Example sentences of "a [noun] [verb] to [pron] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wipo , the biographer of the emperor Conrad II of Germany , says that he burst into tears after hearing a sermon delivered to him at his coronation in 1024 . |
| 2 | After this she began to hear strange sounds and melodies ‘ that she could not well hear what a man said to her at that time , unless he spoke the louder . |
| 3 | In his triumph the victorious general was supposed to be accompanied by a slave repeating to him at suitable intervals : " Respice post te , hominem te memento " ( Tertull . |
| 4 | Just because a thing appears to us at present to be illogical does not , of necessity , disprove its validity . |
| 5 | ( 3 ) An objection shall , for the purposes of paragraph ( ii ) of subsection ( 2 ) above , be intimated to the applicant ( a ) by delivering to him a copy of the notice of objection lodged with the licensing board under paragraph ( a ) of that subsection ; or ( ii ) by sending a copy of the said notice by registered post or by recorded delivery in a letter addressed to him at his proper address ; or ( c ) by leaving a copy of the said notice for him at his proper address ; and , for the purposes of paragraphs ( ii ) and ( c ) of this subsection , the proper address in the case of an applicant being an individual natural person shall be his place of abode as specified in his application or , in the case of such an applicant applying for the renewal of a licence , the premises in respect of which the application is made , and , in the case of an applicant other than an individual natural person , shall be the address specified in the application . |
| 6 | The 21-year-old track star learned he was being banished from the Barcelona Olympics in a letter delivered to him at 12.30am on Wednesday . |