Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pers pn] [adv] at [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | They swore that they had turned her down at first , but that she had behaved in such a bold manner — sitting on their laps , kissing them and fingering her body — that they could not hold back any longer . |
2 | ‘ That 's all in the past , there I 've said it now at last . ’ |
3 | She spent a long time near the gate these days , but the snow had driven her indoors at last . |
4 | ‘ Certainly smuggling is monstrous and iniquitous , ’ replied the Mayor smoothly , ‘ and we are indeed fortunate to have stamped it out at last . |
5 | She had taken it well at first herself , somehow understanding that Fernando and Maria Luisa had drawn comfort from each other . |