Example sentences of "they [verb] [pron] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | When Mrs Gray had produced two very passable cups of coffee , they seated themselves at the long deal kitchen table . |
2 | Yeah well they , they sold it at the wrong ti I mean they built it the wrong time did n't they ? |
3 | They approached him at a steady pace as though unconcerned by his presence , but they went in single file , Allen with his hand lying lightly on the knife at his belt and Marian carrying her bow , strung , and with an arrow ready notched , lightly and inconspicuously in her left hand . |
4 | O'Toole and Finch even attended his funeral but — probably having drunk a little more than they 'd meant to , to ease their grief — they found themselves at the wrong funeral and mourning over the wrong body being buried . |
5 | They joined us at the far end of the church , Benjamin shouting at the Santerres to stand back . |
6 | Of course er they have about erm well I 'm not sure , about twenty eight or thirty thousand gallons of diesel stocked up there , and of course in them buying it in bulk like that they get it at a cheaper rate . |
7 | she goes to part-time so they get it at a reduced rate . |
8 | They saw him at the same time as he realised he had n't understood what the man had said . |
9 | After that they kept themselves at a safe distance . |
10 | ‘ There are a hundred ways a firm can get rid of pollution into the river , ’ said an experienced officer , ‘ so long as they do it at the right time . ’ |
11 | Moreover , such texts are the more dangerous in that they affect us at a subconscious level . |
12 | They bought them at a substantial discount . |
13 | They see him at the winning post , |