Example sentences of "they [vb past] at the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cramlington illustrates real issues , in particular the extensive development gains made by the private developers on land they owned at the beginning of the whole process . |
| 2 | They loitered at the front of the house , at the garden corner , sharp angle of white stone , and scowled at one another . |
| 3 | In a significant move forward towards the establishment of a non-racial democracy , they agreed at the end of three days of talks in Cape Town to take a common stand on two important issues when multi-party constitutional talks resume : power sharing in a future democratic system and regional government . |
| 4 | They led at the interval by one goal to nil , that was thanks to an Andy Thomas goal , following a cross from Neil Waters . |
| 5 | They stopped at the top of the hill and sat down . |
| 6 | After passing beneath several narrow bridges , some wooden , some stone , under which Michele had to bend his head , they stopped at the intersection of two canals . |
| 7 | They stopped at the edge of the sisal fields , turning to look back . |
| 8 | ‘ This is very good , ’ he said , as they stopped at the edge of the bare earth . |
| 9 | They stopped at the end of the harbour wall , and Miguel gently drew Shelley against him , so that they walked back linked together . |
| 10 | They stopped at the comer of Gray 's Inn Road , waiting for the lights to change . |
| 11 | Subjects spent longer reading words when they occurred at the end of a clause or a sentence . |
| 12 | They bristled at the sight of the Doctor . |
| 13 | ‘ Whether or not they objected at the time of the planning application we ca n't say . ’ |
| 14 | It 's the resting place of 4 of the 5 youngsters who died when a speeding car went out of control in Akers Way and hit them as they played at the side of the road . |
| 15 | They separated at the corner of Friday and Fish Streets , agreeing to meet within two hours at a tavern outside Aldgate on the Mile End Road . |
| 16 | Eighteen days out of Edinburgh , they perched at the edge of the Hebrides . |
| 17 | Gasping for breath , they arrived at the bottom of the pit . |
| 18 | They arrived at the bottom of a winding cliff path which seemed to lead to the fortress and the forest on the land above to the open land where a strange , timeless battle was being fought beneath the dusk sky . |
| 19 | They arrived at the unit at about 11.30 p.m . |
| 20 | They arrived at the edge of the trees just in time to see Angel One advance to stand over the sprawled figure of Brett Grant . |
| 21 | She had just got to incarceration in a convent for the rest of her days when they arrived at the top of the stairs . |
| 22 | They arrived at the airport with time to spare , and Fabia gently suggested that Cara might want to telephone their parents about Barney . |
| 23 | They arrived at the airport in the morning . |
| 24 | Further along the village another house used to be the ‘ cookhouse ’ and game room for them — the meals must have been cold by the time they arrived at the table of Londesborough Lodge ! |
| 25 | After a long time , they arrived at the office of Conway Construction . |
| 26 | When they arrived at the HQ of World Security in Freiburg the closed gates were opened for them immediately . |
| 27 | On May 3rd 1646 they arrived at the town by a devious route from Melton Mowbray , and entered the house through the postern gate in the old town wall , which was later rebuilt by William Stukeley . |
| 28 | DICK Palmer ( left ) , chairman of the British Olympic Federation and Peter Knowles of Manchester 2000 are welcomed by North Ireland Sports Council chairman Don Allen and Joan McCloy when they arrived at the House of Sport for their presentation of the Manchester bid for the Olympic Games in 2000 . |
| 29 | They assembled at the door of the mill . |
| 30 | They rushed at the table from all sides , scrambling over stools , jumping down from top bunks like pigeons clattering down for crumbs . |