Example sentences of "they [vb past] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | how they roared at the chairman 's address , |
| 32 | While appreciating the sophistication and fluidity of de Gaulle 's conceptions , one can not overlook the extreme reactions they provoked at the time or the extensive and mostly critical academic literature that has grown up around them since then . |
| 33 | It 's the resting place of 4 of the 5 youngsters who died when a speeding car went out of control in Akers Way and hit them as they played at the side of the road . |
| 34 | Bobsy actually drummed for The Beautiful South when they played at The Brit Awards some time ago , so do n't hold on to your ears pop kids . |
| 35 | ‘ A man spoke to me in the graveyard , ’ Ruth announced , as they ate at the table . |
| 36 | There are many cases recorded in which Christian subjects petitioned the sultan to redress grievances which they suffered at the hands of overbearing church leaders , and where the sultan acted in the interests of the petitioners . |
| 37 | The issues raised by this and subsequent questions go to the heart of the debate on the Compensation Fund , and it is apparent that many of those who answered negatively felt to varying degrees that in the present commercial climate the public could no longer expect the entire profession to compensate them for any losses they suffered at the hands of a tiny minority of errant solicitors — particularly as no comparable compensation was available from the providers of other professional services . |
| 38 | They separated at the corner of Friday and Fish Streets , agreeing to meet within two hours at a tavern outside Aldgate on the Mile End Road . |
| 39 | Eighteen days out of Edinburgh , they perched at the edge of the Hebrides . |
| 40 | After a few minutes Dieter 's car overtook them ; when they arrived at the auberge , it was parked in the shadows a short distance away with two dim shapes close together in the front seats . |
| 41 | As soon as they arrived at the auberge , Rose announced her intention of having a long soak in the bath followed by a lie down . |
| 42 | They arrived at the cabin . |
| 43 | When they arrived at the Ca' del Leone Michele carried her straight to her room . |
| 44 | Gasping for breath , they arrived at the bottom of the pit . |
| 45 | They arrived at the bottom of a winding cliff path which seemed to lead to the fortress and the forest on the land above to the open land where a strange , timeless battle was being fought beneath the dusk sky . |
| 46 | She and Spike journeyed down the river until they arrived at the space station . |
| 47 | ‘ You could say that … ’ he began cautiously , and after that Kate ensured the conversation stayed firmly on business rails until they arrived at the hotel which the team used when testing in the south of France . |
| 48 | They arrived at the unit at about 11.30 p.m . |
| 49 | When they arrived at the barn , he led her silently by the hand , through the living-room , and then up along the gallery to his bedroom . |
| 50 | Eventually they arrived at the kinema , only to find it dark and locked . |
| 51 | They arrived at the Y Street wharf . |
| 52 | When they arrived at the station there was a hired Daimler waiting , with a note on the windscreen . |
| 53 | The train journey lasted all day , and it was dark when they arrived at the station . |
| 54 | Yesterday joinery and construction trainees at the New Careers scheme on Darlington 's Faverdale industrial estate were sent home as soon as they arrived at the centre . |
| 55 | They arrived at the State Bar in Holland Street , and hurried in . |
| 56 | They arrived at the edge of the trees just in time to see Angel One advance to stand over the sprawled figure of Brett Grant . |
| 57 | She had just got to incarceration in a convent for the rest of her days when they arrived at the top of the stairs . |
| 58 | Nicol seemed the sharper of the pair when the Scots trained on a back pitch at the Government Stadium last night , rain falling the moment they arrived at the field . |
| 59 | They arrived at the Pride Club tired and dusty after the long drive from Copenhagen , to find no refreshments or hospitality laid on . |
| 60 | An hour later they arrived at the airport . |