Example sentences of "[det] [vb past] at the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 This occurred at the main dispensing chemist in Wirral 's largest township :
2 Few biologists have not at one time or another marvelled at the exquisite fit that can be found between the characteristics of an organism and the characteristics of its environment .
3 But this struck at the very heart of what Laura was hoping to achieve and she quashed the suggestion with ferocity .
4 Some halted at the right time and others did n't , resulting in a bit of a rugger scrum .
5 Ranges will be offered up to three Greens for virtually the same price as one , with each installed at the required distance .
6 It all came at the right time , she said , at exactly the right time .
7 Benjamin paused and we all stared at the young woman now sitting back in her chair looking up at the rafters , tapping the table top and humming a tune to herself .
8 They all looked at the dark square and saw that it was hardly a manhole , more of a childhole .
9 They all looked at the spreading crystal world .
10 Lancaster , Preston , where the Old Pretender 's advance had foundered , and which his son reached on 26 November , and Wigan all fell at the mere approach of the all-conquering young prince .
11 Nupe said the offer was the same made at the Advisory , Conciliation , and Arbitration Service , several weeks ago .
12 Each stood at the ready , one eye on the pylon , the other on my raised arm .
13 They both stared at the young woman before them , sipping now at a brandy and port .
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