Example sentences of "at [adv] they [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almost at once they heard the music of the hunt — the pack and the leaders , running crosswind a furlong or so downhill from the path . |
| 2 | At 11am they said the baby was in distress and the six people in the room all began talking about the possibility of a Caesarean . |
| 3 | At least they chose the lesser of two evils , but even so Tank managed to create havoc . |
| 4 | At least they did n't stand there looking stupid : at least they had the decency to look shocked and horrified . |
| 5 | But at least they had the car and , forcing one of the Germans to drive , they set off along the coast road towards Mersa Brega . |
| 6 | ‘ At least they had the plane crash in North Africa this year . ’ |
| 7 | The Bolshevik reputation stood high , and rightly so , for at least they acknowledged the question and officially embraced national independence . |