Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | If you if you need to do something about it , then er in order to secure that order for a hundred , then sell them at the old price . |
2 | In short , the consumer called the tune and the operators who prospered were those who best identified the needs of the consumers and met them at the right price . |
3 | He led them at a smart pace along the path where the railway had been and though they grumbled about the branches scratching their legs his sister and his brothers followed him . |
4 | Their one hundred and fifty ton heavy life crane would have coped with that job easily enough but I hastily declined his offer which , apart from any other consideration would have placed me at a slight disadvantage . |
5 | Many are offered in garden centres and shops , loose or prepacked , from February onwards , but care must be taken to plant them at the right time or thy may fail . |
6 | Went to the Royal Academy when I was doing my 'O' Levels , it was a Jackson follow up it was about , ambulance was about twelve foot by twelve foot , it was literally splodges of paint all over the fucking place , it was horrible , you can actually buy them at the Royal Academy , you ca n't buy them at , but he was asking a hundred thousand pounds for it , I could n't believe it , a trained monkey could of fucking painted that |
7 | Low temperatures place them at no obvious disadvantage — they have evolved physiological systems that allow them to move just as fast as temperate or tropical fish , and they are no easier to catch . |
8 | Hewett despatched Charlton around the outside of the inn to meet them at the outside door , while he and the landlord hurried through to the tap room . |
9 | ‘ I persuaded her once or twice to meet me at the ruined tower . |
10 | For a new act , I would have to pitch them at the right venue for their type of music . |
11 | The boy found me at the sweet shop across the street , and told me of the drama . |
12 | I think he caught me at a vulnerable moment , when I was more worried about myself than I am now . |
13 | ‘ I 'm so sorry , Veronica , you caught me at a bad moment , ’ Loretta said apologetically . |
14 | Mind you can always say to you caught me at a bad time , you say , it 's supposed to have appointment only , but just say , can you , is there any chance of you coming back . |
15 | This was clearly significantly dangerous , and so whilst we w had the J C B , J C B down there , we asked the contractor to dig er to remove those electric cables and actually replace them at an appropriate depth . |
16 | Insert split rings along each tape , spacing them at an equal distance apart , at a distance to equal twice the depth of the bottom pelmet starting at lath channel . |
17 | It was a pleasure to meet you at the Scottish Taxi Federation exhibition at Riccarton last week . |
18 | As well as receiving your letters , we like to meet you at the Royal Show , reader workshops and garden visits . |
19 | ‘ Oh — have I caught you at a bad time , dear ? ’ |
20 | ‘ I 've obviously caught you at a bad moment . |
21 | ‘ He has no manners , eats like a peasant , talks like he needs salt on his marrow , and is as free with his smile as a tinker cheating you at a fair on a saint 's day . |
22 | So that 's se and I want you at the other end . |
23 | He told the reporter , who was driven blindfold to meet him at a secret location , that gangsters doused one of his two sons with petrol and threatened to kill them both if he did not co-operate in the theft . |
24 | She was close enough to the dead man to arrange to meet him at an isolated spot without arousing suspicions . |
25 | I think you just caught him at a bad moment . |
26 | ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time . |
27 | I could make it a fairy-tale instead , if I wanted to , Anyway , It 's the capital of the empire ; a courtier starts a liaison with one of the princesses ; the demands she and the impersonate on his time get to be too much , so he secretly has an android made to impersonate him at the endless court rituals and boring receptions ; nobody notices . |
28 | ‘ I just missed everything , ’ moaned Ivanisevic , who crashed 6-3 , 7-6 , 7-6 to a clay court specialist who also beat him at the French Open this year . |
29 | ‘ I just missed everything , ’ moaned Ivanisevic , who crashed 6-3 , 7-6 , 7-6 to a clay court specialist who also beat him at the French Open this year . |
30 | They approached him at a steady pace as though unconcerned by his presence , but they went in single file , Allen with his hand lying lightly on the knife at his belt and Marian carrying her bow , strung , and with an arrow ready notched , lightly and inconspicuously in her left hand . |