Example sentences of "he [verb] [pers pn] [adv] at [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He beat her easily at chess the following week , but when he came again she had been thinking and remembering .
2 He swills it down at times ; of course , on the quiet , after Great-gran 's safely tucked up in bed .
3 cos he filled it in at weekend and I posted it Monday or Tuesday , one of them two
4 Carl Howard says he took it up at school and won … went on to county level and won and just found he had a natural talent … he 's always enjoyed sprinting and athletics
5 He put me in at centre half and I 've played virtually every game since .
6 Then why did he put her up at Ascot rather than one of the top jockeys ?
7 He attempted it once at St Mungo 's tomb , in the crypt of the cathedral , to whose depths they had finally descended together ; as a rule their outings were to Glasgow Green , if it was fine , or if it rained , the sitting-room , with Ellen the maid in constant attendance .
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