Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | In short , the consumer called the tune and the operators who prospered were those who best identified the needs of the consumers and met them at the right price . |
2 | ‘ I met them at the same time , ’ Tim recalls . |
3 | The rest clambered into their saddles , and followed him unquestioningly as he led them at a canter downslope to where the hills opened out and patches of ground could be seen where the snow was melting . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | The boy found me at the sweet shop across the street , and told me of the drama . |
6 | I think he caught me at a vulnerable moment , when I was more worried about myself than I am now . |
7 | ‘ I 'm so sorry , Veronica , you caught me at a bad moment , ’ Loretta said apologetically . |
8 | 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 . |
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 | ‘ I just missed everything , ’ moaned Ivanisevic , who crashed 6-3 , 7-6 , 7-6 to a clay court specialist who also beat him at the French Open this year . |
12 | ‘ I just missed everything , ’ moaned Ivanisevic , who crashed 6-3 , 7-6 , 7-6 to a clay court specialist who also beat him at the French Open this year . |
13 | Sheffield went ahead after 30 minutes when Gage knocked the ball past Allen as he burst into the goalmouth and , though Walker parried both his shot and Deane 's follow-up , Deane beat him at the third attempt . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | ‘ She caught it at the public baths , ’ said his mum , with another one of her sniggers . |
16 | There was a small gap in the fence that was unaffected by the pile-up and we approached it at a forty-five degree angle . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | I needed to come up with a solution which avoided this overly defined focal point and used it at the same time . |
19 | Whether you choose a chateau hotel or stay in stately homes where families take in guests , splendour is the word and we found it at the majestic Chateau de Noirieux in Briollay , Anjou . |
20 | She was about to shake her head , but changed it at the last moment to a nod . |
21 | One this girl traced my hand and I traced hers at the same time — I went very slowly , which triggered her ticklishness , and she laughed every time my pencil made it to the place between two of her fingers , but she was brave , she stayed put . |
22 | ‘ I told you at the fair — it 's out of your hands . |
23 | Miller dropped him at the main administration then drove on to the vehicle pool and , he said , some food and shut-eye . |
24 | They were watching her intently , with a look that disconcerted her and excited her at the same time . |
25 | ‘ They insisted that they held the meeting at a place of their choosing and only told us at the last minute . |
26 | Or scanned you at a maiden aunt 's , |
27 | ‘ Is all well ? ’ he asked when she joined him at a small table in a corner of the crowded bar . |
28 | In 1809 William Bullock moved to London and in 1812 George sold up and joined him at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly . |
29 | Nicholson 's former colleague , David Price , joined him at the new Locksfields factory , where they began a detailed study of the conditions for making magenta dye . |
30 | She adjusted it at a still more ludicrous angle in the mirror . |