Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [pers pn] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's the time of death that concerns me at present , sir , ’ he said . |
| 2 | It is a magic one , though only modestly so : ‘ He that blows it at need shall set fear in the hearts of his enemies and joy in the hearts of his friends , and they shall hear him and come to him . ’ |
| 3 | Then the reader 's fingernail will be able to produce the scent of clematis that wafts in through my window , the foie gras that awaits me at lunch , the liquid inspiration that gets me through the final paragraph . |
| 4 | Harry takes the matchstick out of his mouth and points it at Howard . |
| 5 | Especially now that his grandfather is no longer as robust as he once was , and needs him at Arrancay . ’ |
| 6 | Even Lucy 's friend — and later lover — M. Paul seeks advice from the Church , and questions her at length about her Protestant theology , before they become seriously attached . |
| 7 | That is , in addition to the tendency to feel tired because we have been awake a long time , there is some rhythmic change that decreases our fatigue at some times and increases it at others . |
| 8 | The official guide starts the walk at Calenzana in the north and ends it at Conca , and most walkers tackle it that way . |
| 9 | Visitors unencumbered by cars get an even better introduction by embarking at Glenfinnan on the small passenger boat that plies the seventeen miles of Loch Shiel and delivers them at Acharacle without effort on their part : an idyllic cruise . |
| 10 | Among other things , smoking makes the blood clot more easily and puts him at risk of another heart attack , which may be less mild than the first . |