Example sentences of "they [vb past] at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 What did you think they lacked at the time ?
2 If they failed at the game , Camazotz would swiftly behead them , and their spirits appeared as stars in the eastern sky .
3 Cramlington illustrates real issues , in particular the extensive development gains made by the private developers on land they owned at the beginning of the whole process .
4 He had been fifteen years her senior when they met at the church door but he had been slimmer then , fleet as a greyhound , a veritable Hector on the battlefield and a Paris in the bedchamber .
5 They met at the Bab es Zuweyla , one of the old gates of Cairo , now the centre of the native city .
6 And he took two boards and fitted them to the body , one to the breast and the other to the shoulders ; these were so hollowed out and fitted that they met at the sides and under the arms , and the hind one came up to the pole , and the other up to the beard ; and these boards were fastened into the saddle , so that the body could not move .
7 Together they gazed at the family portraits and Miss Hatherby pointed out the niceties of her forefathers ' dress — ‘ Folk would literally kill for shoe buckles of that quality .
8 They loitered at the front of the house , at the garden corner , sharp angle of white stone , and scowled at one another .
9 In a significant move forward towards the establishment of a non-racial democracy , they agreed at the end of three days of talks in Cape Town to take a common stand on two important issues when multi-party constitutional talks resume : power sharing in a future democratic system and regional government .
10 They checked at the girl 's school and whether the man was known to police .
11 They led at the interval by one goal to nil , that was thanks to an Andy Thomas goal , following a cross from Neil Waters .
12 Isabelle says part of the reason for her previous reluctance to speak of their personal life is the rough handling they experienced at the hands of the French press , with their sarcastic digs at Eric 's love of painting and poetry .
13 One of them made crochet toilet-seat covers that they sold at the shop .
14 They registered at the desk .
15 They stopped at the top of the hill and sat down .
16 They stopped at the foot and stared up at the curtain wall rising above them .
17 After passing beneath several narrow bridges , some wooden , some stone , under which Michele had to bend his head , they stopped at the intersection of two canals .
18 They stopped at the edge of the sisal fields , turning to look back .
19 ‘ This is very good , ’ he said , as they stopped at the edge of the bare earth .
20 They stopped at the corner and Chris said anxiously , ‘ I 'm afraid I 've said all the wrong things , seemed to dwell on my side of things .
21 They stopped at the end of the harbour wall , and Miguel gently drew Shelley against him , so that they walked back linked together .
22 They stopped at the comer of Gray 's Inn Road , waiting for the lights to change .
23 They stopped at the Zebra Crossing and Pete watched the big lorries and buses and cars roar past .
24 They stopped at the jeep , and he eyed her solemnly .
25 Subjects spent longer reading words when they occurred at the end of a clause or a sentence .
26 Flax mills and handweavers — also useful generally because they helped at the harvest and other farm-intensive moments — came to these villages which were advertised as having little plots of land , enough to sustain a cow , and enough peat to keep a family fireplace burning , and enough life in general to support those married , or intending to marry .
27 They bristled at the sight of the Doctor .
28 ‘ Whether or not they objected at the time of the planning application we ca n't say . ’
29 As they clustered at the door , preparing their faces for the raw air , she still sensed those eyes burning into her .
30 As Jelka watched , the men subdued her , forcing her into a padded jacket , the over-long arms of which they fastened at the back .
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