Example sentences of "[adv] a [noun] [vb pp] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps a chicane placed at intervals would be better . |
| 2 | I was just a bit stoned at the time and it all poured out … . |
| 3 | Already a study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital contradicts the Canadian results . |
| 4 | It has been suggested that the story was originally a parable aimed at the Pharisees , which is , in Mark , out of context . |
| 5 | Police say that at about 11am a man reported at the Green Garage service station that his car had broken down nearby . |
| 6 | The sense of the Canadiens ' insecurity is indicated by the belief that Canada 's now official multiculturalism is simply a plot aimed at crushing francophones ' special needs under the political weight of multiculture , and it is , reinforced by the patent preference of the 3.5m post-1945 immigrants to have their children educated in English , which opens far wider career perspectives in North America than French . |
| 7 | ‘ That was simply a letter delivered at the gate just before dusk . |
| 8 | Fortunately a gong sounded at that moment and Bertha sprang up with surprising alacrity and led the way to the dining room , where Randolph was already at the sideboard carving the meat . |
| 9 | And then a taxi stopped at her frantic signalling , and she was collapsing on to the slippery leather seat with a surge of relief that banished all other thoughts from her mind . |
| 10 | Again a volley hammered at the evening 's perfection . |