Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [vb past] [pron] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On making a very despondent journey home my wife greeted me at the door with the astounding statement that the property had been found and handed into a branch of a building society and the member of the staff had telephoned to inform my wife that it was there to collect . |
| 2 | My Dad met us at the airport and , of course , the first thing that I wanted to do was to see my younger brother Russell . |
| 3 | ‘ My grandfather had signed his own death warrant , though only my mother knew it at the time . ’ |
| 4 | My mother grabbed me at the very edge of the roof , just before I toppled the two storeys to the street . |
| 5 | It had been uppermost in her mind to ask about Marc , but her courage failed her at the last . |
| 6 | The Careys were also in attendance : Lady Carey glowered whilst her husband busied himself at the far end of the room , totally ignoring our existence . |
| 7 | Their landlord visited them at the flat to recover back rent . |
| 8 | As Primrose and her brother rejoined them at the table , Madeleine continued to pursue her own thoughts . |
| 9 | ‘ It was a brutal and cowardly attack on wretched creatures whose offences placed them at the bottom of the prison heap , ’ he said . |
| 10 | ‘ And , lady — ’ His voice stopped her at the door . |
| 11 | His mother met him at the back door . |
| 12 | Thick , dark and naturally wavy as it was , all she had to do was twist it through an elasticated hairband and pin the resulting pony-tail into whatever shape pleased her at the moment . |
| 13 | Our host greeted us at the entrance gate , shaking me by the hand , bowing to Olivia , embracing the mali and frowning at Balvinder Singh . |