Example sentences of "i [verb] a [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I met a friend at the college library and we went out for a coffee . |
| 2 | I consulted a lawyer at the Citizens Advice Bureau when I was in Norwich last Friday . |
| 3 | When I got a look at the place , I had to admit that the doctor was probably not very concerned about my opinion . |
| 4 | CHRISTOPHER : Well to be quite honest , I did n't like it — so I got a place at the Art College . |
| 5 | ‘ I found a note at the house . |
| 6 | Then I whirled , so quickly that I nearly ricked my neck , as I caught a movement at the edge of my vision . |
| 7 | I want a shot at the world title and the only way I can get it , is to beat Frank on Saturday night and that 's what I 'm here for . |
| 8 | Alan , who works for BT in the city centre , explained : ‘ I could not get into my normal parking spot and was in a rush for a meeting at work , so I used a meter at the Pier Head . |
| 9 | Last night I dreamed I used a chair at the hairdresser 's as a toilet and Maggie Smith was in the next chair . |
| 10 | I jerked a thumb at the amateur newspaper vendor . |
| 11 | ‘ I booked a table at the Moonlight Restaurant here . |
| 12 | You actually have a sense of style , there are three different sections to that description and you have , and there is actually some repetition involved erm , by by starting each , by by this reference to the sight , the smell , the touch , and you have to , and and that 's the kind of sty stylistic element that you have to incorporate into your version and I put a note at the bottom too , that there are times when you ca n't totally update this kind of work . |
| 13 | So the next morning when the crows in the square were still making their sounds of hunger I hired a van at the mews garage and off we chugged down the hill , Earls Court way , to collect Selina 's stuff . |
| 14 | ‘ I look a sight at the moment , what with my eyes . ’ |
| 15 | For example , if I know how to wash a dish at the kitchen sink , how do I wash a dish at the table ? |
| 16 | I hear a gush at the far end of the line , like steam bursting out under pressure . |
| 17 | Did I miss a sign at the airport saying ‘ Welcome to Floridia , home of large meat-eating amphibians up to twelve feet long ’ ? ’ |
| 18 | Then I get a look at the title deeds . |
| 19 | You see you see I do n't mean to be erm rude or anything but as I 'm sure you understand you ca n't really you know , you know write a note without my doctor 's notes , because you see I , I think if I get a job at the moment I think it 'll just , it wo n't last |
| 20 | Yes er I remember a chap at the depot doing the Spanish Civil War er wh th there was a movement going round collecting food for the , or money for food for the children of Spain . |
| 21 | I was deep into a descending spiral when I heard a tap at the window against which I was sitting . |
| 22 | I heard a man at the Bristol Cancer Help Centre say the very same words when we were discussing ‘ Who am I ? ’ |
| 23 | Can I have a look at the beat-card that takes in Bartholomew Close ? ’ |
| 24 | can I have a look at the lead ? |
| 25 | Can I have a look at the bottle please ? |
| 26 | I broke a window at the new police station in Reading . |
| 27 | When I was half way up an escarpment , I saw a signpost at the top , too distant to read . |
| 28 | I use a room at the Grand Hotel twice weekly , on a Tuesday and Thursday evening and do all the teaching myself . |
| 29 | I took a look at the display . |
| 30 | I took a seat at the bar and a girl with sequin nipples nearly trod on my hand . |