Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] [adv prt] at " in BNC.

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1 But Shuckburgh 's long exposure to the whims and sensibilities of Eden and Churchill led him on at least one occasion to comment favourably on Eisenhower and Dulles as political leaders .
2 ‘ Master Daunbey , ’ Mandeville caught him up at the corner of the gallery .
3 The early starts were a disadvantage , but Charles had minimized that by staying with Miles and Juliet and having the car pick him up at six .
4 When she returned Joyce Babcock sought her out at once .
5 But his victory at Stoke on Saturday has him back at the top of the list .
6 ‘ We had breakfast and Mummy dropped me off at the playground , ’ Verena told police .
7 Then Kurt has to shell out a considerable amount of money , maybe $25,000 , for the first class plane seats so that Courtney can fly home lying down and a specially appointed ambulance to pick her up at LA airport .
8 IN A desperate attempt to cheer ourselves up at one particularly gloomy moment last week , my Somerset neighbour William Rees-Mogg and I were trying to construct the scenario of what might happen if Labour scraped into power .
9 but er any attempt to put anything on at the back to the extent , right up to the Scout 's hut in Beech Hall will , I think , generate a lot of feelings about
10 Dana saw me off at the station .
11 Branson took him in at a glance .
12 The bookmakers clearly believe Salsabil has the speed to win the 1,000 Guineas , William Hill putting her in at 16-1 for the Newmarket Classic .
13 Hilary was eighteen when Meredith picked him up at the BBC Club . ’
14 We got a same day driver picking me up at five fo , five thirty outside the hotel .
15 Oh , when she came with the baby and the young girl to see me off at the station , I was unable to speak .
16 In making up , sew down the strip at the lower edge of the cable at the back and thread it up through the cable twist to sew it in at the top .
17 At Thanksgiving 1985 , Bush sent North a postcard thanking him for his work ‘ with the hostage thing and in Central America ’ and exhorting him to get some turkey ; North read it out at his trial four years later as evidence of approval , but it was all delightfully vague .
18 It seems as if the reason that IBM UK Ltd could n't get any cash from its parent to bail it out at the end of last year and reportedly was told to go factor its receivables , is that IBM Corp was too busy bailing out IBM Deutschland GmbH .
19 It seems as if the reason that IBM UK Ltd could n't get any cash from its parent to bail it out at the end of last year and reportedly was told to go factor its receivables , is that IBM Corp was too busy bailing out IBM Deutschland GmbH .
20 Richard Cohen , who commissioned the book , said : ‘ I was very glad the judge threw it out at the very first stage .
21 His limbs pulled themselves up at ridiculous angles .
22 Then she has Darren until May picks him up at seven .
23 Blind panic sent her off at a stumbling run .
24 McGee knew of only one way to circle the ring — clockwise — and Denny put him off at will .
25 MIKE SLEMEN last night vowed to bring the Springbok celebrations to a halt when the North take them on at Elland Road , Leeds tonight .
26 Kim held him out at arm 's length .
27 Erm there have been attempts to brighten them up at various times .
28 John Delaney knew now that all along it had been hunting them , that it was still hunting them , waiting for the right moment to pick them off at will , one at a time .
29 Topknot screeched something back at Gurder .
30 Tom settled himself down at the table and said , ‘ Now , let's have a chat about what we 're going to do when this snow clears .
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