Example sentences of "he [vb past] [prep] [num ord] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Wasmes he lived at first with a baker called Jean-Baptiste Denis and his wife Esther . |
| 2 | The eastern Saxons are almost certain to have remained at this time within the orbit of Oswiu and it may also be the case that Aethelwald , the brother of Aethelhere ( HE 111 , 22 ) ( see Appendix , Fig. 5 ) , received Oswiu 's support as the new king of the eastern Angles ; it is certainly not at all impossible that he ruled at first in a dependent relationship . |
| 3 | He ruled at first in a subordinate position to his brother , Aethelberht ( CS 159 : S 27 ) , but whether or not the Aethelberht , king of Kent , who died in 762 ( ASC A , s.a. 760 ) , is to be identified with Aethelberht , son of Wihtred , has been disputed . |
| 4 | " Are you going on Surete General business ? " he asked at last in a low voice after glancing around again to see if they could be overheard . |
| 5 | " Why are n't you interested in this good news ? " he asked at last in an exasperated voice . |
| 6 | Outside , he headed for the bridge and there , halfway across , he came at last to a halt , with traffic rushing past , the river gleaming below and the city reaching away in an infinite complex parade of shining white and pearly grey with light snapping from windows and cars . |
| 7 | He came at last to a small , lean-to workshop where a girl , seated at a bench with her back to him , was decorating a pot placed on a turntable . |
| 8 | But he came from last to first under a powerful ride from apprentice Andrew Tucker to hit the front a furlong out and score by three quarters of a length from favourite Sylvan Starlight for Rod Simpson . |
| 9 | He seemed at first to be hyper-critical — if not disbelieving . |
| 10 | ‘ Every man 's death diminishes us , Robert , ’ he observed , ‘ and I 'm sorry that he should die now when he seemed at last to be recovering his dignity . ’ |
| 11 | On his return he settled at last under the protection of Cuthbert , first in the saint 's own resting place at Durham , then in a hermitage under the protection of Durham cathedral priory at Finchale by the river Wear — and the rest of his life is filled with his prayers and visions and miracles at Finchale . |
| 12 | Speculation that the colt was ‘ got at ’ before he trailed in 10th behind stable-mate Commander In Chief was ended when the Jockey Club announced that a dope test proved negative . |
| 13 | The real reason was that he felt at ease ; he was no longer a figure of fun or an eyesore , he had a place — just as he did at first with Sien . |
| 14 | He slipped to fifth with just four laps to go , but miraculously , he hauled himself third place and hung on to win the championship by just one point . |
| 15 | ‘ My dear , ’ he said at last to Edith , ‘ do you think you might enjoy the rat of your holiday at Broadstairs ? ’ |
| 16 | " Okay , Chuck , " he said at last in a resigned voice , " show Momma 's boy here how to shoot muntjac ! " |