Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] at " in BNC.

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1 When he is truly King , he will find other favourites , and no reason to keep you or me at his side .
2 Although you should be helpful and guide the candidate through the interview do not go too far and start ‘ pointing ’ him or her at the right answers .
3 That is to say , he or she must believe that it is God 's will for him or her at that time .
4 When planning a project which is likely to affect your neighbour in any way , it 's always advisable to consult him or her at an early stage , so that he is fully aware of your plans .
5 If your child is in hospital you should be allowed access to him or her at all times , wherever possible .
6 Even where it at first appears to be a rather pointless reaction there is invariably found to be some rational element , which means that conflict must be classed alongside other forms of purposive social action .
7 ‘ No one ever gave me the slightest inkling that they thought any different than me at the recording sessions and things like that .
8 Get talking to people over a few drinks ; you 're better than me at that sort of thing . ’
9 They are better than me at some things .
10 He lives down near the bottom of Wind Street , got a shop he has , a well-to-do sort of man , better off than me at any rate . ’
11 I can diagnose tonsillitis , there 's an ENT surgeon who is far better than me at that ; I can diagnose appendicitis , hearts , whatever you can think of , there 's someone who is much better than me at it and these people are all now available to the population .
12 I can diagnose tonsillitis , there 's an ENT surgeon who is far better than me at that ; I can diagnose appendicitis , hearts , whatever you can think of , there 's someone who is much better than me at it and these people are all now available to the population .
13 I say gel but she was a year older than me at least .
14 I think this woman with the three grown-up sons is not younger than me at all , but almost certainly older .
15 He 'd be faster than me at long distance , by a long way .
16 I can tell you something , Alex is a lot better than me at it .
17 I am better than them at other things .
18 But they ca n't keep us down forever 'cause we 're going to show whites that we 're better than them at their own game .
19 Roy Nash ( 1973 , p. 17 ) discovered that pupils as young as eight years were able to say which children in the class were better than them at reading , writing and number ; and their self-perceived class rank correlated highly with the rankings made by the teacher at the researcher 's request ( and therefore not explicitly available hitherto for communication to the children ) .
20 Tour thick skin needs to be in good working order when someone tells you they could get a jumper cheaper than yours at the ‘ Cheap Jack ’ shop in town .
21 all that 's been disclosed is one as far as I know , erm your Lordship can see that I at some stage need to have a look at them , er before I complete in any way so I can cross examine Mr er my Lord may I just say this , on the seventeenth of November , that 's two days ago , we asked for the documents of the necessary twelve M P's two days ago
22 Artemis attempted a smile to reassure him that she at least was n't going to let him down by crying , but he paid her no attention .
23 Brother workmen cease your labour , Lay your files and hammers by , Listen while a brother neighbour Sings a cutlers destiny ; How upon a good Saint Monday , Sitting by the smithy fire Telling what 's been done o' t'Sunday And in cheerful mirth conspire The cutler 's wife enters and indicates , by reference to her ragged attire , that she at least would welcome a little less leisure preference and a little more consumer response to monetary incentive .
24 The markings about its eyes made it savage , wolf-like , but it was only a fox , more discomposed than she at the meeting .
25 In other words , if you do not receive a first grading , that is as far as you go although you get a written critique , so that you at least know why you did n't make the placings .
26 Although you may consider this to be specialist reading , we do suggest that you at least look at it , since maximising your income in retirement could make all the difference between being able to enjoy life or worrying about money .
27 You are charged with an offence which is contrary to section six of the Road Traffic Act of nineteen seventy two that you at Worley on the ninth of September drove a motor vehicle on the A six seven one Worley by- pass having consumed alcohol in such a quantity that the proportion of it in your breath exceeded the prescribed limit .
28 As I stood hesitating in the doorway , Miss Kenton appeared at my side and said : ‘ Mr Stevens , I have a little more time than you at the moment .
29 They seem to want to get a snap of me rather than you at the moment , ’ and she said , ‘ Oh , I 've had my innings and it 's been a good innings . ’
30 Flat brush strokes and dragged ones were compared and there was a realization that ‘ … if you isolate any area of paint … you 're looking at a much more complex thing than you at first thought you were ’ .
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