Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb past] [pron] at a " 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 | Ronni smiled a small smile , grateful that the subject of Jeff and Silvia had been left behind , and enjoying , for once , the fact that she had him at a disadvantage . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't you know that you caught me at an age when Taureans are at their most vulnerable ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The tired horse faced a journey of at least twenty miles across heavy country so he kept her at a sedate trot . |
| 6 | I , cos I saw her at a quarter past nine so |
| 7 | ‘ The dining suite is Regency and we bought it at an auction in Bournemouth , ’ says Pauline . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Er but I did it at a scale like erm one centimetre for o for every hour it 's blowing in that direction . |
| 10 | My results were received with general disbelief when I announced them at a conference near Oxford . |
| 11 | He thought it gave him a rakish daring look , especially when he wore it at an angle with his loud checked jacket and green tie . |
| 12 | He remained an active supporter of CND , boasted that his daughter had been conceived on an Aldermaston march , and had once horrified Margaret Thatcher by wearing his CND badge when he met her at a gathering of northern business people . |
| 13 | 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 . |