Example sentences of "and [vb past] a [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ He came to live near us in Darlington in 1986 and became a regular at the church lunch club . |
| 2 | On the death of his father in 1853 he decided to take up medicine , and became a student at the London Hospital ( MRCS and LSA , 1856 ) , where he won many prizes . |
| 3 | Eventually Cinzia turned up a set of steps rising steeply from the street and unlocked a door at the top . |
| 4 | He three-putted from three feet and made a double-bogey at the very first hole . |
| 5 | Scrambling , she got to her feet and made a grab at the kitchen knife at the sink . |
| 6 | After Precious Link had led turning for home in the Peter Cazalet Memorial to score by six lengths from Super Express , Simon Earle , rider of the runner-up , complained that his mount had got unbalanced and made a mistake at the second last because Precious Link had taken his ground . |
| 7 | I knew the day and the month and made a stab at the year . |
| 8 | Perhaps he thought of this too when he climbed on the chair and made a noose at the end of the rope , a very neat noose with the rope bound ten times round the loop in even rings . |
| 9 | Athelstan sipped from his wine cup and made a face at the sourness of the drink . |
| 10 | The Liability account showed improvement and produced a deficit at the half year down from $10.5m to $4.7m . |
| 11 | Losses during the final quarter were substantially lower at $2.3m ( 1991 : $22.2m loss ) and produced a deficit at the year end down by two thirds from $75.6m to $25.4m , reflecting a reduced level of major fire damage during the second half of the year . |
| 12 | The Homeowners account has also responded positively to remedial action and produced a profit at the half year of $16.8m ( 1992 : $4.2m loss ) following a profit of $14.7m in the second quarter ( 1992 : $4.1m profit ) . |
| 13 | He won that actually on appeal because he said he needed to raise the funds for a project he 'd got in mind and they allowed him twenty eight days in the first year , he now carries on fourteen days without planning permission every year , but give him credit he does run it very well , er and you can not fault him , but we in our area do actually issue licences , you can not have a car boot sale or market stall without a licence and I personally have run the charity markets in er the village high street and got a licence at the cost of a pound . |
| 14 | I left school in 1942 and got a job at the airport , which at the times we were living in always something exciting seemed to be happening . |
| 15 | Rachaela walked down the street and caught a bus at the corner . |
| 16 | So , when he popped into his food store and found a door at the other end was open to the outside world with one bound he was free . |
| 17 | Rachaela went from the woman and found a chair at the end of the line . |
| 18 | The old mine filled with water and maintained a level at the old hand chiselled " stollen " , Cobblers Level , which was approx. 180 ft. from the bottom . |
| 19 | Just before we left , I raised up to straighten my coat and sneaked a look at the McLaren girl . |
| 20 | They stabled their horses and hired a wherry at the Wool Quay . |
| 21 | On the way out a visiting French person saw me and poked a finger at the shirt . |
| 22 | She 'd flown to Bordeaux the previous day , and rented a car at the airport . |
| 23 | A white-haired man limped ahead of them and opened a door at the rear of the room . |
| 24 | I passed down the ward and opened a door at the end of a passage . |
| 25 | I wrote to Blackwood , the publisher , and obtained a copy at the original price of five shillings . |
| 26 | Somebody yelled and threw a can at the cab , hitting it on the rear bumper . |
| 27 | But er , that 's a great advantage when compared with the newly appointed British Ambassador in Washington , who having just arrived in Washington , er picked up the telephone and heard a voice at the other end , say , what do you want for Christmas , it was just before Christmas , what do you want for Christmas , and he thought hastily and , did n't want to be impolite or too greedy , so he said a small box of crystallised fruit , and put the telephone down , and a few momen a few moments later he put on the radio , and the announcer said , we 've just conducted our normal review of the Ambassadors ' wishes for Christmas , er , the the Ambassadors in Washington . |
| 28 | She led her downstairs along a corridor she had explored on her first day and indicated a door at the far end . |
| 29 | Then , just as she was thinking she had better sound battle stations because he did n't look best pleased by what he saw , he suggested affably , ‘ Come on in , take a seat , ’ and indicated a chair at the other side of his desk . |
| 30 | She hauled her arm from the grip of two more and jabbed a finger at the little alien . |