Example sentences of "they [vb past] at the [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been fifteen years her senior when they met at the church door but he had been slimmer then , fleet as a greyhound , a veritable Hector on the battlefield and a Paris in the bedchamber . |
| 2 | She and Spike journeyed down the river until they arrived at the space station . |
| 3 | They arrived at the State Bar in Holland Street , and hurried in . |
| 4 | They arrived at the Pride Club tired and dusty after the long drive from Copenhagen , to find no refreshments or hospitality laid on . |
| 5 | They had laid waste the entire north of the country and in 449 they arrived at the university town of Stamford . |
| 6 | To their dismay , they arrived at the departure platform just in time to see the express pulling out . |
| 7 | They called at the station car park and they then did a circular of Alresford , raising around £62 . |
| 8 | He shouldered into Orcadai , and they struggled at the stair head . |
| 9 | They shivered at the word cold and soon the skies and seas were busy with the story of the brave little bird who rode the cold with a grinning beak and a devoted seal who would never swim far from her side . |
| 10 | A few girls were dancing together as they did at the youth club hops and the dancing was of the proper ‘ ballroom variety ’ — waltzes , quicksteps and foxtrots . |
| 11 | They waited at the North Col for three awful days , watching the deserted ridge for any signs of life . |
| 12 | Just four weeks ago , as they stood at the dockyard gate he had said , ‘ Ta-ra well , girl . ’ |
| 13 | He walked along the corridor with her , giving her shoulder a comforting squeeze as they parted at the make-up room door . |
| 14 | They sat at the kitchen table sipping tea , waiting . |
| 15 | They sat at the kitchen table with the manuscript between them . |