Example sentences of "[pron] [Wh pn] [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | These machines are chess-playing calculators ; even the weakest is better than the average chess player ( someone who plays at the median strength of all those who know the rules ) . |
| 2 | To paraphrase Mr Polly , it 's only school that turns the young child from someone who wonders at the marvels around him or her into someone who sees them only in terms of history and geography . |
| 3 | She stared at the people in the pool , who had all seemed to respond to the whistle and were looking at someone who stood at the poolside , someone obscured from Rachel 's vision by the attendant 's tall chair . |
| 4 | A proxy is someone who votes at the polling station for you . |
| 5 | An anxious young face disappeared from the window as their car drew up and parked under the dripping trees , but it was the Brigadier himself who appeared at the door to meet them . |
| 6 | And , finally , for everyone who groans at the idea of a twice-weekly exercise class , what about trying toning tables ? |
| 7 | I would also like to thank everyone who helped at the summer festivals : they are a valuable way to promote our branch as well as raising funds . |
| 8 | While the presiding officer in charge of a polling station has the right to ask questions of any voter whose identity or capacity to vote is in doubt , no one who attended at the station said they had been challenged . |
| 9 | The one who lives at the end of the village . |
| 10 | ‘ We have a saying in my country , ‘ for him who stands at the top of the tower there is no other season but winter . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ A friend of mine who died at the front left it to me , ’ he replied matter-of-factly . |
| 12 | There 's a pal of mine who works at the wood yard and he brings me a bag of bits of wood that 's been left over . |
| 13 | The pungent AOR rockisms of ‘ Alive And Kicking ’ , the clod-footed thump of ‘ Sanctify Yourself ’ and the messiness of ‘ All The Things She Said ’ , coupled with wilfully obtuse witterings by Jim Kerr , will still wind up anyone who marvelled at the loneliness at the centre of ‘ Someone , Somewhere In Summertime ’ or the wistful catchiness of ‘ Promised You A Miracle ’ , the Euro-disco made flesh on ‘ The American ’ or even the neon womb-glow of the recent ‘ See The Lights ’ . |
| 14 | If either considers it necessary , the headteacher or governing body may suspend , on full pay , anyone who works at the school . |
| 15 | There was free drink for a couple of nights for anyone who arrived at the Cross Keys with a bottle of malt . |
| 16 | And consumer problems and consumer decisions are certainly not going to go away in retirement because we 're all , including myself who retired at the March , are still going to be faced with consumer decisions . |
| 17 | For those of us who work at the power stations , the idea of going on a guided tour may seem daft . |