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

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1 ‘ Easy — a stroke of genius hit me at the height of the bombing , General .
2 Not that the organs of perception apprehended it at the time .
3 97 Squadron of Lancasters left us at the end of April to return to Coningsby in Lincolnshire , from whence they had come , and with the loss of life drastically cut down , some of the pressure and sadness lifted , to be replaced by pressure of a different kind .
4 Our competitors who use their better provision of education to beat us at the economic game — show us how a slender force of educated human resources , our current situation , is no basis for technical expertise in volume , for high intellect in commerce , for leadership quality in management , or for any other human component of economic success .
5 The girl in the mack was scrambling again through the puddles in the dirt of the wreckers ' yard ; the invisible and soundless shots from out of frame felled her at a signal from Jean-Claude and the partisans rose from the auto hulks , their own guns blazing .
6 Melford and a group of bowmen greeted us at the gate .
7 All of us who bear the name of Catholic join you at the outset of Lent , we say ‘ we 're with you ’ .
8 She opened her eyes , a gasp of alarm escaping her at the sight of Roman , dressed in black trousers and a black cotton shirt , standing by her bed .
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