Example sentences of "in [v-ing] [pers pn] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were slightly embarrassed that he had been left out , but had agreed at the time that there was no sense in phoning him at home because he would have nothing useful to say . |
| 2 | However , many clients were supported by the scheme , and it is only through comparison with the control sample that one can determine whether or not the project was successful in sustaining them at home for a longer period of time than would have been the case without it . |
| 3 | But she succeeded in holding it at bay . |
| 4 | But now , a hundred years on , certain factions persist in taking it at face value . |
| 5 | Paulinus preached and baptized in the dependent territory of Lindsey and his activities there — and in Bernicia , if Bede is correct in placing him at Yeavering — serve to delineate where Eadwine had most effective control outside Deira . |