Example sentences of "i [verb] [noun] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I made visits at the most relevant times during the appraisal , in particular whilst the inspection was under way , so that I could observe the effect it was having on staff . |
| 2 | So I made enquiries at the hall . |
| 3 | When I found out the identity of the person owning or occupying the flat at I made enquiries at the police station 's department in that office erm they they keep records of any , any information about persons in the area and beyond . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'ad schooling at the orphanage , did n't I ? ’ |
| 5 | Allow myself to be spirited off to Germany where I assassinate Hitler at the first opportunity ? ’ |
| 6 | You know an and I met Elvis at the chip shop and that stuff , I mean it 's |
| 7 | I 'd been officially blind for five years when I met Pete at the Guide Dog Centre in Wokingham , Berkshire , ’ Andrew Miles explained . |
| 8 | I met Herman at the FitzGeralds ’ [ the writer Kevin FitzGerald and his wife Janet — the latter had been Herman 's producer on the occasions when he broadcast on Woman 's Hour ] , and he says that there is less of Ivy every time he sees her . |
| 9 | ‘ I met Veronica at the Anglo-Catholic church in putney — St Mark 's . |
| 10 | You could get an extension , if you asked permission , on Saturday nights for a special occasion such as a dance , and then I met John at the carnival in Middleton . |
| 11 | ‘ I was always the top broker at any firm I worked for on Wall Street and before that I sold memberships at the Museum of Modern Art . |
| 12 | Will I need room at the top and bottom of the stairs ? |
| 13 | I referred sir at the beginning to er the limited experience I 've had in Nottinghamshire where erm a criteria based policy was put into a structure plan erm for er in that case for a prestige business development I think is what they call it , prestige business park , that was a criteria based policy as a way of containing , stopping this strategic issue becoming a Trojan horse for lots of other things . |
| 14 | ‘ I booked lunch at the château and it is time we were off . ’ |
| 15 | I catch Dirkin at the side of the waste ground . |
| 16 | For example , the first issue appearing after I poked fun at The Guardian for spelling septic as ‘ sceptic ’ had an article that spelt aseptic as ‘ asceptic ’ . |
| 17 | Then I noticed Alec at the other end of the bench . |
| 18 | I hope people at the back can hear , erm , we obviously took up action on the resolution passed last year , in two or three different ways . |
| 19 | In the evening , I meet friends at the Devonshire for a drink . |
| 20 | Hoddle says I shook hands at the end and I 'll see you on New Year 's Day . |
| 21 | Wearing an open-faced helmet , I joined Simon at the Escort , climbed into the stripped-down cockpit over supporting struts and got strapped in . |
| 22 | WHEN I began practice at the Bar 25 years ago , phrases such as ‘ judicial review of administrative action ’ , ‘ public law ’ , or ‘ fundamental human rights and freedoms ’ sounded strange to English judges and lawyers . |
| 23 | I have already stated that I discovered death at the age of six , and also that I never considered suicide as a possible course of action . |
| 24 | ‘ I get stationery at the wrong time ’ |
| 25 | My reporting for the Times-Herald under the avuncular guidance of Fred Workman ran the whole spectrum of events , incidents and activities : I spent days at the annual Wild West Rodeo and Stampede absorbing as much of the cowboy lingo as possible ; I acted as Master of Ceremonies for a fox trot competition sponsored by Cal Temple and Trudie , his business-like wife ; I interviewed all visiting celebrities including MacKenzie King , the Prime Minister , and R.B. Bennett , the Leader of the Opposition in Ottawa ; I interviewed Jimmy Gardiner as Minister of Agriculture , after he gave up his post as Premier of Saskatchewan ; I covered celebrity concerts and the annual Chatauqua programmes , among many other things . |
| 26 | I remember arguments at the beginning of 1991 about the precise number . |
| 27 | I recruited Johnny at the Golden Fleece in Thirsk , one of the No 1 Group watering places , and he came down and commanded No 405 ( PFF ) Squadron at Gransden Lodge . |
| 28 | I followed Jones at the Tournament of Champions , which he won , and even predicted victory for him at the Bob Hope , which he also won . |
| 29 | I find comparisons at the moment impossible to contemplate as this reading is so shattering as to rule out any other . |
| 30 | In 1977 I finished my three-year term as Head of Department , and made an arrangement with the University of Lancaster whereby I worked half-time at the University , and worked half-time on my own research and publications , as a ‘ free-lance ’ . |