Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He led them at a smart pace along the path where the railway had been and though they grumbled about the branches scratching their legs his sister and his brothers followed him . |
| 2 | I think he caught me at a vulnerable moment , when I was more worried about myself than I am now . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm so sorry , Veronica , you caught me at a bad moment , ’ Loretta said apologetically . |
| 4 | Mind you can always say to you caught me at a bad time , you say , it 's supposed to have appointment only , but just say , can you , is there any chance of you coming back . |
| 5 | Apart from our regular rehearsals we often found ourselves at a loose end and would all troop round together . |
| 6 | I was convinced that the law would back us , so I found someone at a local law centre and she confirmed it , so we went back . |
| 7 | Dulé saw him fall , and ran , swung himself up the smooth wall of the redoubt where the gunners were hard at work , and found himself at a mere arm 's length from one . |
| 8 | She looked into the eyes of this human peacock and found herself at a complete loss for words ; and he too seemed surprised by this girl who had agreed to be his bride : he looked up at her ( she was half a head taller than he ) in a way that she might have interpreted as hostile had she not been in too much of a turmoil herself to notice it . |
| 9 | I think you just caught him at a bad moment . |
| 10 | ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time . |
| 11 | They approached him at a steady pace as though unconcerned by his presence , but they went in single file , Allen with his hand lying lightly on the knife at his belt and Marian carrying her bow , strung , and with an arrow ready notched , lightly and inconspicuously in her left hand . |
| 12 | The Labour administration approved the scheme wholeheartedly in 1986 , and used it at a public inquiry to try to oppose the imposition of more A-road architecture on the site approved by the previous Tory administration . |
| 13 | At the age of 30 , I suddenly found myself at a turning point in my life . |
| 14 | Or scanned you at a maiden aunt 's , |
| 15 | ‘ Is all well ? ’ he asked when she joined him at a small table in a corner of the crowded bar . |
| 16 | She adjusted it at a still more ludicrous angle in the mirror . |
| 17 | I mean , alright , we know you 're handling large lumps of money , but when you think of it , if you , if you , borrowed it at a different rate , you know , same rate as you could do finance , 'cos which I think the government could do it and make a profit at it . |
| 18 | Instead of bowling the ball , which bore a small silver shield , Mr Cottle threw it at a low-flying swan . |
| 19 | Gaily followed them at a discreet distance and watched as they lowered Miss Faith Lavender into her last resting place . |
| 20 | Billy rowed across and followed her at a discreet distance . |
| 21 | As they walked he offered her his arm , unlike most punters , who followed her at a discreet distance . |
| 22 | Behind her Rose followed her at a wheezing trot , keeping up with her , until she suddenly mastered the antiquated machine , and sped away , feeling like a Swiss mountaineer with his St Bernard dog , setting off on his errand of mercy . |
| 23 | None the less , it was felt , firstly by societies themselves of course but eventually by government , that the existing rules , based on ideas which dated remember from the eighteenth century , placed them at a serious disadvantage . |
| 24 | Again , beautifully rounded characters which established themselves at a leisurely pace are the secret of its appeal . |
| 25 | He met her at a literary dinner a couple of weeks later . |
| 26 | He led her at a good trot through the country lanes , by Bramfield and Tattle Hill , through Thieves Lane to Hertingfordbury . |
| 27 | The tired horse faced a journey of at least twenty miles across heavy country so he kept her at a sedate trot . |
| 28 | So she advertised it at a knock-down price , and then invented a competitive bid to hurry you into signing on the dotted line . |
| 29 | After that they kept themselves at a safe distance . |
| 30 | Pitching the F1 as a ‘ super-bike ’ , he sold it at a retail price of £13,000 . |