the defendant , who was X 's servant and manager of the theatre , detected the plaintiff and refused to admit him . |
| 5 | Harry took his leave of Ernie Love the following morning and presented himself at the Jubilee Clock twenty minutes early for his rendezvous with Nigel Mossop . |
| 6 | Leslie had clearly avoided this mishap , for the face that presented itself at the church to the sound of other bells was unblemished — only so very much older than that of the newly-commissioned boy of the Stirling studio photograph , taken but three years before . |
| 7 | When Flora Macdonald presented herself at the south ford , before making the hazardous journey across the sands to Benbecula , the soldiers guarding the passage became suspicious and Flora was arrested and closely questioned . |
| 8 | Mr Crum would dismiss ye on the spot if you presented yourself at the warehouse wearing those … those … dancing girls ’ things … probably send me packing as well if I was along with you . ’ |
| 9 | The 1000 or so members of the meek class who presented themselves at the conference , were , suitably enough , unruffled by having been shunted from the Sorbonne to the techno-chic sidings at Porte de la Villette . |
| 10 | Each morning at seven the members of the Brotherhood presented themselves at the dock-gates , and Josh called out their numbers , allowing them in one at a time to report for work . |
| 11 | When at last my number came , I presented myself at the window and asked for a ticket on the 10.05 to Stockholm the next morning . |
| 12 | After another soothing dusk spent gazing at weirs and waterfalls , I presented myself at the Kenny Gallery , behind the bookshop . |
| 13 | On the appointed day I presented myself at the villa . |
| 14 | The following day , having asked some leading questions of our local newsagent — Mr Bales always seemed to know exactly what was going on in the terrace and was only too happy to share his knowledge with anyone who wanted to pass the time of day — I presented myself at the offices of John D. Wood in Mount Street . |