Example sentences of "met [pron] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But even before the farmers had come up to the market someone had probably met them at the station , because each dealer had a tout — a local man .
2 A young man in an immaculate dark blue suit took over from the young woman who had met them at the elevator and led them into a vast room , furnished with antiques .
3 Now imagine that instead of sitting behind his desk your boss had met you at the door and ushered you to a seat , then pulled up a chair next to you .
4 Having met him at the station on 3 December , a Tuesday , we walked back to the Old parsonage , in St Giles 's ( now a hotel ) , where Michael Cullis had pleasant lodgings .
5 When I asked Lee what 's going on , he told me this guy had met him at the airport and that he had a letter and had said he 'd caddied for Henry Cotton .
6 Dan Sandford had met us at the railway station in Addis Ababa and had brought with him Omar , our prospective headman , to clear our baggage through customs and deal with the other formalities .
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