Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] at a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , you could have put that scene he made on at a theatre in the West End and charged for tickets , I reckon . |
| 2 | ‘ And , you know , I have n't the faintest idea of what actually goes on at a baby farm . |
| 3 | Jamie and I sit down at a side table to wait . |
| 4 | By late afternoon we 'd stopped in at a number of bars along the pier . |
| 5 | An elderly female novelist had come in at a quarter to six and Penelope had found herself trying to explain why her latest novel had not been reviewed in the Sunday Telegraph , why it had not been advertised more widely , why copies had not been displayed on the bookstall of a friend 's local station , why it had not yet been reprinted . |
| 6 | After leaving the letter in a drawer she had gone to a nearby town and booked in at a hotel . |
| 7 | Wycliffe was booked in at a hotel on the waterfront , up river from the wharf and facing the village of Flushing across a narrow stretch of water . |
| 8 | But to this day he had not once sat down at a table prepared by Beth , and both she and David knew only too well that it was a deliberate snub . |
| 9 | The branch road from Dent joins in at a bridge and the hamlet of Cowgill , once a parish in its own right , is immediately beyond : here is a church built in 1873 , a converted school , the pleasant residence and gardens of Cowgill Grange and an isolated terrace of cottages . |
| 10 | Apparently I had windmilled in at a quarter to ten , with three bottles of champagne , all of which I dropped in one catastrophic juggle . |
| 11 | It 's known as the Vadinamian Valve , and it 's big enough for only one ship to pass through at a time . |
| 12 | Greece , Spain , Portugal and Ireland were won over at a meeting of Environment Ministers by promises that the tax will be levied only on energy use or carbon dioxide emissions above a threshold value linked to the community average . |
| 13 | She woke a short while later under the impression that she 'd dropped off at a cocktail party . |
| 14 | The move followed stone-throwing by dozens of people after two youths disputed the fare when they were dropped off at a pub . |
| 15 | He saw it break its flight over a dell between the dunes , soar vertically and then head off at an angle . |
| 16 | Then they built a sand-castle with ramparts and a moat and turrets , and stopped off at a café on their way home and treated themselves to a delicious cream tea . |
| 17 | On the way home we stopped off at an alcohol centre and had a pint . |
| 18 | Not only did the train travel fast , it spread fast and soon the world was opening up at a pace not previously imagined . |
| 19 | Across the road a bus drew up at a stop . |
| 20 | Outside its gate a battered estate-car was parked ; Maud drew up at a distance , and together they walked in . |
| 21 | It will be intriguing to see how Brecht 's play stands up at a time when Communism is loosening its ideological hold . |
| 22 | If you 've ever looked up at a stage and seen a strange device with an illuminated spinning dial and wondered what it was , chances are it was a strobe tuner . |
| 23 | I sent her a brochure I had picked up at a travel agent , together with a bouquet of roses and a letter . |
| 24 | WELL , WHEN I OFFERED SIR WILFRED MY RESIGNATION , THE OLD BUGGER GAVE ME A SECOND-HAND YACHT HE 'D PICKED UP AT AN AUCTION … |
| 25 | Drake has chestnut head with distinctive broad-bordered green stripe , and at rest can be picked out at a distance by horizontal white line above wing and buffish yellow patch behind tail coverts . |
| 26 | He had been picked out at an identification parade only after his photograph had been shown to the prosecution witnesses — three criminals who got shorter sentences for helping the police . |
| 27 | Computer operator Wightman , based in Marylebone , was picked out at an identity parade . |
| 28 | White , 46 , who helped out at a holiday for the disabled near Farnham , Surrey , fondled the girls — dressed as a bunny and a baby — following the end-of-camp party . |
| 29 | Where a problem seems obviously more complex they suggest that the client makes an appointment with an adviser to come back at a time when the bureau is officially closed to the public . |
| 30 | Reductions in support levels should be carried out at a pace that gives efficient farmers time to adjust and diversify . |