Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] at [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Everyone involved at this period put in time and effort far beyond what might have been predicted .
2 I gazed at this scene thinking that of all of the things I wanted when I was grown up , the one I wanted most was to play a harmonium .
3 I met at this time a number of adopted children , and realised that the problems we all faced were similar , whatever the child 's colour happened to be .
4 When I passed at this point MacArthur said perhaps I would like to hear his summary as a soldier and as no businessman or textile expert .
5 I trembled at that nakedness and read :
6 I stopped at some lights on the East side .
7 And when I arrived at this party , she is totally unsubtle and sometimes very rude , you know , and er
8 I happened at that time to be a Council member , and I was therefore able to point out that Bondi 's listing of observational errors were all taken from well-attested literature .
9 John and I rebelled at this kind of regimentation but Andrew and Ernest just smiled and said nothing .
10 When I knocked at another door , it was opened by a tall , thin man , with long , dirty hair hanging down to his shoulders .
11 What I discovered at this point , was that they , my Thai co-workers , also expected me to be the teacher for this newly organised project !
12 I also said that erm my I expressed that the fears that I expressed at this meeting last time about er the fact that Paul and I now supervise civilian staff , er which I 've never been sat down and told what the civilians term of contract are and what I can or can not say or whatever , so erm I feel it will be quite valuable , and brought it for me to see if anybody think it 's worthwhile pursuing .
13 Catherine Turnbull , Magdalene Avenue , Carrville , Durham : I worked at that time on public transport , Durham and district .
14 I decided at that point to begin using the detachment technique ( see p.26 ) .
15 I decided at that moment that I 'd had enough . ’
16 The last thing I needed at that time was pity .
17 He dealt very little with guitar techniques and almost entirely with musicality and musical ideas , which is what I needed at that stage .
18 Now as I say , I started at that price and I used to have to help in the warehouse , in the packing and so forth , and then if there was any parcels to go into Nottingham I used to have to deliver them , by hand .
19 ‘ As I said , it 's up to you , ’ said this stupid young man , who could have done anything he liked to me — or so I felt at that moment — if only he had done it , and not talked about it first , trying to strike a bargain .
20 And , Francis was frank in the reasons for the substitution when he said : ‘ I felt at that moment something different was needed .
21 I felt at that point if I did n't tell her she was going to find out anyway .
22 All I knew at that stage was that the girls had drowned in a sailing accident .
23 I had an image of GLF existing through meeting people and talking to them , but the only physical evidence I saw at that time was badges saying GLF .
24 I stared at that face and something stirred in my memory .
25 She swept them out , following them , fearing perhaps that they would add to Harry 's fatigue , and he and I looked at each other across the suddenly empty room in a shared fundamental awareness .
26 Karen and I looked at each other , half-amused , half-disturbed .
27 The Lorrimores , followed by everyone still in the dining room , went dashing off into the dome car , but Emil and I looked at each other , and I said , ‘ How do we warn that train ? ’
28 Charlie and I looked at each other .
29 Carradine and I looked at each other .
30 Susan and I looked at each other , eyebrows going up under our hoods .
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