Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] at a small " in BNC.
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| 1 | On her way , out of shame that she would mess up the arrangements , she stopped at a small shop and got some fresh rolls and ham , some butter and some tins of Smithwicks bitter . |
| 2 | Six hours into the journey , and several thousand feet higher , we stopped at a small village to quench our thirst and refuel the jeep from rusty milk-cans . |
| 3 | Eventually , we arrived at a small , damp valley , peat and heather-filled , where insects hummed in the still air . |
| 4 | They stopped at a small bar where everybody spoke Irish , which made Jessica feel very odd , as if she had wandered to a very foreign country , then drove out along the switchback road laid on the bog , through soil so thin and bitter that the white stone bones of Ireland protruded everywhere , mocking the tiny ancient farmsteads where generations had failed even to subsist . |
| 5 | Twilight had crept out of hiding and was stealthily wrapping the dying day in lavender shrouds , before they stopped at a small trattoria alongside one of the quieter canals . |
| 6 | They lunched at a small eating-house near the Brass Bridge , with the Luggage nestling under the table . |
| 7 | They sat at a small table by the window . |
| 8 | He stopped at a small , quiet pub and bought a meal , then went on again . |