Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pron] at [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Some people stress the need to protect innocent children from the misuse of adult power ; others see the way forward as one of liberating and empowering children , even if this places them at risk .
2 What the voters perceived and clung on to , especially in London , was that there has been a revolution in Britain in the 1980s and that it would be foolish to put it at risk because of deeply felt resentment at the recession .
3 The rhetoric of the Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere still talked of Japanese altruism , but few took it at face value .
4 He articulates a view which is widely shared on the Opposition Benches , although the Labour party finds it seemly to repress it at present .
5 Some demanded them at gunpoint , but we had hidden ours and my parents explained in German that they had already been taken .
6 Badgers ' coats are also getting thicker as winter approaches and this put them at risk from diggers who sell their pelts to unscrupulous collectors .
7 The old records at the Royal Greenwich Observatory contained a consistent error , and Eddy had been wrong to take them at face value .
8 She expressed her condolences briefly and tactfully , in marked contrast to some of those present , who could n't quite bring themselves to approach the grieving widow but were quite prepared to quiz me at length about the details of Dennis 's last hours .
9 For years she has been complaining ‘ I never see anything of you , darling ’ and ‘ Why ca n't you spend a little more time with the family ? ’ — so naturally he expects her to be delighted to have him at home .
10 And at this , Scruffy threw himself at Nutmeg , + scratched his nose .
11 You are welcome to call me at home on if you want to discuss this , but note that I am away between the 3rd-19th April .
12 No , I mean he rang , I was supposed to ring him at home though .
13 She had washed , and felt quite fit to present herself at Pack Meeting .
14 In the nicest possible way , homesitters are supposed to make themselves at home , watering the plants , unblocking drains and deterring burglars .
15 all got it at work , it 's being in an office .
16 Sorry I was going to go down to get an authorization from Age Concern , I missed the first bit , but erm if resources are allowed for this work , would it not be better to aim them at priority areas , and not wards , I mean , in other words , to put it to the areas that needed most .
17 Anyway the tickets were twenty five pence each , so we all had one at work and you 'd got ta guess
18 Unable to avoid it , however , he faced O'Rourke in New Orleans where it became apparent that the Irishman had no idea of fighting ; Burke was able to hit him at will .
19 Because it was deemed to have been lost in antiquity , the finder was allowed to keep it , although happily the British Museum was able to buy it at auction .
20 It 's on the theme of families and you 'll be able to use it at Pack meetings .
21 You will be able to study them at length and note at what depth they are feeding .
22 Tents had gone up and the temporary occupants were busy making themselves at home .
23 But it 's handy to get them at home , so that you can see whether you really want to make that journey after all .
24 ‘ There is n't a man in Britain who would be able to touch him at lightweight or light middleweight , ’ he said .
25 ‘ Hello , ’ she said hoarsely , pleased to see them at ease with each other again .
26 You 're absolutely desperate to keep me at arm 's length . ’
27 And that puts everyone at risk — not just yours truly .
28 ‘ Helloooo — I 'm sorry to ring you at home but I represent the High Hills Park Golf Course and Leisurama Centre and we 'd like you to open our new Theme Park and Sub-Aqua Scuba Centre .
29 Sorry to ring you at school , but I wanted to get hold of you and I 'm in the theatre in the evenings . ’
30 ‘ Since Maisie was taken ill I have found it even more difficult to leave her at home sometimes , ’ she says .
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