Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] at [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old lady was at home but she grumbled incessantly at being called upon to go out on such a chilly morning . |
| 2 | They practised hard at being reliable . |
| 3 | After landing on Kiwi soil , the Kerryman smiled : ‘ I thought I was seeing double the airport we touched down at was called Kerikeri ! ’ |
| 4 | It was he who blushed now at being taken for a country bumpkin . |
| 5 | Parents of fourth years at Falconhurst school reacted angrily at being told to keep their children at home today and tomorrow . |