Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [pron] at a " in BNC.

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1 My results were received with general disbelief when I announced them at a conference near Oxford .
2 I met him at a Conference , in Paris . ’
3 I met him at a party .
4 I met him at a dance held in the Airmen 's Mess ( so romantic ! ) , when I 'd only been at Binbrook three weeks .
5 I met him at a dance , a nice soldier who was playing double bass in the band .
6 ‘ When he was vice-president , I met him at a stage dinner when the Reagans were in the White House and we had a dance and we talked about playing tennis .
7 Apparently I met him at a conference on the economics of multiculturalism .
8 I met him at a tennis club , and he was a very , very attractive man indeed .
9 I got them at a craft fair at farm .
10 I was convinced that the law would back us , so I found someone at a local law centre and she confirmed it , so we went back .
11 ‘ Oh — have I caught you at a bad time , dear ? ’
12 I told him at a funeral this afternoon that I was pulling him out of Saturday 's game .
13 For a long time , I adored him at a distance and could n't believe my luck when he started showing an interest in me . ’
14 Then I drive it at a brick wall .
15 on a , on how I find you at a particular time .
16 I , cos I saw her at a quarter past nine so
17 I learned it at a college for foreign languages in Kaohsiung . ’
18 Er but I did it at a scale like erm one centimetre for o for every hour it 's blowing in that direction .
19 When my daughter was about four I enrolled her at a dancing school .
20 At two o'clock she seated herself at a window-table in a restaurant overlooking the Nile , near where the houseboat was moored .
21 ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time .
22 ‘ I 'm so sorry , Veronica , you caught me at a bad moment , ’ Loretta said apologetically .
23 Mind you can always say to you caught me at a bad time , you say , it 's supposed to have appointment only , but just say , can you , is there any chance of you coming back .
24 She found herself at a loss for words .
25 She adjusted it at a still more ludicrous angle in the mirror .
26 ‘ Is all well ? ’ he asked when she joined him at a small table in a corner of the crowded bar .
27 Well , my stars say if you find yourself at a low ebb this weekend do n't worry .
28 I advise you to keep him at a distance until you are married . ’
29 ‘ I 'm sure what I say is quite unnecessary — but they might , you know , sympathetic looks and so on — I 'd like you to keep them at a distance . ’
30 So she advertised it at a knock-down price , and then invented a competitive bid to hurry you into signing on the dotted line .
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