Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [noun sg] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But given their approach at Villa Park last night , they do n't deserve to be in contention . |
| 2 | ‘ Drugs , ’ he said , clearly angered to have missed his chance at heroism . |
| 3 | Admiral Croft , who has made his fortune at sea , makes few alterations at Kellynch ( minutiae apart , like an inconvenient laundry door ) . |
| 4 | I 've had my bite at love and I do n't intend to taste that bitter fruit again . ’ |
| 5 | I 've got her address at home . |
| 6 | And we 've got his present at home . |
| 7 | You 've got your fiancée at home , for the serious , lifestyle-building stuff , and you 've got the delectable Tara out here , for fun and relaxation . |
| 8 | Sarah slipped back into using the name she had called her child at birth . |
| 9 | The fact that the pilot had clearly demonstrated his incompetence at instrument flying by failing to pass the instrument rating test no less than eight times before finally obtaining a pass must have meant that he was incapable of meeting the required standard on a regular basis and in the circumstances ought not to have been licensed to fly a public transport aircraft . |
| 10 | At first the cotton industry had found its outlet at home , where a latent demand for a cheap , durable , light textile had long existed . |
| 11 | Colonel Rive , Principal of Howard , had set her mind at rest , by showing her a verse in Proverbs : " Men cast lots to learn God 's will , but God himself determines the answer . " |
| 12 | He had never recovered his position at court ( perhaps that was not surprising , given the rumours that linked his name with Judith 's in 830 ) . |
| 13 | Here the key personages were the secretary , until 1864 Mocquard , who had known Queen Hortense , and Thélin , former valet of the Prince , who had shared his imprisonment at Ham . |
| 14 | At this level of intimate contact with the sovereign were to be found also his medical advisers , chief among them Dr Conneau , another one of the faithful who had accompanied the Prince at Boulogne and who had shared his imprisonment at Ham . |
| 15 | Calvin had set his time at altitude , always beneficial in the ‘ explosive ’ events , and indeed the previous record of 9.95 seconds by another American , Jim Hines , had also been set high up in Mexico City . |
| 16 | If he had had any doubts about this , the Queen 's attitude must have set his mind at rest : she had invested , on a commercial basis , in Hawkins 's slave-trading and , less openly , she invested in Drake 's plans for a non-governmental attack on Spain . |
| 17 | Thank goodness Timmy , who had hurt his knee at hockey practice , was her last patient scheduled at the walk-in clinic today . |
| 18 | Yes , yet you 've increased their rent at council houses by quite a considerable amount . |
| 19 | Falconer has represented his country at schoolboy , youth and Under-21 level . |
| 20 | Falconer has represented his country at schoolboy , youth and Under-21 level . |
| 21 | Er mostly anyway there is a , a relative I believe er in the town but er my grandfather after he had served his time at smithy , got a , a job in Galashiels in one of the big factories , which was er was the name of the manufacturers there . |
| 22 | But when he was given his chance at half-time , he scored within two minutes , grabbing his 19th goal in his 41st game for his country , and his eighth in his last eight appearances with an unstoppable header . |
| 23 | How I wished I had n't left my camera at home . |
| 24 | I mean , I 've got a , I 've got a French homework that was due in today told Mrs I 'd left my book at home , I accidentally bought the wrong book ! |
| 25 | Christopher meanwhile walked back with them , as they had left their car at home : they had not lost their legs . |
| 26 | and you know the things he gets up to , he , well there 's two burglars trying to get into the house , well , he shoots , he shoots them down there both got their little pop guns and that and he , and he flings irons at them and that and , and marbles and ee , ee , you know , then the mother realizes like when she 's on the plane that she 's left her son at home er , the , the film 's , the film 's good , do n't you feel like anything like that ? |
| 27 | John had dreams of being a writer and had tried his hand at poetry , including an epic poem on the Battle of Largs . |
| 28 | After George had left his basket at home he gave Willie a hand . |
| 29 | She had taken his intervention at face value , but perhaps the whole incident had been planned , deliberately , as a way to inveigle himself into her good books . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's not the first time you 've put your life at risk for the sake of a challenge and I 'm sure it wo n't be the last time either . ’ |