Example sentences of "[noun] i [vb past] [verb] at the " in BNC.

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1 It turned out that her son was a great friend of the paraquat-wielding monk I had seen at the monastery farm near Roscrea .
2 But fascinated as I was by these aquatic birds , I longed to see the falcons and owls I 'd seen at the zoo flying free , and this is a rare occurrence .
3 One question I did ask at the Fire and Public Protection Committees what happens when you do n't , when we bring in a unity authority status .
4 I suddenly felt nauseous with anger and humiliation — none of the things I 'd felt at the time .
5 Like that deep trog of a bank manager I went to see at the end of my first term at university .
6 Awake , like this , the animal seemed perfectly normal , not at all like the crazed , somersaulting creature I had seen at the cottage .
7 THE FIRST thing I had to do at the NME was draw a cucumber .
8 It was n't that the song had a particular relevance — it was n't about AIDS — but it was a song that I felt was the best way of expressing myself and also the best thing I had to offer at the time .
9 Either way half the food I had bought at the weekend was wasted .
10 On reading the Echo report I had to look at the top of the page to make certain that the date was June 1st and not April 1st .
11 Others I had met at the Commando Training Centre in the Scottish Highlands .
12 I disabused his mind on this point by telling him about the fresh pug marks I had seen at the pool , and advised him very strongly to collect his buffaloes and return to the village .
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