Example sentences of "i [verb] [verb] [pron] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he was clearly relieved when I agreed to accept it at his hands . |
| 2 | ‘ I expected to see you at the ball last night , Sharpe ! ’ |
| 3 | I learned of his death when I tried to telephone him at Ladram Avionics . |
| 4 | ‘ I tried to sign him at QPR three years ago , then again during the summer , ’ said Wednesday 's player-boss . |
| 5 | I tried to tell them at first , but now I just smile and say nuffin' , like Brer Rabbit . ’ |
| 6 | I have n't spoken to Mr Boldwood since the autumn , when I promised to see him at Christmas , so I 'll have to go . |
| 7 | I am glad to hear of your intended marriage with Ellen Nicholl , and , as I promised to assist you at starting , I am happy to tell you that I will pay to you one hundred and fifty pounds yearly during my life , and until your annual income derived from your profession of a Chancery barrister shall amount to six hundred guineas , of which your own admission will be the only evidence that I shall receive or require . |
| 8 | ‘ I want to see her at once . |
| 9 | He shouted to make himself heard above the din : " I want to see you at once , " |
| 10 | When I was researching this subject , the opening exchange of conversations was so invariable that I learnt to recite it at once to save time . |
| 11 | I did n't want to tell her I 'd done nothing at all so I told a sort of white lie — said I was halfway through the first draft . |
| 12 | I suppose the fact that I 'd made it at the age of 14 was important because it meant I would go a long way in athletics . |
| 13 | I 'd met her at the odd party where we 'd chatted and that 's about it . ’ |
| 14 | You know , cos I 'd got it at a P P C as well , for national conference . |
| 15 | Er , it 's in the other magazine I fetched from work after the I 'd left them at work . |
| 16 | The other buses were either spread out in their running time or cut down to form the evening frequency which was less than what it was during the peak time and so I , you know , I 'd , I 'd left it at then , when I went in the forces then , he carried on . |
| 17 | None of the nurses spoke to me , nothing , till 2 o'clock that afternoon , which I 'd had her at 7.30 in the morning … |
| 18 | I hope to see you at one of the shows soon but do join me here next month for hints on lace knitting . |
| 19 | Perhaps not though , I seem to fancy every man I meet fancies me at the moment . |
| 20 | One morning I arrived to find him at the supremely mundane task of " plugging muck " , standing on a manure heap , hurling steaming forkfuls on to a cart . |
| 21 | I hated seeing myself at first — we all did . |
| 22 | I was very hungry so I began to eat something at once . |
| 23 | I 'm a manufacturer , I like to make things , I like to hold something at the end of day and say that 's something that 's been created . |
| 24 | ‘ I like having him at home , but I also need a day to myself now and again , just to be able to think my own thoughts . ’ |
| 25 | She 's a friend of Bertice Reading , who is working at the Prince of Wales Theatre , so I arranged to meet her at the stage door at 2 o'clock . |
| 26 | I remember meeting him at about 6 o'clock one morning in an airport in the United States . |
| 27 | I remember saying something at home about Watson the gardener . |
| 28 | The fact that he was an outstanding , if not completely graceful athlete , that he played anything with a racquet commendably well — I remember battling him at tennis in the oppressive heat of Guaruja to an 8–8 deadlock before we both gave up to avoid heat prostration — that he is a better than average golfer and could just as well have played football or cricket and enjoyed all sports , made him less exclusively obsessive about racing . |
| 29 | She could have her Mum I heard call her at home to make sure , if anything had happened , so |
| 30 | Could I have caught him at a bad moment , could he have mellowed , I could n't believe it . |