Example sentences of "[vb pp] at the house " in BNC.

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1 For instance , I once had occasion to ask him if a certain gentleman expected at the house was likely to be accompanied by his wife .
2 I 've looked at the house , looked at the site .
3 The digger , which was parked at the house after being repaired , was dumped 350 yards away .
4 The awards will be presented at the House of Sport on October with each category winner receiving an engraved Wassail goblet donated by sponsors Tyrone Crystal .
5 He took her arm as he had done at the house , his hand under her elbow , her weight against him , and she was powerless to alter the facts .
6 I later found out that the school had enquired at the house after the girl 's continued absence and been given some plausible excuse for it by the father .
7 A large bony vine clutched at the house , as if to claw down the tiled roof ( 14 ) .
8 DC Curnow has stayed at the house to keep an eye on Glynn . ’
9 Nigel Hastilow , who left the University with an English degree in 1978 , recently completed three years as Political Correspondent of The Birmingham Post , based at the House of Commons .
10 The minibus called at the house , Vin Roper was the driver , and John the helper .
11 The man called at the house in Amesbury , Wilts , and said he was investigating allegations of sex abuse .
12 One of the burglars called at the house in Calverton Road , telling the pensioner he 'd won ten pounds .
13 The thief called at the house on east Merseyside with another woman and a man , and asked if she could use the toilet .
14 The thief called at the house on east Merseyside with another woman and a man , and asked if she could use the toilet .
15 A number of men were arrested at the house but later released without charge .
16 She spoke to reporters from a ‘ secret location ’ at the weekend , describing how Mrs Mandela had arrived at the house early in the morning .
17 Miss Kenton and my father had arrived at the house at more or less the same time — that is to say , the spring of 1922 — as a consequence of my losing at one stroke the previous housekeeper and under-butler .
18 ‘ In the meantime , my dad had arrived at the house and spotted two men hanging around the ditched vehicle .
19 It was eight days almost to the minute since the undertaker had arrived at the house on stilts and rung the doorbell for the last time .
20 She thought she might even be able to get a good night 's sleep for the first time since she had arrived at the house .
21 Arrived at the house , Lizzie 's criticising reaction was still with her .
22 The wilder ones were rampant about black magic , the gruesome style of the mutilations , of kinky sex videos starring Polanski and his wife found at the house , and of the deep drug involvements of three of the victims .
23 He has been questioned about alleged pornography found at the house he shares in Evesham with the school 's Headmaster , Richard Alston , who has also been suspended .
24 Another relates to an incident in which two people were allegedly abducted and assaulted at the house by being lifted and dropped , and then having plastic bags placed over their heads .
25 That Leapor actually worked at the house she describes as ‘ Crumble Hall ’ and that that is the place referred to in The Gentleman 's Magazine is strongly suggested by internal evidence .
26 Slavophiles gathered at the house of Samarin , Westernizers at that of Granovskii .
27 The Prime Minister and senior Cabinet colleagues gathered at the House of Commons Church … it was a fitting place for Nicholas Ridley 's memorial service , he 'd spent 33 years of his life at the centre of British politics .
28 Things had changed at the house in Chelsea .
29 It had its roots in the areas of Altarnun and Menheniot , ( where young Jonathon was christened ) , but by this time the family was well established at the house still known as Trelawne , at Pelynt , near the Looe to Polperro road .
30 ‘ Your men failed at the house and then on the train , ’ Dashwood reminded him .
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