Example sentences of "[adv] at [pers pn] in the " in BNC.

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1 While ideally this should be the chairman there may be someone even better at it in the group .
2 So clearly now , the , there 's some merit in looking afresh at it in the light of five B , being able to match the kind of funding that 's available there .
3 In the early days of the band , before John arrived , he 'd beaver away at us in the pub , making us think through our attitudes We ’ d be sitting there talking about music and he 'd dive in .
4 But Slorne could only stare mutely at him in the cold moonlight .
5 Turning around to peer up at him in the gathering darkness , Laura had no clue what he was thinking as she viewed his bland expression , which echoed the studied unconcern in his voice .
6 His own address stared up at him in the same black hand
7 " Coming out to play ? " he said , smiling up at her in the sunlight .
8 She went over to the shelf where she had left her drink , and stared down in dismay at the overturned glass , the shards of crystal glinting wickedly up at her in the dim light .
9 Meredith , looking up at it in the sunshine , felt five years old again .
10 Curtis then came back at him in the following set , to take a 4–2 lead , but the Nottingham player was swift to respond with a counter-attack , taking the next two games to square the set .
11 But the way Wycombe came back at us in the first game should serve as a warning that it will not be easy . ’
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