Example sentences of "and at [adv] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unwisely , I let Dana see my drafts of these poems , and at once I could sense his disapproval , his jealousy even , that I had written the poems myself . |
| 2 | And at once I could do it . ’ |
| 3 | And at once I could smell it on the tied-on head-cushion — that same elusive , old-fashioned perfume of the towel , of the glove . |
| 4 | But it was kind of him to have organised this — and at least they would command a good view of the bridge . |
| 5 | ‘ Of course , we were devastated , but we knew now what had been wrong all along — and at least they could n't blame me any more . ’ |
| 6 | And at least we 'll find the girls ' car because according to what one can make out of her statement , they were removed from it somewhere on the road between here and Taverna yesterday morning … ’ |
| 7 | I got nothing else to do , and at least we 'll be able to feel we 're trying . ’ |
| 8 | We are a proud nation and at least we should have been put on stand-by . ’ |
| 9 | I do n't mind that and at least she 'll have a shortish coat wo n't she ? |
| 10 | And at least he could rely on Freeborn to answer it without initiating a philosophical discussion about the basis of the self . |
| 11 | And at least you will not have worn yourself out with unavailing efforts . |
| 12 | Brushing my hair set my teeth on edge but I finally got most of it laying down , and at least you could n't see my new bumps from the front . |
| 13 | Tourists navigated with resigned expressions : this was Holiday and at least you could understand the lingo . |
| 14 | I think they should get rid of the stigma in condoms , cos what frightens me is that in about ten years time my daughter will come and maybe ask if she can go on the pill and at least I can tell her no , use a condom there 's less chance of sexually transmitted diseases , but it 's my sons they wo n't come and ask . |
| 15 | And at least I can sleep at night . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I have had to wait a long time for the freedom , but it will be passed down and at least I can say that I was a Freeman of Chester . |