Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He got sacked at Newcastle , but sometimes I think the game can be cruel by not giving you enough time to make your mark . ’ |
| 2 | Man , 23 , found hanged at play area |
| 3 | All that it would take would be a couple more calls like the one that he 'd received at home , at three o'clock that same morning , from the night manager of a certain parkside hotel . |
| 4 | He seemed irritated at Edouard 's questions but , apart from that , sublimely unconcerned . |
| 5 | She was surprised she had n't noticed the coincidence when she 'd looked at Donna 's file . |
| 6 | ‘ Mother said they 'd met at university — ’ frowned Meredith . |
| 7 | The women began to congregate and we rose to greet each other , even though we 'd met at breakfast less than an hour ago . |
| 8 | ‘ I wish I knew , ’ Gregson said wearily , and repeated what he 'd seen at Whitely . |
| 9 | But it explained the 100-franc note I 'd seen at Ma Scamp 's and , come to think of it , the wad of francs I 'd spotted in Bill Stubbly 's wallet when I met him in the bank . |
| 10 | I put a hand into the language space and drew the briefcase to the front ; and it was of black crocodile skin with gold clasps , as I 'd seen at Nottingham races . |
| 11 | He came and stood beside me and picked out one of the new abstracts I 'd done at home . |
| 12 | He did n't always win , and occasionally he came a cropper — just as he 'd done at Masons ' gates a few days before . |
| 13 | Yeah I put all the nurseries , all the placements I 'd done at college an at and the employment . |
| 14 | At ten past three in the morning they coshed driver Jack Mills , and then uncoupled the engine and lead carriage in a manouvre they 'd practiced at Rail marshalling yards in London . |
| 15 | It was a dress she 'd bought at Kelly 's urging , even though she 'd been positive she 'd never find occasion to wear it . |
| 16 | Like one I 'd had at school . |
| 17 | ‘ Fine , ’ she replied lightly , and feeling in the need of some excuse , ‘ I had a big lunch , ’ she added , though was having amnesia about what she 'd had at lunchtime . |
| 18 | After the day I 'd had at work . |
| 19 | I got better results than if I 'd stayed at school . |
| 20 | If anything , it has even more justified my decision to leave Coventry where I was manager and join Chelsea — I certainly could not have been away for a month if I 'd stayed at Highfield Road . |
| 21 | I wish I 'd stayed at home to clean the oven after all . |
| 22 | I would rather he 'd stayed at home with us , but it was his choice , and he 's not a child any longer . ’ |
| 23 | She would never have had the kind of success she 's had , with Broadway and so on , if she 'd stayed at home in England waiting to be asked . |
| 24 | It 's like what I said to Tony last night when I got in I said , I feel I could have achieved more if I 'd stayed at home and revised . |
| 25 | ‘ I think Chelsea offers me the greater chance of winning something than if I 'd stayed at Carrow Road . |
| 26 | I packed the Scandinavian jersey I 'd worn at Woodbine into the suitcase just in case it jogged anyone 's memory , and got dressed in dark trousers , open-necked shirt and a short zipped navy jacket with lighter blue bands round waist and wrists . |
| 27 | I was serious about acting in those days , but the hungrier I got the more my resolution sagged , until a guy I 'd known at college talked me into a job with the Defense Department . ’ |
| 28 | He 'd been a bit funny , quiet-like , ever since they 'd arrived at Thorsbury Manor . |
| 29 | Half past three it had been when they 'd arrived at Mr Grady 's , the last name on the list , his fish and chips congealed and inedible . |
| 30 | Since he 'd arrived at Montpelier Square he had been listening for the slightest movement elsewhere in the flat . |