Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 61 | People certainly built last year who first saw us at the Ideal Homes Exhibition in 1984 and 1985 . |
| 62 | Yeah well they , they sold it at the wrong ti I mean they built it the wrong time did n't they ? |
| 63 | It gives me special pleasure to be present at the wedding of my good friends Annabelle and Steven , because I introduced them at the Dashing Disco/Royal Hotel/Country Club and because I have known both of them for many years at school/the tennis club . |
| 64 | He was almost on the point of signing before his better judgement saved him at the last moment from the emetic flower-child rompings of this 1972 Paramount flop . |
| 65 | ‘ I started a similar scheme in Wellington , but then I did it at the same hour on the same day every week . |
| 66 | As Tomsky put it at the Fifth Congress of Trade Unions on 2 October 1922 : ‘ Without the strengthening and support of transport there can be no construction of socialism . ’ |
| 67 | Furthermore , as Martov put it at the 1903 congress , all members of the party should be concerned with the disabilities of minorities , not just the minority itself . |
| 68 | Quickly loading the Very pistol with the red cartridge , Larsen aimed it at the open skylight and pulled the trigger . |
| 69 | Sir , May I express through your columns Sends a Cow 's gratitude to the many people in our beleaguered industry who generously supported us at the Royal Show this year . |
| 70 | ‘ When I was ten , my Dad bought me a guitar for Christmas , which I 'd asked for , but at the same time he enrolled me at the local golf club ! |
| 71 | Much to my surprise , Karen greeted me at the front door with a glass of champagne in her hand and , still more unusual , a smile on her face . |
| 72 | Both the Aurora Hotel and Labrador Inn were fully booked and the cab driver finally deposited them at the Royal Inn . |
| 73 | A sentiment that ambushed her at the coldest moments . |
| 74 | Ahmad Soungui , hitherto Foreign Minister , became Minister of Information and Culture , and the former Minister of Information , Culture and Tourism , Mahamat Saleh Ahmat replaced him at the Foreign Ministry . |
| 75 | He left her at the large ornate gate , and she walked up the short drive to the front door . |
| 76 | There is still a skid mark from one end of the runway to where the ‘ Fury left it at the other end . |
| 77 | He also fitted it at the top end of the door . |
| 78 | Ian came with us part of the way , so we took two cars and left ours at the finishing point and Ian 's at the entrance to the track . |
| 79 | She spotted us at the same time and after a long look , took her offspring and ambled away along the side of the mountain . |
| 80 | He ripped the pages from the note-book , screwed them up , and hurled them at the waste-paper basket . |
| 81 | Fear gripped her at the demoniacal glint in his dark eyes . |
| 82 | Tom unbuttoned his overcoat , fished in the pocket of the dark suit which he scathingly referred to as his ‘ city uniform ’ for his identity card and flashed it at the uniformed security man . |
| 83 | ‘ Listen , friend , ’ the Campbell produced a pistol and pointed it at the tall boy , ‘ do you see this ? ’ |
| 84 | The assistant then ushered them through the doorway behind the counter , removed a sonic transmitter from his pocket and pointed it at the empty bookcase against the opposite wall . |
| 85 | Well I called a meeting but I did n't think I advertised it well enough because there was a lot of interest and then I think we held it at the wrong time as well did n't we , |