Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv prt] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | In general , children stay in the same percentile band they were in at birth . |
| 2 | If you find it hard to stick to a diet , try keeping a diary for a week where you record what you 've eaten and when , how hungry you were and what sort of mood you were in at the time . |
| 3 | The declaration stated that , whereas heretofore , to wit , etc. , in consideration that the plaintiff , at the request of the defendant , had then consented to allow the defendant to weigh divers , to wit two , boilers of the plaintiff , of great value , etc. , defendant promised that he would , within a reasonable time after the said weighing was effected , leave and give up the boilers in as perfect and complete a condition , and as fit for use by plaintiff , as the same were in at the time of the consent so given by plaintiff ; and that , although in pursuance of the consent so given , defendant to wit , on , etc. , did weigh the same boilers , yet defendant did not nor would , within a reasonable time after the said weighing was effected leave and give up boilers in as perfect , etc. , but wholly neglected and refused so to do , although a reasonable time for that purpose had elapsed before the commencement of this suit ; and , on the contrary thereof , defendant afterwards , to wit on , etc. , took the said boilers to pieces and did not put the same together again but left the same in a detached and divided condition , and in many different pieces , whereby plaintiff hath been put to great trouble , etc . |
| 4 | Theodora got in exactly at nine every day and punctiliously greeted whoever of the clergy were in at that hour . |
| 5 | This is so irrespective of whose possession the goods were in at the time . |
| 6 | Karen Reilly ( 18 ) and her friend Martin Peake ( 17 ) died when soldiers opened fire on the stolen car they were in at Upper Glen Road . |
| 7 | Karen Reilly ( 18 ) and Martin Peake ( 17 ) died when soldiers opened fire on the stolen car they were in at Upper Glen Road . |
| 8 | I mean some of us were in at six . |
| 9 | Dear , they were down at the Paradise the other night … looks serious . ’ |
| 10 | Earnings per share were down at 0.81p against 1.05p . |
| 11 | In one of her favourites , she and Simon were down at the Lock , picnicking on one of the half-buried concrete blocks . |
| 12 | We were down at the main road . |
| 13 | ‘ Southampton were down at the bottom , but they rolled up their sleeves , put a run together and that 's what we now have to do . |
| 14 | One or two were down at heel , eroded by the tides of later nineteenth century London life . |
| 15 | They were down at Cliff Quay . |
| 16 | His arms were down at his sides . |
| 17 | At Hilton , profits were down at £163.8 million . |
| 18 | The first one was community and I know , erm that Catherine was n't very happy about the community side of things and I 've looked at the the pamphlet things and it needs updating a little bit so I took the fact that the Royal Quay 's were down at our doorstep and contacted Linda who was extremely helpful and she 's put together erm , a package of things along with me , I went down last week and the first week the ninth is going to be explaining to the classes what we 're going to be doing , each form teacher will be able to do that and the sixteen and the twenty third there are visits down to the Royal Quay 's Education Centre erm for which |
| 19 | They reckon arrests were made down but they were down at Beskett Station and they made a couple inside the ground , but I think they were just people running on the pitch you know , they were over enthusiastic . |
| 20 | Attendances were down at the North West Rally in Cheadle but it was an excellent day , and everyone enjoyed Jean Parmiter 's teacher . |
| 21 | I were down at their house and she 'd got these and she 'd |
| 22 | Well a bunch of the others too were down at . |
| 23 | ‘ But I saw your husband come into the tent while you were over at the tombola , ’ Mrs Doran said to Mrs Yardley . |
| 24 | They were over at Arsenal today , . |
| 25 | Then he applied the lash to the horse 's flank , and we were off at speed . |
| 26 | Small-boat owners were off at moorings indulging themselves , checking gear or tinkering with engines . |
| 27 | The cooks were up at 0500 hours , preparing the usual early breakfast for men condemned to hard work . |
| 28 | Susan giggled when the two lads were up at the bar . |
| 29 | They were up at 5 am to travel by train to Elstree to get there by 7 am . |
| 30 | She said , she turned to Mr Fleming and she said , ‘ Darling , do you mind when we were up at the Uni , and that … |