Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [pron] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the post of Missioner at Warrington became vacant , he applied for it at the age of 38 , and he remained at Warrington until his retirement thirty years later . |
| 2 | After the winner I rode for him at York . ’ |
| 3 | Repetitive enough to appeal to Matthew , 4 , who asked for it at bedtime four nights running , and with sophisticated touches appreciated by William , 6 , normally a boy of the He Man persuasion . |
| 4 | I asked for it at the suggestion of my cousin Sarah , who was slightly older than me and whom I greatly admired . |
| 5 | The report on the projected sales for the next quarter , he asked for it at the last meeting , it 's okay . |
| 6 | It means living with the perspective that we are in touch with the Lord Whose Son died so that we might enjoy the sort of life that He planned for us at the beginning of Genesis , and living with that perspective and privilege . |
| 7 | She paused , surprised by the wave of pain and nostalgia that passed through her at the mention of the name , leaving her weak and trembling ; as if the sights , sounds , smells , tastes , feelings , sufferings of years could be experienced again in a single spasm of sickening intensity : the cold cubicle , the rustle of habits and the squeaking of boots as the nuns filed into the chapel , the stink of stew in the refectory ; her first lesson , the children shaking their up-stretched hands , eager to please the new sister ; Hilda , dew-fresh in her white blouse and neatly-pressed gym-slip , shy and ardent in the back row ; Hilda and herself together in the copse , in the chapel , in the cloisters , praying , talking , joking , sharing secrets , confidences … |
| 8 | Gassendi adopted it enthusiastically and argued for it at great length . |
| 9 | Throughout his life the author loved and drew inspiration from the whole region , from Smailholm to ‘ Scott 's View ’ above the river Tweed and the house he built for himself at Abbotsford . |
| 10 | His only source of superiority is that Frye fagged for him at school . |
| 11 | She closed her eyes as the memory rushed back vividly into her mind again , and a feeling of panic rose through her at the thought that a fierce spark of that madness might be living on within her as she approached the middle of her life . |
| 12 | Sylvie moved towards them at once . |
| 13 | The Woodvilles had given no grounds for complaint when he moved against them at the end of April , and the protectorate was still viable in mid June when he chose to end it . |
| 14 | The Woodvilles had given no grounds for complaint when he moved against them at the end of April , and the protectorate was still viable in mid June when he chose to end it . |
| 15 | One evening she dined with him at , curiously it seems to us , the Midland Hotel . |
| 16 | They 'd danced to Michael 's band and her glossy pink trousers flashed and moved in the dimmed lights , and he had felt elated and mildly drunk , and had lost most of the inhibitions he 'd had about dancing , until it became clear to his confused brain that the drummer , who had soft dark hair and was probably a potential Celtic supporter , was getting on so well with Amanda that perhaps they should move on elsewhere , and he swayed out of the room , pushing her in front of him , and bumped into someone at the door , and had realised it was the man in the raincoat , only he was in a dark suit and a tie with geometric designs . |
| 17 | Unexpected excitement flickered inside her at the thought . |
| 18 | Fenella looked over her shoulder at them and saw that they were looking at her with such blind trust and with such faith that cold anger rose in her at the evil Lord who had forced them to his work . |
| 19 | He proposed to her at the offices of Faber and Faber ; after she had accepted , he explained that he would have asked her much sooner if he had known her real feelings towards him , but she had been so formal with him that he was not even sure if she liked him — which , after eight years , suggests an odd insecurity or impercipience . |
| 20 | I was therefore delighted when one day in May they suddenly reported to me at Luqa . |
| 21 | Newman referred to himself at the time as a ‘ benevolent despot ’ . |
| 22 | It never occurred to me at all . |
| 23 | I accepted this as natural ; it never occurred to me at the time that a housemaster could also be a friend . |
| 24 | ‘ It occurred to me at the time , ’ said Ian carefully , thinking that two could play at infant teaching , ‘ that it was candlelight , not , that is to say ’ — he managed contempt in his tone with no effort at all — ‘ electric light . ’ |
| 25 | He created around himself at Hamilton Terrace a kind of family and it was this aspect of his life that allowed Susan Einzig to conceive of herself as a mother figure . |
| 26 | Then she gazed past him at Alexei . |
| 27 | She came between them at speed , the air thunderous in her wings , which were more massive than any golden eagle 's he had yet seen or imagined . |
| 28 | ‘ The guy who scored for us at Wembley , Kjetil Rekdal , is mad about English football . |
| 29 | With a hiss , the double-sided door began to close , just as the figure of Mahon turned the corner and came after them at a terrifying speed . |
| 30 | They called to him twice before he heard , and then he started and came after them at a rapid walk , like a man driven by some urgent pain he could not slough off . |