Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [be] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | She just had to turn out , and there was nothing coming down , foot down , opened up , got I was at the top of the hill and she was nowhere in sight . |
| 2 | When she woke up , she found she was at home with him at last . ’ |
| 3 | He found it was at its worst in the late evenings when he sat alone in Fern Cottage . |
| 4 | When the orchestra reassembled it was at full strength and they played Richard Strauss 's Tone Poem ‘ Heldenleben ’ more or less from start to finish . |
| 5 | The guy was probably dead when we tipped him into the shaft — we just assumed he was at the time though the older I got the less sure of that I was — but even if was n't , he must have been killed when he hit the bottom ; it 's thirty metres at least . |
| 6 | For a minute she did n't know where she was and , as she realised she was at the farm , fear stayed firmly with her . |
| 7 | ‘ Famous research on American longshoremen , who worked 14 hours a day loading ships , and who smoked and drank as well as sweating their guts out , showed they were at low risk from cardiac problems and that severe exercise can protect against heart disease . |
| 8 | He acknowledged they were at odds with the Government over the agreement , but said the North Down association would support the party manifesto . |
| 9 | When he arrived it was at a very particular time of day . |
| 10 | I can not say how touched I am at the warmth of the reception you have arranged for me . ’ |
| 11 | I am writing to convey how shocked and saddened I am at the news . |
| 12 | ‘ I never felt I was at any risk and in terms of being brave I never even considered it . ’ |
| 13 | I thought I was at the office . ’ |
| 14 | At the time , Avril felt she was at a crossroads in her life . |
| 15 | For the rest of that day , Charlotte felt she was at one remove from reality , viewing events through an invisible screen equipped to filter out the extremes of sensation . |
| 16 | ‘ The last time I saw you was at a launch party in 1979 , ’ she giggled . |
| 17 | However , each time we called she would n't answer the door although we could see the curtain move so we knew she was at home . |
| 18 | As the evening progressed she knew she was at a crossroads . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm sorry , David , but when they knew you were at Conway House , that decided the matter . ’ |
| 20 | I thought you were at Claro . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I thought you were at Malham . ’ |
| 22 | I thought you were at home , and the demoiselle also. , |
| 23 | Yes he thought you were at college today because I said no , I said erm it 's Tuesday he goes cos Kathy said oh your dad could of come on Monday , oh what 's this lad 's name who was helping me today ? |
| 24 | Claire said , ‘ They were open , that 's why I thought she was at home . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I 've seen Madonna in person and , before that , I thought she was at least cute . |
| 26 | " When she did n't come home on Friday night , " she said , " her parents thought she was staying with her boyfriend and the boyfriend thought she was at home with her parents . " |
| 27 | In Force 4 winds , with the tide running , we knew we were at sea . |
| 28 | I always thought we were at war with the Pan-Prussian Military Party . |
| 29 | Theoretically , every person was subject to the whim of the sultan , which in practice meant they were at the mercy of his capricious subordinates . |
| 30 | The next time I saw her was at the crematorium . |