Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pers pn] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time he sold it at auction ( Sotheby 's , New York , May 1989 ) it had given him a real net annual rate of return of just under 20 per cent , after allowing for commission , insurance and inflation . |
| 2 | It was n't until the launch had vanished around the tip of Vittoriosa , and the soaring golden bulk of Fort St Angelo , that she realised he had n't told her what time he expected her at Casa Sciorto tomorrow evening . |
| 3 | Well he beat me at dinner at erm |
| 4 | A DISTRAUGHT mum last night begged her ‘ danger man ’ husband to free their two young children after he snatched them at gunpoint . |
| 5 | A DISTRAUGHT mum last night begged her danger man husband to return their two young children after he snatched them at gunpoint . |
| 6 | He told her at length of what he would do and what she would do . |
| 7 | He surveyed her at length as he demolished the cake . |
| 8 | He telephoned me at lunchtime on that day and by a fluke I had a cancellation , so I was able to see him almost immediately . |
| 9 | This summer he displayed it at air shows around the UK and in France and went to Malaga in it . |
| 10 | Horse and Jockey AC match secretary Mick Dryers had an unusual Sunday morning — he spent it at home for the first time in two years . |
| 11 | Cleverly he arranged it at night when there were no cars parked in Clifton Street , otherwise the swing of the 50-feet car would surely have reached them ! |
| 12 | ‘ Er , Königsberg , ’ he corrected her at length . |
| 13 | He whirled it at shoulder level . |
| 14 | He held her at arm 's length . |
| 15 | He held her at arm 's length and smiled tenderly . |
| 16 | He held her at arm 's length until his muscles ached . |
| 17 | He wanted her at peace . |
| 18 | And he gave thanks to God for the grace which had been vouchsafed to him , and said to his mother , that he did not think it good to keep the Kings in captivity , but to let them go freely ; and he set them at liberty and bade them depart . |
| 19 | He windmilled them at speed in improbable directions , knocking over the Perks as they rose to their feet . |