Example sentences of "[vb past] him at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think you just caught him at a bad moment . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ Is all well ? ’ he asked when she joined him at a small table in a corner of the crowded bar . |
| 5 | He was talented enough and resourceful enough to survive it , although I think it almost devastated and destroyed him at a certain point . |