Example sentences of "they [vb past] [pers pn] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Pollexton dynasty had finished by 1747 , and from then on various relations spurned Mothecome until eventually they sold it at the end of the eighteenth century to a Mildmay forbear . |
| 2 | ‘ They stopped me at the border and arrested me . ’ |
| 3 | After sorely abusing the corpse , they buried it at the foot of the gallows , intending the burial as a final disgrace . |
| 4 | ‘ They told me at the desk downstairs that you were here . ’ |
| 5 | It 's difficult to explain , but a part of me never really believed I should see her again , even after what they told me at the theatre . |
| 6 | Yes , indeed , they told me at the tabac , the old building had stood until a year or so ago . |
| 7 | They told me at the hospital that you 've worked with him in the past , so I thought you might be able to help me with my general enquiries . ’ |
| 8 | They dropped me at The Pightle door . |
| 9 | His find was still there when they stripped him at the mortuary . ’ |
| 10 | In fact , they showed me at the back , she 's got the vertical |
| 11 | The challenge which Gandhi posed to the British , as they perceived it at the time , was not to their consciences but to their authority . |
| 12 | They heard it at the beginning rather than at the end . |
| 13 | It 's what they baptized her at the Foundling Hospital . ’ |
| 14 | Individuals were given the opportunity to achieve much for themselves but too often they did it at the expense of others . |
| 15 | They nursed him at the Priory and interrogated him there . |
| 16 | One of the conspirators would ring the foreman to tip him off that the shop steward could be caught red-handed stealing company property if they searched him at the gate . |
| 17 | They launched it at a debate . |