Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [vb past] at the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Once we arrived at the house she asked us whether we would go and pick up someone else from the doctor 's surgery who she worked with . |
| 32 | In retrospect , many of those stories now seem considerably less fanciful than they did at the time . |
| 33 | He did really well as a novice a year ago in some top class races in Ireland and , although he fell at the seventh in last year 's Gold Cup , he should be a more mature horse and a better jumper this season . |
| 34 | He was called to give evidence at this morning 's hearing , but , although he appeared at the witness stand he exercised his right to remain silent . |
| 35 | In front of it was the kitchen garden , which was the only part of the grounds to be kept in order , for Adam Diggory , although he grumbled at the necessity , was obliged to tend it as it provided most of the vegetable produce for the household table . |
| 36 | It is probable that in retrospect he gave that factor more weight than it carried at the time . |
| 37 | To be sure , the last page of the last chapter had not been written at the death of the last apostle any more than it had at the death of the Messiah ; but , like him , the disciples enjoyed the characteristic gift of the end , the Holy Spirit whom the prophets knew would be poured out in the last days . |
| 38 | The Campaign now has more paid-up members than it did at the height of the 1970s real ale revival . |
| 39 | Lou never even looked , on Tuesday and Friday nights , any more than he looked at the instrument he played . |
| 40 | This morning Luke seemed even less human than he had at the interview when obviously she had caught him in an off moment . |
| 41 | The film was seen by many critics as Lester 's least satisfactory during that period , but it was probably far better than he believed at the time , while embroiled in battles with Frank . |
| 42 | Yet no sooner was the decision taken than he quailed at the prospect , for he knew that a full expression of the rage lying at the root of Emilia 's melancholic condition must quickly overwhelm him . |
| 43 | She loved this man and she knew more than he did at the moment . |
| 44 | It was disquieting , though , the way he seemed to have to make these excuses to himself , as if his conscience which he had , so he thought at the age of sixteen , successfully buried , had suddenly reawakened to plague him , not about the fundamentals of belief and morality but about such comparative trivialities as whether or not one should attend the church bazaar . |
| 45 | He despised her looks now , so he scoffed at the idea that it could be for sex . |
| 46 | Well if I left at the same time as you he mi he might feel obliged to offer me a lift but if he did |
| 47 | In any case it would be better if I sat at the table , the light was better there and I should not get lazy . |
| 48 | Like I said at the beginning , Rickenbacker do n't churn designs out lightly ; the Atlantis and Excalibur are the result of careful consideration , and if you 're looking for a guitar that 's not only brimming with personality but is eminently playable in just about any style , I 'd suggest you check this one out , fast … |
| 49 | Yeah cos I got up J C R at eleven o'clock cos I looked at the clock up there . |
| 50 | Cos I looked at the timetable , I looked at the timetable when I , when I caught it over there , |
| 51 | Obviously , at the end of her service , she was too old for breeding and stayed with her handler until she died at the age of sixteen . |
| 52 | The sensation augmented in roaring octaves of bitter power until she hung at the edge of being where something — some eternal truth — hung clear and untouchable as the luscious stars . |
| 53 | She called again , moving out through the gate until she stood at the top of the lower garden that sloped down to the bay . |
| 54 | I had thought that if you were not following with a score to marvel at Rattle 's ability to achieve those dynamics so accurately , you would probably feel alienated until you arrived at the next big moment . |
| 55 | He was too far away to hear , even if she shouted at the top of her voice . |
| 56 | It would be very awkward if she called at the house and Miss Watson were just about to come over . |
| 57 | At the end of the day though , the championship I think , tells you who is the best team of any one year and erm that 's the professional 's choice I think , if you said at the start of the year which = trophy we 'd like to win , we would have said the championship , erm we were top I think after two games and we fell away a bit since but erm the time to be tops after twenty two , so lets hope we can get up there . |
| 58 | If you looked at the Trees ' upper halves ; at the streaming leaf-hair and the mischievous faces of the Silver Birches and the wise , implacable solemnity of the Oaks and the cool , wanton beauty of the Beeches , you could very nearly see similarities to Human features and Human characteristics . |
| 59 | Well , if you looked at the lines on the grass the blokes ' leg was definately ahead of the defence , the angle made it difficult to judge if his body was . |
| 60 | Now the odds on the tote , I mean if you looked at the , I did n't bet on the National , cos I did n't like the odds . |