Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [adv] at [det] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ There speaks the man who drove us here at such breakneck speed that I began to take pity on his poor Ferrari 's engine . |
2 | Looking at his glistening face , his cheeks and forehead like apple-skins , Cameron wondered what fired him most at this moment — self-satisfaction ? or a true pleasure in poetic language ? |
3 | Nor were matters helped by Violet gaining ten ‘ A's in her O levels , losing a stone and getting her first boyfriend , who rang her constantly at all hours of the night from Beverly Hills . |
4 | erm But they were disappointed when John Thorn equalised after another five minutes and he put them ahead at half time by two one . |
5 | Well he had this environment mental officer , they they in inaugurated him then at this meeting meeting when erm the thing you handed over |
6 | Something that struck me personally at this period was that he had a most strange and cultivated sense of humour . |