Example sentences of "[det] [vb past] at the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 This occurred at the main dispensing chemist in Wirral 's largest township :
2 This happened at the same time as parishes were being formed , and it seems to have resulted in the extinction of many churches , not only as private property but also as working churches .
3 Few biologists have not at one time or another marvelled at the exquisite fit that can be found between the characteristics of an organism and the characteristics of its environment .
4 But this struck at the very heart of what Laura was hoping to achieve and she quashed the suggestion with ferocity .
5 Some halted at the right time and others did n't , resulting in a bit of a rugger scrum .
6 Ranges will be offered up to three Greens for virtually the same price as one , with each installed at the required distance .
7 That came at the 7th tee .
8 The activity obtained at an intermediate ionic strength ( 70 mM ammonium sulphate ) was about 80% of that observed at the lowest concentration used ( 20 mM ) , a situation in which the activity of P A2b in linear templates was of about 10% if the initiating NTPs were present or even lower in their absence .
9 It all came at the right time , she said , at exactly the right time .
10 It all happened at the 15th , which is now Birkdale 's 16th .
11 Benjamin paused and we all stared at the young woman now sitting back in her chair looking up at the rafters , tapping the table top and humming a tune to herself .
12 They all looked at the dark square and saw that it was hardly a manhole , more of a childhole .
13 They all looked at the spreading crystal world .
14 Lancaster , Preston , where the Old Pretender 's advance had foundered , and which his son reached on 26 November , and Wigan all fell at the mere approach of the all-conquering young prince .
15 Nupe said the offer was the same made at the Advisory , Conciliation , and Arbitration Service , several weeks ago .
16 Each stood at the ready , one eye on the pylon , the other on my raised arm .
17 They both stared at the young woman before them , sipping now at a brandy and port .
18 We both spoke at the same time , and , inevitably , the same words .
19 ‘ I 'm sorry — ’ they both said at the same time .
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