Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In short , the consumer called the tune and the operators who prospered were those who best identified the needs of the consumers and met them at the right price . |
| 2 | He led them at a smart pace along the path where the railway had been and though they grumbled about the branches scratching their legs his sister and his brothers followed him . |
| 3 | The boy found me at the sweet shop across the street , and told me of the drama . |
| 4 | I think he caught me at a vulnerable moment , when I was more worried about myself than I am now . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm so sorry , Veronica , you caught me at a bad moment , ’ Loretta said apologetically . |
| 6 | Mind you can always say to you caught me at a bad time , you say , it 's supposed to have appointment only , but just say , can you , is there any chance of you coming back . |
| 7 | ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time . |
| 8 | I think you just caught him at a bad moment . |
| 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 | The Labour administration approved the scheme wholeheartedly in 1986 , and used it at a public inquiry to try to oppose the imposition of more A-road architecture on the site approved by the previous Tory administration . |
| 11 | Whether you choose a chateau hotel or stay in stately homes where families take in guests , splendour is the word and we found it at the majestic Chateau de Noirieux in Briollay , Anjou . |
| 12 | Miller dropped him at the main administration then drove on to the vehicle pool and , he said , some food and shut-eye . |
| 13 | Or scanned you at a maiden aunt 's , |
| 14 | ‘ Is all well ? ’ he asked when she joined him at a small table in a corner of the crowded bar . |
| 15 | In 1809 William Bullock moved to London and in 1812 George sold up and joined him at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly . |
| 16 | I mean , alright , we know you 're handling large lumps of money , but when you think of it , if you , if you , borrowed it at a different rate , you know , same rate as you could do finance , 'cos which I think the government could do it and make a profit at it . |
| 17 | Instead of bowling the ball , which bore a small silver shield , Mr Cottle threw it at a low-flying swan . |
| 18 | He held it up for the others to see and then threw it at the thin man contemptuously who automatically caught it in both hands . |
| 19 | Quiss stumbled out of his seat , almost falling , scooped a flat piece of slate from the floor and threw it at the red crow , which screamed and jumped out of the way , spreading its wings and dropping away , flying into the cold clear space below the balcony , its final call echoing briefly , like laughter . |
| 20 | Georgina picked up a letter from her desk , screwed it up and threw it at the waste-paper basket . |
| 21 | Somehow she managed to keep her self-control , opened it at the right page and began reading it slowly , as though she had never seen it before , although she knew every word by heart — because it was written from the heart . |
| 22 | He opened it at the relevant page . |
| 23 | Taking the ledger from under his arm , he opened it at the relevant page and slid it on to the desk . |
| 24 | They joined us at the far end of the church , Benjamin shouting at the Santerres to stand back . |
| 25 | Gaily followed them at a discreet distance and watched as they lowered Miss Faith Lavender into her last resting place . |
| 26 | A ragged laugh escaped him at the startled look in her eyes . |
| 27 | Billy rowed across and followed her at a discreet distance . |
| 28 | As they walked he offered her his arm , unlike most punters , who followed her at a discreet distance . |
| 29 | Behind her Rose followed her at a wheezing trot , keeping up with her , until she suddenly mastered the antiquated machine , and sped away , feeling like a Swiss mountaineer with his St Bernard dog , setting off on his errand of mercy . |
| 30 | None the less , it was felt , firstly by societies themselves of course but eventually by government , that the existing rules , based on ideas which dated remember from the eighteenth century , placed them at a serious disadvantage . |