Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [adv] at home " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consider , for instance , informed discussions of sporting events , which are always displays of evaluative analysis : who played well , who disappointingly , and why and how ; or whether a team has played better at home or away , this season or last . |
| 2 | We could have lolled peaceably at home tonight , watching All That Heaven Allows on BBC2 . |
| 3 | Seaview , a sprawling white villa that would have looked equally at home on some Greek island , was set high on a bluff overlooking the sea , poised like some magical fairy-tale castle , its silhouette sharp against the darkening autumn sky , at its feet the rocky shore that tumbled to the sea . |
| 4 | Lord Derby , who steered the Act through Parliament , would have felt quite at home with the parliamentary debate which took place after the 1952 smog some 90 years later . |
| 5 | They had stopped off at home and packed a case for her and then they had stayed to help her settle in . |
| 6 | ‘ I met an old man today , one of the down-and-outs , on my way back , ’ Stuart had said once at home , while his mother was getting ready to go out . |
| 7 | When she thought of the baths she had wallowed in at home , the scented soaps and thick towels , the perfumes and the lotions , she wanted to cry . |
| 8 | She also admired Matilda who had sworn her to secrecy about the parrot job she had brought off at home , and also the great hair-oil switch which had bleached her father 's hair . |
| 9 | It is extremely probable that it was one of the many plants brought over to Britain by the Roman occupationary army to remind the legionaries , while they shivered in the damp foggy cold , of the warmth and dryness they had left behind at home . |
| 10 | ‘ You draw good pictures , ’ said the boy , turning over the pages of the note-book till he came to the whole page drawing of a pheasant , the cock pheasant that Philip had coloured in at home . |
| 11 | His side have stumbled recently at home but have won their last seven away games . |
| 12 | If you generally only go out as a treat , a commitment to healthy eating will mean that you want to choose dishes that build on the good work you have carried on at home . |
| 13 | A few games past the halfway mark , Deportivo have a two-point lead over Real Madrid and four on Barcelona ; they have beaten both at home this season . |