Example sentences of "[pers pn] at [num] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I know lads who got theirs at eighteen in Cyprus . ’ |
2 | … very much and you get a fabulous Radio Subasio T-shirt so keep those calls coming out there this one is for Adriana in Gubbio it 's Celentano 's latest coming to you at fifteen before four this Thursday morning courtesy of your friend Tullio who says … |
3 | There 's more sport for you at five past five tomorrow , meantime back to a man who 's always in full bloom , he 's at Shrewsbury Flower Show — Bob ? |
4 | Cheerio , see you at four on Saturday . |
5 | I hope to see you at one of the shows soon but do join me here next month for hints on lace knitting . |
6 | ‘ I 'll knock for you at eight for dinner . |
7 | ‘ And if I could make one more suggestion — if I ask to see you at ten in the morning , and you wander in at ten-thirty , you will be looking elsewhere for employment . |
8 | As for his invitation — if I catch you at 1997 with him or any other man , I 'll revoke my decision about the wedding night , and take you to bed immediately ! ’ |
9 | She had met him at one of those dinner parties which had now become the nexus of her social life , replacing conferences and meetings , although few of the individuals had changed . |
10 | Jacob 's taking advantage of his father 's blindness and frailty , and his deceiving him at one of the most solemn moments of his life , are reminiscent of the shame and humiliation brought to Noah by his son Ham . |
11 | Merlin was soon known for his fantastic mechanical automata , and it is not inconceivable that Tylney met him at one of the many masquerades then all the rage in London . |
12 | She 'd met him at one of Klein 's parties — a casual encounter — and had given him very little conscious thought subsequently . |
13 | She 'd enjoyed a brief dalliance with Lorimer a few years earlier , after she 'd met him at one of the receptions Wakelate had attended , incognito , on business . |
14 | Now I met him at one of the numerous receptions . |
15 | A chassis and body was built from the pilot 's hip out ( to keep him at one with his machine ) . |
16 | The dog had awakened him at ten to seven with long-drawn howls and now , a quarter of an hour later , he stood on the threshold of Sheila 's bedroom , glowering . |
17 | He had spent the morning in bed with Rosie , which was why he 'd missed his date down at the docks , she had rung him at ten to eight . |
18 | None of the nurses spoke to me , nothing , till 2 o'clock that afternoon , which I 'd had her at 7.30 in the morning … |
19 | Ladbrokes quote her at 40–1 for the first Classic of 1994 . |
20 | It 's not something just to be pushed to one side , and , ‘ Oh , yes , he 's coming at eleven o'clock , so I 'll think about it at five to eleven . ’ |
21 | They placed it at 7,000 in early 1977 and were far from happy at the knowledge . |
22 | I was about to throw it at one of the maids as she passed beneath me with a tray of glasses , but just then Claire came out of the reception room . |
23 | I broke off a piece of wood or whatever it is from a tree , if that 's a tree , and flung it at one of the huge pancake things like giant water-lily leaves that floated on the surface of the water . |
24 | And especially not of aiming it at one of his friends . |
25 | going to cash my giro today as well you can only cash it at one of your local |
26 | Just re-opened it at twenty to six . |
27 | Give me your word to meet me at twelve at the attorneys and I will take it . ’ |
28 | If Sombro had been referred to me at one of my clinics in England , the problem would have been easy to diagnose and the treatment straightforward . |
29 | Lesley says : ‘ My husband is getting very frustrated with trying to talk to me at 9.30 in the evening when I 'm in a heap . |
30 | Meet me at seven at the St Honoré . |