Example sentences of "[pers pn] at a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Mr C Mrs D what does that show ya at a glance ? |
2 | She at a party with her friends . |
3 | Anyone who has been alongside a ship when he or she is in a small boat knows the way she towers over you at a dockside . |
4 | No ulterior motive lurks behind it , but it keeps you at a distance . |
5 | Alternatively , I booked a room for you at a bed-and-breakfast . |
6 | ‘ Your daddy should n't have left you at a bus stop in an area where a girl would hear language like that , ’ Rory told her , sternly . |
7 | We regret having to disturb you at a time when you are busy , but the matter is important . ’ |
8 | ‘ Look , I 'm terribly sorry , ’ continued Blanche , ‘ to have to come back and see you at a time like this , Mr Lancaster — ’ |
9 | I 'm sorry to have to ask you at a time like this — ’ |
10 | Are you at a meeting tonight ? |
11 | IN THE current lukewarm musical climate there is something very likeable about a record that genuinely leaves you at a loss for words . |
12 | IN THE current lukewarm musical climate there is something very likeable about a record that genuinely leaves you at a loss for words . |
13 | The facilities table on page 10 will show you at a glance which Clubs offer a Club 16 . |
14 | If you do n't turn your body to face your opponent directly you will succeed only in placing both of you at a disadvantage . |
15 | Your child knows , or thinks , she has put you at a disadvantage by her highly cunning tactics : you are made vulnerable by her highly visible ( indeed , audible ) tantrums and disobedience in public places , whether in supermarkets , on public transport , at the park , during a church service or a visit to the doctor . |
16 | You can use a stronger line which is less likely to be cut ; but , inevitably its extra weight and drag will put you at a disadvantage in terms of manoeuvrability . |
17 | And er he 's already he 's already got you at a disadvantage , by er er you 're on the move and he 's waiting for you . |
18 | And I can remember having big long sheets and they would take us into Nottingham and just dump you at a shop and say now you know , go in and fill that in . |
19 | Ten whole words out of you at a stretch ! |
20 | I made contact with Sheringham through an agent and met him at a hotel . |
21 | The man in charge of the investigation , Supt Stan Fletcher , said : ‘ Local police in Newcastle arrested him at a hotel last night . |
22 | They came past him at a run , three of them , two heading straight for the room that Pope had indicated on the floor plan . |
23 | Shakespeare 's so central to our heritage i you learn him at O level , you learn him at A level , you get used to him . |
24 | Damon and Rebecca fell in love and wed after she paid £300 for a date with him at a charity auction in California . |
25 | He gave them his card , hoping they 'd contact him at a London mailing address , for modelling assignments . |
26 | ‘ I met him at a tennis club , and he was a very , very attractive man indeed . |
27 | " His father says that Lorrimer rang him at a quarter to nine . |
28 | For a long time , I adored him at a distance and could n't believe my luck when he started showing an interest in me . ’ |
29 | Keep him at a distance — for your own sake . ’ |
30 | I advise you to keep him at a distance until you are married . ’ |