Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] and [verb] at [art] " in BNC.

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1 There are other places she could go to , of course , but so many of them would be clubs in which she would be expected to communicate and contribute at a time when all she wants is occasionally simply to be ‘ with ’ people and to be able to depart when she wishes without giving offence or disturbing the gathering .
2 You all learned to swim and dive at the Kokine Swimming Club , and you and Mig became Girl Guides at the school .
3 As a result of their ascetic lifestyle and their verbal assaults on their less godly neighbours , they were frequently subjected to ridicule and abuse at the hands of their contemporaries .
4 In the legend Tristan is condemned to death by his uncle Mark for having fallen in love with Iseult , but on his way to his death is allowed to pause and pray at a wayside chapel .
5 Any member of a company entitled to attend and vote at a meeting is entitled to appoint another person ( whether a member or not ) as his proxy to attend and vote instead of him .
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