Example sentences of "to [pron] [noun pl] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Weeks go by in which , though I attend to my chores at the computer , I feel mostly like the unwilling bride of the house . |
| 2 | I did n't say anything about this to my parents at the time , but the sight haunted me for years . |
| 3 | In 1944 the Labour Party , in sharp contrast to its statements at the end of the First World War , declared : ‘ It is better to have too much armed force than too little . ’ |
| 4 | Although why it should have plummeted to her feet at the mention of the unknown Joanna , she could not have said . |
| 5 | During the flight , Diana paid frequent trips from her seat near the toilets to her boys at the front of the British Airways 747 . |
| 6 | Once , her taut nerves convinced her there were footsteps leaving the typists ' room and she dropped to her knees at the side of the desk where someone glancing in would not see her . |
| 7 | She forced hatred to her soul , for him and for the unwanted desire that leapt unbidden to her pulses at the taste of his mouth on hers . |
| 8 | Her breath caught as a strange little frisson of excitement slid from her throat to her toes at the thought . |
| 9 | And even her clothes , once you had got over the original shock , were part of a long tradition of home-made outfits dating back to her days at the Mother Theresa Convent , South Wimbledon . |
| 10 | And yet , of course , she had noticed ; the darkness once again hid the colour that rose to her cheeks at the recollection of the airs she had put on during those visits to the racecourse . |
| 11 | As the rest of the retinue began to come , straggling , into the yard , Groa dismissed her steward and went to her rooms at the other end of the hall , where Anghared , Ferteth 's wife , was sewing stockings and talking to Eochaid 's sister Maire , who was teaching one of Sinna 's girls how to embroider . |
| 12 | His objective is clear : ‘ We want everyone to return home safely to their families at the end of their day 's work , ’ he said . |
| 13 | I thought that it was very polite that we should go there in the evening and assess for ourselves exactly the harm th the possible harm that it could do to their gardens at the back and and that 's why we did that . |
| 14 | The consequence was that , when the value of the dollar against the dinar or other currencies changed during the year , the reported values of trade in dollars did not correspond to their values at the time of entry or exit from Yugoslavia . |
| 15 | In the first case in which such guidance was received , the jury returned with a new British and Commonwealth record of £1.5 million , against an author who had attacked Lord Aldington as a " war criminal " over his role in the forcible repatriation of Cossacks to their deaths at the end of the second World War . |
| 16 | So children sent from the courts , whether they were offenders or offended against , can now be placed in whatever type of residential care is deemed most appropriate to their needs at the discretion of the social workers of the local authority . |
| 17 | In addition to his talents at the maltings , is a champion darts player and most recently was an individuals finalist in the area finals . |
| 18 | Within an eastern culture , table-fellowship and the sharing of a meal is regarded as a particularly intimate form of association , The fact that Jesus was prepared to act in such a fashion , and to be seen doing it , communicated as powerfully as any pronouncement , both to his friends at the table and his enemies at the window ( Matt. |
| 19 | It 's come as a major surprise to his friends at the training club . |
| 20 | Thence it was finally brought to India in the thirteenth century by refugees fleeing Genghis Khan — at about the same time as Abelard was lecturing to his students at the new university of Paris . |
| 21 | The truth he got , but , when he rose to his feet at the splendid Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre to declare the summit open , no more than a few people present had any inkling of what he was about to say . |
| 22 | ‘ How do I look — ’ She stopped dead , her heart flipping over under the sweater as Penry Vaughan leapt to his feet at the sight of her , the height and breadth of him overpowering the entire room . |
| 23 | Some hours later , Ben returned to his duties at the fair . |
| 24 | Will he make the appropriate representations to his colleagues at the Department of Transport ? |
| 25 | He had been to his father 's lawyers , to his father 's banking partners and advisors ; to his stockbrokers at the Bourse ; to his accountants . |
| 26 | Would it not be better to talk to the ambulance staff before he talked to his colleages at the Ministry of Defence ? |
| 27 | A Mormon FBI man who dropped to his knees at the roadside began to pray . |
| 28 | Randolph , feeling very proud , was attached to his reins at the front of the team and then , off they went . |
| 29 | Tears would come to his eyes at the bounty of the poor . |
| 30 | It must be recommended , however , that files are passed to your solicitors at the stage where Intimation Copy Legal Aid Applications are received . |