Example sentences of "at [noun] [unc] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we arrived at King 's Cross I was told for the sake of reality I must find my own way to the Savoy Hotel , although the film crew would be close by in case of emergency . |
| 2 | While still at Lincoln 's Inn he had joined the British India Society and the Anti-Corn Law League , both of which confirmed his radical political leanings . |
| 3 | Asked whether the ice-cool Borg was angry at Loredana 's claim he replied : ‘ Bjorn very seldom loses his temper . |
| 4 | Cos when , when he was down at Andy 's Aerials I think he used to go on foot to the post office every week . |
| 5 | ‘ Come quick , ’ he cried , and tugging at Meredith 's arm he toppled him from his stool and ran him out of the door . |
| 6 | obviously cos of what happened at Lucy 's party I , I on that situation but okay then , let's not take James but somebody like that |
| 7 | At Wickham 's prompting he painstakingly recalled everything that had happened in the pub that evening up to the time he missed the knife , and recited a list of names of customers who had been there . |
| 8 | At parents ' meetings they must be prepared to be blamed by mothers and fathers with unrealistic expectations of their , the teachers ' , and the children 's abilities . |
| 9 | After nine years ' captivity at Theodore 's court he had escaped from Magdala and returned to his homeland . |
| 10 | Well worked with Geoff at Turner 's Turkeys he lasted three days . |
| 11 | And yet when she had peered down at Scathach 's body she had looked through leaves , through summer . |
| 12 | Pandora , the first woman of Greek myth — as described by Hesiod — is made out of earth ; at Zeus 's command she was fashioned out of clay to be the instrument of divine retribution . |
| 13 | The trooper with the lamp had already stopped , and at Alexei 's signal he opened the lamp and pinched the burning wick between his fingers , extinguishing the light . |
| 14 | At Santerre 's insistence we sat and warmed ourselves with possets of hot wine and slices of sugared pastry . |
| 15 | At Engineers ' Hall we listened to experts like D. A. D. Reeve , chief executive of the Severn Trent Water Authority , D. Gaulter , director general of the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors , and W. T. Devenay , director of water , Strathclyde Regional Council . |
| 16 | But when Charlie was staying at Eva 's house he spent hours with my father , to whom he told the truth . |
| 17 | At Artai 's back they knelt , and then prostrated themselves . |
| 18 | At Matilda 's insistence she tried on the gown then and there , even forgetting her tattered shift until her old dress was whisked away . |
| 19 | At Britten 's insistence she sang the role of Ellen Orford in that premiere , which proved to be the watershed of her post-war career with the English Opera Group . |
| 20 | He so detested the word ‘ Enterprise ’ , with its ring of commerce , that at Poindexter 's trial he scolded the prosecutor every time he used it . |
| 21 | Later at Clarissa 's theatre she wanted to know why if he was supposed to be a soldier , he was n't confined to barracks or whatever they did to recruits . |
| 22 | Cec told ‘ Gilly ’ that if he ( Gilly ) bowled any beamers at Cec 's team he ( Cec ) would bowl them at Gilly 's team . |
| 23 | At Hunter 's Thorn he blew his horn , |
| 24 | At Claudia 's camp it is almost evening . |
| 25 | At people 's houses I 've taken cuttings of and |
| 26 | No more dolies or William the bear to cuddle and hug , no more fairy stories at nanny 's knee it is all aboard the fairy bus for the dungeons . |
| 27 | At Carole 's insistence they had climbed the long metal ladder which led inside from the roof of the nave to the top of the tower : Henry went first , Amaranth second ; by some accident of fate , David followed on her heels , leaving an indignant Carole to bring up the rear . |
| 28 | As the transfer was not at arms ' length I had to obtain an estimate of the market value of the house and forward this to the Inland Revenue Stamps Office . |
| 29 | Reveille stirred him at first light , and after one last look at Tommy 's grave he returned to his platoon , to be informed that the Commanding Officer would be addressing the troops at zero nine hundred hours . |
| 30 | ‘ Get stuck into each other , you two , ’ shouted Trentham , but although Charlie started to jab away at Tommy 's chest he made no attempt to inflict any real pain . |