Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [verb] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was raised in Britain where I took my A-levels and went to university , but I now teach at an American college . |
| 2 | One is that I often stay at a first-class hotel to merge into the background . |
| 3 | Something in me still revolts at an outright demand : it draws me into explanations of the connection between money and work . |
| 4 | She now teaches at a local girls ' school where she finds the all-female staff ‘ extremely supportive of each other ’ . |
| 5 | We both know about farming — we even met at a Young Farmers ' dance ! |
| 6 | These already exist as , as obviously the speakers to the motion is , are aware , they already exist at a national level , erm if we support this motion obviously what we 're talking about here is introducing er awards at local or regional level . |
| 7 | Night fell , and after walking a few more miles down country roads , they finally arrived at an old house standing alone by a river . |
| 8 | They now worship at a new hall , but the pastor admits that many older villagers miss the little chapel . |
| 9 | It eventually arrives at a short recapitulation of the initial music which , in its turn , breaks into a closing ‘ burst ’ of music which does sound like late eighteenth-century wind music , but which is actually a stylistic pastiche . |
| 10 | In October 1967 , when he was manager of Chelsea he was suspended by the English FA for 28 days for alleged misconduct during a friendly match in Bermuda , where he persistently swore at a black referee . |
| 11 | Learning handwriting with the non-dominant hand is difficult , so it usually comes at a late stage of recovery . |
| 12 | Smiling , she wondered whether he ever moved at a normal pace . |
| 13 | He always stayed at a high-class hotel on trips abroad . |
| 14 | My father provided Maurice with a capital sum and leased him the property he now occupies at a nominal rental . ’ |
| 15 | In fact , it is so proud that it now boasts at a European level of the cheap U K labour costs and the lack of workers ' rights . |
| 16 | His little show would n't stand much chance of survival if it even hinted at a bad ‘ season ’ to come . |