Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] [vb past] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Havel , who has a genius for pinpointing the absurd , smiled gently and sipped at some mineral water . |
| 2 | They started their break at one o'clock and finished at two . |
| 3 | THE Prince and Princess of Wales went to lunch together yesterday , but arrived separately and sat at different tables . |
| 4 | When he went through the back door he discovered the printers had gone home and thought at first no one was there . |
| 5 | If I was to get a job outside of the centre [ occupational day centre ] now and retired at 65 what would be the point of me getting a job ? ’ |
| 6 | Margaret of Carlisle , 47 , was widowed two years ago and knew at first hand the financial problems that can arise from the sudden death of a loved one and the trauma of finding that her partner was inadequately insured . |
| 7 | And the night that it was over we met in our quarters , we poured a drink and we stood there and looked at each other and he said well , we made it . |