Example sentences of "he [adv] [vb past] at a " in BNC.

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1 In October 1967 , when he was manager of Chelsea he was suspended by the English FA for 28 days for alleged misconduct during a friendly match in Bermuda , where he persistently swore at a black referee .
2 He finally arrived at a compromise with her , which was that he could have three independent , non-civil servant , advisers .
3 Smiling , she wondered whether he ever moved at a normal pace .
4 He always stayed at a high-class hotel on trips abroad .
5 He also hinted at a release of a new machine next year .
6 He then worked at a Salmon Farm near Fort William before joining Douglas Reyburn , where he now concentrates on new developments and quality control .
7 But one day , as he sat by a mountain stream , he actually looked at a flower , and for the first time in ten years he realized how beautiful something living could be .
8 He had an idea that he would find himself another flat , and he actually called at a number of agencies in the Bayswater area and asked for their lists .
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