Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To Ruth , crouching by Gran , he seemed hugely tall ; but he gazed round like a helpless child , seeming not to see them at first . |
| 2 | Once they 've joined in the Pirates Club , you 'll be lucky to see them at all , as they go through their paces for the junior cabaret ( where a lot of hidden young talent come to light ) , or as they enjoy the treasure hunts and fancy dress parties . |
| 3 | ‘ Normally we do n't like people to see them at this stage . |
| 4 | The girl cried out in alarm at the sound of Rohmer 's shout , swinging back to see them at last . |
| 5 | Seven student teachers will be taking their examinations on 21st and 28th March — we wish them luck and hope to see them at next Q.T. Day . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've got someone coming to see me at nine , ’ he said . |
| 7 | yeah yeah and fine now I think somebody 's coming to see me at eleven and then I 'm teaching from twelve til two , somebody 's coming to see me at two but a bit later on this afternoon or on Monday morning I can do |
| 8 | What I still could n't understand was why he wanted to see me at all . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've sweated blood to get him to agree to see me at all . |
| 10 | Only thirty people were allowed in to see me at one time . |
| 11 | My father come to see me at one holiday and the Easter time he see something happen and they did n't like him and cos all my as cabin boy . |
| 12 | Very good of you to see me at such short notice . ’ |
| 13 | I should think because I 'm doing something with some students shortly and then erm there 's somebody coming to see me at two so er |
| 14 | yeah yeah and fine now I think somebody 's coming to see me at eleven and then I 'm teaching from twelve til two , somebody 's coming to see me at two but a bit later on this afternoon or on Monday morning I can do |
| 15 | Instead of inviting my patients to see me at 10-minute intervals — generally I offer them each 10 minutes of my time — I shall invite the lot to attend at 9 o'clock in the morning . |
| 16 | Glaring from one to the other as they stood on either side of the bed , she said crossly to Lucy , ‘ So you 've brought him to see me at last . |
| 17 | Men often ‘ raise questions , and multiply disputes , which never coming to any clear resolution , are proper only to continue and increase their doubts , and to confirm them at last in perfect scepticism ’ . |
| 18 | The interpretation of what remains as historical evidence is after all fundamental to the historians craft , but the deliberate preservation of historical source materials in the absence of context ( or worse still the failure to preserve them at all ) surely does little justice to the society in which we live . |
| 19 | You had to wear them at certain times . |
| 20 | I thought you used to wear them at one time |
| 21 | The note which had been sent into him at the factory had said that he was to meet them at eight o'clock on Boxing Night . |
| 22 | Give me your word to meet me at twelve at the attorneys and I will take it . ’ |
| 23 | She made appointments to meet me at different places : restaurants , art galleries . |
| 24 | But I still maintain to encourage them at twelve years of age to be ab oh I think it 's all wrong . |
| 25 | I do not see much to encourage me at all , but this does not worry me for it could be much later when they arrive , after I have left for home . |
| 26 | Yeah because I 'm doing second year abnormal from two til three so you might be able to catch me at three |
| 27 | And if the committee of the CICCU be taxed with bringing in someone who did not fit the undergraduates of a university , it might be replied , first that they were desperate to find someone at short notice , and secondly , was it desirable that a missioner should fit the undergraduates ? |
| 28 | I do not want to be harsh , but when I first set eyes on him I knew the type at once : the big , gangling provincial , so eager and relieved to find himself at last in artistic circles . |
| 29 | Wallace 's attempts to establish himself at United have been hindered by the player 's desperation to become a Stretford End hero as Fergie explained : ‘ He tried too hard to make himself popular . |
| 30 | Six six contracts all the same print so that if ever we shifted you or wanted you wanted to shift you from estate into to golf or to schools we do n't have to retrain you at all . |