Example sentences of "[pers pn] at such a " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I must apologise for disturbing you at such a late hour , ’ Potter said .
2 He thought that he left the church unnoticed , but Isobel saw him as she stepped out of her pew , and , as far as anything could penetrate to her at such a time , she was touched by his solicitude .
3 No doubt he was getting a great deal of macho satisfaction at finding her at such a disadvantage .
4 Ken Stevens loved both his girls and Rachel knew it had taken him a long time to come to terms with Jennifer 's illness ; she doubted he would ever forgive David Markham for walking out on her at such a crucial time .
5 Should I part with it at such a price , the weavers would rise upon the very shop .
6 Experience may help you take some of these into account but if you went for a fixed fee you may have to pitch it at such a level to allow for these that it 's perhaps twice what it might be and you could lose the client .
7 To abandon them at such a moment implies that they did not , after all , mean so much to the animal — they were not a ‘ safe haven ’ in quite the way they had pictured themselves .
8 Although he may not agree with what I have said , and what I am about to say , he should at least extend to all of us the courtesy of sitting quietly in his seat , especially if he joins us at such a late time .
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