Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] at the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I could have vomited with fear and had difficulty controlling my breathing at the silent horrors my master described .
2 I went , reinforced by my experience at the long X-ray session and the fact that nearly a month had transpired since the photos were taken .
3 It is because of that commitment and my understanding of the values and decent opinions of the Province that I have placed my resignation at the Prime Minister 's disposal .
4 Disillusion me and get my sympathy at the same time .
5 President , delegates , when this resolution was drawn up and passed by my branch at the latter part of nineteen ninety two , we understood the text of Chancellor Lamont 's Autumn Statement regarding public sector workers and a ceiling of one point five per cent on pay increases starting in nineteen ninety three .
6 My binoculars I wore round my neck at the ready for all those puffins , razor bills and guillemots I expected to see on the way over .
7 ‘ I changed my mind at the last minute . ’
8 I can change my mind at the last minute if I think the thing is n't watertight . ’
9 How many responsibilities of a disparate nature did I have to hold in my mind at the same time ?
10 ‘ Strange that , ’ said Bob as he arrived by my side at the front door clutching on to the shop door keys .
11 Full of beans , I took my seat at the stalled dinner .
12 In a letter to staff he said : ‘ I have to express my disappointment at the proposed changes .
13 ‘ I did most of my research at the Public Records Office .
14 I drank too much in my break at the adjacent Queen 's Hotel and would sometimes share a pint with the night porter on my way home at four in the morning .
15 On the contrary she roused my indignation at the two conspicuously Christian aunts who had made her childhood in that dark house at Newport miserable .
16 Today I made a break with habit and tradition , and took my lunch at the New Born Restaurant .
17 I am sorry that I so rattled the Prime Minister with my question at the previous Prime Minister 's Question Time that he has not come to the House today .
18 After lunch I recrossed the road to the newsagents , and took my place at the wailing wall of the pornography section .
19 I plucked one of the torches from the wall and crouched down , wrinkling my nose at the mild sour odour .
20 He sat next to me and I wrinkled my nose at the sweaty odour emanating from the long , black , food-stained gown he wore .
21 This being that you cut off my head at the same time . ’
22 1869 ] and finish my doctorate at the same time . "
23 ‘ Do you know that he also saved my life at the very time we met ? ’
24 It was an intriguing prospect and I was all the more curious why I had found one of his handbills in my chamber at the Golden Turk .
25 ‘ Well , Monsieur , before I met you in St Paul 's , I found one of your handbills in my chamber at the Golden Turk .
26 Sadie Stewart from Duncairn Gardens in the west of the city said : ‘ I get my pension at the local post office .
27 It 's time to try my hand at the settled life .
28 The judge said : ‘ I regard it as my duty at the earliest possible moment to order the discharge from prison of Lord Blandford .
29 I still remember my surprise at the changed attitudes I noticed in other people when I first put on a white coat .
30 This meant very little to me apart from a salary increase and a move from my position at the extreme right of the Cabinet table to the extreme left .
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