Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pron] at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was convinced that the law would back us , so I found someone at a local law centre and she confirmed it , so we went back . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh — have I caught you at a bad time , dear ? ’ |
| 3 | on a , on how I find you at a particular time . |
| 4 | Where a member of a board is not re-elected to the authority which appointed him at an ordinary election , he remains a board member until the first meeting of the authority after the election . |
| 5 | My best friends , Ada , Nora and Nives , all had bicycles , which put me at a serious disadvantage . |
| 6 | Again , beautifully rounded characters which established themselves at a leisurely pace are the secret of its appeal . |
| 7 | ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm so sorry , Veronica , you caught me at a bad moment , ’ Loretta said apologetically . |
| 9 | Mind you can always say to you caught me at a bad time , you say , it 's supposed to have appointment only , but just say , can you , is there any chance of you coming back . |
| 10 | She adjusted it at a still more ludicrous angle in the mirror . |
| 11 | ‘ Is all well ? ’ he asked when she joined him at a small table in a corner of the crowded bar . |
| 12 | As they walked he offered her his arm , unlike most punters , who followed her at a discreet distance . |
| 13 | Well , my stars say if you find yourself at a low ebb this weekend do n't worry . |
| 14 | Say , ‘ You lost him at an early age , did n't you ? ’ and I 'll say , ‘ Lost him ? |
| 15 | So she advertised it at a knock-down price , and then invented a competitive bid to hurry you into signing on the dotted line . |
| 16 | There was a small gap in the fence that was unaffected by the pile-up and we approached it at a forty-five degree angle . |
| 17 | Our horses had more sense and refused to go further so we stabled them at a local inn where we satisfied our hunger on a dish of fish cooked over charcoal before making our way up to the castle . |
| 18 | Unless we study villages , hamlets and farmsteads as dynamic , changing , developing entities , we will miss the significance of the form and function of them when we see them at a particular date . |
| 19 | The orchestra was not playing it in time , so I made them rehearse it at a slower tempo . |
| 20 | They approached him at a steady pace as though unconcerned by his presence , but they went in single file , Allen with his hand lying lightly on the knife at his belt and Marian carrying her bow , strung , and with an arrow ready notched , lightly and inconspicuously in her left hand . |
| 21 | Of course er they have about erm well I 'm not sure , about twenty eight or thirty thousand gallons of diesel stocked up there , and of course in them buying it in bulk like that they get it at a cheaper rate . |
| 22 | she goes to part-time so they get it at a reduced rate . |
| 23 | Now that he 'd told her he wanted the club , Adam would probably expect her to keep him at a wary arm 's length . |
| 24 | After that they kept themselves at a safe distance . |
| 25 | Moreover , such texts are the more dangerous in that they affect us at a subconscious level . |
| 26 | They bought them at a substantial discount . |
| 27 | Pitching the F1 as a ‘ super-bike ’ , he sold it at a retail price of £13,000 . |
| 28 | He met her at a literary dinner a couple of weeks later . |
| 29 | He led her at a good trot through the country lanes , by Bramfield and Tattle Hill , through Thieves Lane to Hertingfordbury . |
| 30 | The rest clambered into their saddles , and followed him unquestioningly as he led them at a canter downslope to where the hills opened out and patches of ground could be seen where the snow was melting . |