Example sentences of "they [vb past] [pron] at " in BNC.

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1 They flung themselves at sailors in a bid for immortality .
2 When Mrs Gray had produced two very passable cups of coffee , they seated themselves at the long deal kitchen table .
3 Ronni cast him a glance , as they seated themselves at opposite sides of the table .
4 Cos I remember once when they asked me at work to deliver the annual speech you know the man that asked me he says er , you know , they 've gone round everybody else and nobody else would do it and would I do it , and I said good lord , that were my first reaction , and I realized like all the company secretaries lo lord , so I did very well there
5 The Pollexton dynasty had finished by 1747 , and from then on various relations spurned Mothecome until eventually they sold it at the end of the eighteenth century to a Mildmay forbear .
6 Yeah well they , they sold it at the wrong ti I mean they built it the wrong time did n't they ?
7 It was a wonderful experience , they entertained us at their home and took us to see some of Auckland 's wonderful sights .
8 They stopped me at the border and arrested me . ’
9 They approached him at a steady pace as though unconcerned by his presence , but they went in single file , Allen with his hand lying lightly on the knife at his belt and Marian carrying her bow , strung , and with an arrow ready notched , lightly and inconspicuously in her left hand .
10 Cos the mortgages and that but there 's a lot of them , and kids causing it , and Christmas was coming well you know we just , that 's when they helped us at Christmas was really fantastic yes , true I never thought anything really out of this world how the how the people helped We got toys and everything for the kids ' Christmas , everything you could think of .
11 O'Toole and Finch even attended his funeral but — probably having drunk a little more than they 'd meant to , to ease their grief — they found themselves at the wrong funeral and mourning over the wrong body being buried .
12 Wounded men and prisoners could still have much to fear if they found themselves at the mercy of their opponents .
13 and then er they they found it at the polic , the police station
14 They phoned me at home on a Friday evening and that night I went out to celebrate , ’ she said .
15 They caught me at it , luckily , before I 'd gone over the edge .
16 So anyway , at Khabarovsk we were eating ice-cream — there were always ice-cream sellers on the platform — and I was taking pictures of David and sneaking pictures of the soldiers who were on the platform with us but , unfortunately , they caught us at it .
17 ‘ Leeds were on top of their game when they thrashed us at Hillsborough in January , ’ said defender Nigel Worthington .
18 After sorely abusing the corpse , they buried it at the foot of the gallows , intending the burial as a final disgrace .
19 It 's difficult to explain , but a part of me never really believed I should see her again , even after what they told me at the theatre .
20 They told me at the hospital that you 've worked with him in the past , so I thought you might be able to help me with my general enquiries . ’
21 Yes , indeed , they told me at the tabac , the old building had stood until a year or so ago .
22 They told me at the desk downstairs that you were here . ’
23 When they told me at work she 'd bought that , I was , cos they lived up at Green Lane I thought my God he 'd have they 've picked a a bad spot there cos there 's no flood protection at all there .
24 ‘ You 're looking a bit peaky , ’ they told her at work , and she tried desperately to conceal her fatigue .
25 They told us at school to ask a policeman if we got lost , and show him our yellow card with our name and address on it .
26 They dropped me at The Pightle door .
27 They joined us at the far end of the church , Benjamin shouting at the Santerres to stand back .
28 ‘ The Springboks really believed that by the time they faced us at Twickenham — 12 months after the World Cup final — they would lift the crown unofficially .
29 His find was still there when they stripped him at the mortuary . ’
30 In fact , they showed me at the back , she 's got the vertical
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