Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pron] at [det] " in BNC.
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1 | But as to why he knew God and obeyed him at all , his faith was not the least blind . |
2 | I spotted it and lost it at that last roundabout . |
3 | They talked for ages , making their drinks last , and no one came and bothered them at all . |
4 | Later Lisa was to wonder at the power of the sensations that swept in on her and possessed her at that moment . |
5 | Jules paced beside her and said nothing at all , imagining no doubt that she was a poor little orphan . |
6 | Now he had vanished , and left nothing at all behind . |
7 | If she 'd been more of a woman , he believed , she would have meekly accepted his word and left it at that . |
8 | He said a few kind but ambiguous words about the pieces enclosed being ‘ eminently suitable for the audience they were aimed at ’ and left it at that . |
9 | His mother told him she made things to sell and left it at that . |
10 | ‘ Frankfurt , ’ Newman said , and left it at that . |
11 | ‘ You 'll find out , ’ he laughed , and left it at that as Kitty , his wife , arrived with the tea . |
12 | I told Kidsons that I did n't think it was right that I should seek re-election , which was coming up on 30 April , and left it at that . ’ |
13 | It was all she had left now , so she had thanked her sister and left it at that . |
14 | For example , in his Outlines of Psychology , Wilhelm Wundt said that the local sign was ‘ probably due to the character of the structure of the skin' , and left it at that . |
15 | As he dumped his case in the pleasant bedroom , lifted the lid and left it at that , he reflected . |
16 | Ed just muttered ‘ Brian who ? ’ and left it at that . ’ |
17 | I loosely tossed a swirl of Moroccan curtain over the sofa , slid Act 3 of Orfeo onto the revolving mat , lit an Al Akhbar joss-stick , and left it at that . |
18 | It put the wind up me , to tell you the truth , so I 've just brought Hawkbit along and left it at that . " |
19 | ‘ For what we are about to receive , ’ said Uncle Philip and left it at that . |
20 | I had said to a promising-looking man behind a counter , but it seems I should have said ‘ Cup of tea ’ and left it at that , for he put his hands on his hips and shouted , ‘ What 's stopping you ? ’ |
21 | She could have said , Any day now , and left it at that . |
22 | Each time he had given a little shrug , as though to say , ‘ We 'll see ’ , and left it at that . |
23 | Lucy reckoned that it was just some middle-aged woman 's thing , and left it at that . |
24 | But he had simply nodded , ‘ Good , ’ and left it at that . |
25 | Indeed , Hamilton suggested crisply that they had got it wrong and left it at that . |
26 | ‘ Do n't forget to bring me some poteen , ’ I said and left it at that . |
27 | Accepting her decision without question , Michele nodded and left it at that , then , taking her elbow , he began to lead her back the way they 'd come . |
28 | But as more unwanted probings prodded , she was set to seriously wonder if indeed it was good enough to have called at Vendelin Gajdusek 's home and left it at that . |
29 | And left it at that ! |