Example sentences of "he [verb] [noun] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the ministry of Edward Stanley , fourteenth Earl of Derby , he became secretary at war ( February–December 1852 ) and was party manager in the following general election . |
| 2 | He sought shelter at night with prostitutes , and earned money in various unlawful ways . |
| 3 | I still do some entertaining for Monsieur Félix when he wants guests at home . |
| 4 | Reed continued the pranks when he visited Crawford at home . |
| 5 | He says attendance at evening service has doubled as a result . |
| 6 | When he played cricket at school , he opened the bowing and the batting . |
| 7 | Guy attended the specialist treatment centre at regular intervals , and he received treatment at home from a local physiotherapist who liaised with the specialists at the centre . |
| 8 | I think there 's one advantage in letting the Paymaster know because he deducts tax at source , whereas your second employer may not , and it may be to your advantage to be paying tax |
| 9 | Echoing the words of another Tory Prime Minister , Harold Macmillan , 30 years ago , he told MPs at Question Time yesterday : ‘ We have a little local difficulty . |
| 10 | If Ackerley derived any satisfaction from this rough , rackety , frustrated life it was in his work at The Listener , where his enlightened editorial policies make him sound like a reviewer 's dream ( he telephoned contributors at midnight to query the removal of a comma ) . |
| 11 | Finally , if he gets pain at night he should sleep on an extra pillow or raise the head of the bed a few inches to stop the gastric juices flowing upwards into his chest . |
| 12 | He was foreman pattern-maker at the English Steel Corporation and he taught woodwork at night school . |
| 13 | Allen said that he called Previn at summer camp in 1991 , using the name George Simon . |
| 14 | His thoughts are random and rambling , not intense but swift and changeable , often involuntary ( as he remembers incidents at home ) and often compelling ( as he regrets the passing of Duckwich , a strong influence on him ) . |
| 15 | In the adult world he finds success at work and discusses romance , but soon learns that being a grown up is not all that 's it cracked up to be . |
| 16 | Connors left the Brazilian shaking his head in disbelief as he hit winners at will and showed the kind of form that rocketed him to the semi-finals last year . |
| 17 | Stapleton , a former Republic of Ireland international , has played in every game since he took charge at Valley Parade in mid-December . |
| 18 | LAURA THOMPSON , in her profile of Jonathan Davies ( ‘ In a League of His Own ’ , February ) , writes : ‘ He speaks Welsh at home . |
| 19 | Stewart became still more of a national hero when he represented Australia at rowing in the Melbourne Olympics . |
| 20 | For a short time in 1890 he attended classes at University College London as an unmatriculated student . |
| 21 | His baggy rambles about his day-to-day , metropolitan life , and his energetic use of his body in his joke-telling ( he calls it ‘ physicalising ’ , but then he did drama at university ) has earned him two appearances on Tonight With Jonathan Ross , about a million bookings per week on the London circuit , and a place in the hearts of audiences and promoters . |
| 22 | He preferred life at court to the hardships of campaigning ; he liked to deck himself in strings of precious stones and belts studded with priceless gems ; he wore clothes of the finest silk and from each ear lobe he hung a single pearl of remarkable size . |
| 23 | He had pride at stake , deposed champion Senna to humble — and a point to underline to the team that has negligently abandoned him to a new career in America . |
| 24 | He had success at Formula 5000 and when he returned to Formula One it was with better results that his first attempt . |
| 25 | I 've seen him since with some really nice women and he had girls at school as well . |
| 26 | They seem to have disregarded one immediately evident aspect of Mr Fraser 's life ; it being Fair Day at Strichen he had guests at lunch , one of whom had at least been sufficiently energetic to have attended a lecture Dr Johnson gave at Lichfield . |
| 27 | He left Liverpool at Easter 1930 . |
| 28 | We have reports of his school progress for the two half-years ending July 1894 and December 1894 ( he left school at Easter 1895 before the July report ) . |
| 29 | Well he makes tea at night . |