Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pers pn] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he h He sold them at a profit of thirty three and a third percent which is a third . |
| 2 | Pitching the F1 as a ‘ super-bike ’ , he sold it at a retail price of £13,000 . |
| 3 | He met her at a literary dinner a couple of weeks later . |
| 4 | He remained an active supporter of CND , boasted that his daughter had been conceived on an Aldermaston march , and had once horrified Margaret Thatcher by wearing his CND badge when he met her at a gathering of northern business people . |
| 5 | ‘ Do you really wonder , ’ he asked me at an embassy function in west Beirut , ‘ why we wo n't claim compensation ? |
| 6 | He led her at a good trot through the country lanes , by Bramfield and Tattle Hill , through Thieves Lane to Hertingfordbury . |
| 7 | He led them at a smart pace along the path where the railway had been and though they grumbled about the branches scratching their legs his sister and his brothers followed him . |
| 8 | The rest clambered into their saddles , and followed him unquestioningly as he led them at a canter downslope to where the hills opened out and patches of ground could be seen where the snow was melting . |
| 9 | I think he caught me at a vulnerable moment , when I was more worried about myself than I am now . |
| 10 | He thought it gave him a rakish daring look , especially when he wore it at an angle with his loud checked jacket and green tie . |
| 11 | The tired horse faced a journey of at least twenty miles across heavy country so he kept her at a sedate trot . |
| 12 | He bought it at a London auction — along with a bath used by Madonna in the film Shanghai Surprise — for his Planet Hollywood restaurant . |
| 13 | He drained it at a draught and threw it back , the dark mood that had kept him silent from Ivrigar falling away . |