Example sentences of "[verb] him at a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | I think you just caught him at a bad moment . |
3 | ‘ 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 . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | Could I have caught him at a bad moment , could he have mellowed , I could n't believe it . |
6 | ‘ Is all well ? ’ he asked when she joined him at a small table in a corner of the crowded bar . |
7 | There were the two gold and jewelled boxes Müller had sold him at a staggering profit , considering he had bought them from someone facing criminal charges , and desperate for cash . |
8 | Next Wednesday , a score of television bigwigs will meet him at a special seminar at the Department of Trade and Industry , part of the D T I 's efforts to boost British exports . |
9 | Now that he 'd told her he wanted the club , Adam would probably expect her to keep him at a wary arm 's length . |
10 | He had the faculty of meeting everyone on the level , and Father had a story of seeing him at a political meeting , which he was probably chairing , walking arm in arm with the Grand Old Man himself , both talking . |
11 | If reserved for his personal use , it might put him at a certain advantage over his employer . |
12 | He was talented enough and resourceful enough to survive it , although I think it almost devastated and destroyed him at a certain point . |