Example sentences of "they [verb] [pron] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What 's probably happening is that you are trying to tell them you are annoyed but also saying you still want them to like you at the same time . |
| 2 | The orchestra was not playing it in time , so I made them rehearse it at a slower tempo . |
| 3 | A series which is broadcast each week has a number of features designed into it to help viewers recognise " their " programme and encourage them to watch it at the same time every week . |
| 4 | When Mrs Gray had produced two very passable cups of coffee , they seated themselves at the long deal kitchen table . |
| 5 | Yeah well they , they sold it at the wrong ti I mean they built it the wrong time did n't they ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | O'Toole and Finch even attended his funeral but — probably having drunk a little more than they 'd meant to , to ease their grief — they found themselves at the wrong funeral and mourning over the wrong body being buried . |
| 8 | They joined us at the far end of the church , Benjamin shouting at the Santerres to stand back . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | she goes to part-time so they get it at a reduced rate . |
| 11 | They saw him at the same time as he realised he had n't understood what the man had said . |
| 12 | After that they kept themselves at a safe distance . |
| 13 | ‘ There are a hundred ways a firm can get rid of pollution into the river , ’ said an experienced officer , ‘ so long as they do it at the right time . ’ |
| 14 | Moreover , such texts are the more dangerous in that they affect us at a subconscious level . |
| 15 | They bought them at a substantial discount . |
| 16 | They see him at the winning post , |