Example sentences of "[pers pn] at [noun pl] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had n't Helen kept him at arms ' length for months now ? |
| 2 | She justified her departure on the grounds that , with arrangements for Maurice 's funeral on Monday now in place , there was nothing to detain her at Swans ' Meadow . |
| 3 | The council would thereby be obliged to purchase the building and in theory repair it at ratepayers ' expense . |
| 4 | By the end of his first year , more that sixty village lectures had been provided , about one-third of them at Women 's Institutes , and five short courses were arranged in villages near Ipswich . |
| 5 | Some dictators had been keen to forge triple alliances including foreign firms ; other had kept them at arms ' length . |
| 6 | Contact us at Women 's Design Service , 18 Ashwin Street , London E8 3DL , or phone us on 071 241 6910 . |