Example sentences of "and [vb past] [prep] [pers pn] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gassendi adopted it enthusiastically and argued for it at great length . |
| 2 | With a joy to his flight that evidently surprised and alarmed them he turned and stooped towards them at speed , not to attack them so much as show them that he was a golden eagle and could fly where he pleased . |
| 3 | Early workings were always upon these outcrops , yet despite their equipment and methods ( all very labour intensive ) the " old men " sank up to 200 ft. on the Bonsor Vein prior to the Civil War , and drove into it at least two long adits or " stollen(s) " in hard rock without the aid of explosives . |
| 4 | With a hiss , the double-sided door began to close , just as the figure of Mahon turned the corner and came after them at a terrifying speed . |
| 5 | They called to him twice before he heard , and then he started and came after them at a rapid walk , like a man driven by some urgent pain he could not slough off . |
| 6 | He shut the door of his apartment and turned to her at once , putting her shoulders against the wall , knocking her legs apart with his knee . |
| 7 | If I think the short-term one first , that 's perhaps the most obvious one , in the sense that most is written and talked about it at the moment , erm namely the cutbacks on expenditure in education . |
| 8 | He seemed a little tense , and looked past me at the bedroom door ; and I was reminded of that first day . |
| 9 | She flashed the note around , proudly though covertly , and looked for him at the bus stop , but she could not look for him without some misgiving . |
| 10 | Outside , she stood and looked about her at the maze of buildings . |
| 11 | That 's the man he is , ’ said Adam abruptly , and strode before them at a furious pace towards the guest-house , pursued by the pain he could not outdistance . |
| 12 | John Howard received his dukedom , supported Richard against rebels later the same year , and died with him at Bosworth . |
| 13 | Peter accompanied Simon throughout his final campaign and died with him at Evesham 4 August 1265 . |
| 14 | John Howard received his dukedom , supported Richard against rebels later the same year , and died with him at Bosworth . |
| 15 | After she had signed in , Brian Everthorpe directed her to the section of the car park reserved for visitors , and waited for her at the entrance to the Administration Block . |
| 16 | I waited and waited for him at the points and eventually met him about three or four o'clock in the morning for the first time . |
| 17 | Then a blue Rover drew out and flashed past them at speed , two people waving . |
| 18 | The victims were sitting on a bench when one car hit the other , bounced off and ploughed into them at 80mph , it was alleged . |
| 19 | Alfred was an occasional visitor to his kinsman Doniert and stayed with him at Liskeard to hunt the red deer and wild boar as well as to visit St. Gueryr , a friend of St. Neot skilled in healing , Alfred not being a well man . |
| 20 | Well I remember being aboard the Brandon , because Uncle John came and stayed with us at the cliff and er , er father was at sea somewhere but he came and stayed with us and then he now went down into er to see his captain cos they were sailing on on the tide the next day . |
| 21 | You came without warning and without asking my permission and sat with her at the back of the lecture theatre , exchanging glances and comments . |
| 22 | When the women went out into the fields to help their menfolk with the haymaking , it was noted , although no one passed a comment , that Bob sought her out and sat with her at 'lowance time . |