Example sentences of "were at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We visited the atmospheric and sturdy 12th-century Abbaye du Thoronet in the heat of the day , when the low-arched cloisters , massive chapel and medieval granary were dark and cool and most of the tourists were at lunch . |
| 2 | But what er , I said , told Pete because I had another call when you were at lunch I think and erm he said he 'd heard rumours that we were looking for somebody . |
| 3 | Shaikh Hamad 's observation that borders within the Arab world should remain as they were at independence was , however , interpreted as an indication of Bahrain 's continued claim to the islands . |
| 4 | Jolly cabaret in the Odeon-like theatre made us forget we were at sea ; a friendly , comfortable ship with pleasant , fairly roomy cabins . |
| 5 | In Force 4 winds , with the tide running , we knew we were at sea . |
| 6 | Ruth told herself that once they were at sea things would be better . |
| 7 | Although the American fleet was destroyed , its aircraft carriers were at sea and unscathed . |
| 8 | Sunlight reflected from a window among the palm trees to lance a sliver of dazzling light at our cockpit , then the reflection was gone and we were at sea level , engines screaming , and I fumbled for the camera , prayed it had not broken when it fell from the ceiling , and took another picture just before Maggot lifted the aircraft 's nose so that we swooped up and over the palm trees that edged the beach . |
| 9 | Interestingly two of the lifeboatmen — Shane Coleman and Robert Gorman were at sea in vessels other than lifeboats in their medal-winning services — and George Williamson is a commercial fisherman with no direct connection with the RNLI . |
| 10 | Her head was swimming and the floor seemed to be undulating as if she were at sea . |
| 11 | Moore is said to have been a pioneer in producing a periodical for seamen , the Mariners ' Journal , which was published briefly between 185I and 1854 , and to have advocated the first system of paid shore based officials to look after the interests of their members while they were at sea . |
| 12 | I began to think he was going to be a good companion to have when we were at sea . |
| 13 | Some of the men they knew had gone home to Ireland to escape being called up for the forces , but many more were serving in the Army , Navy or Air Force or were at sea with the Merchant Marine . |
| 14 | Six were at sea , on the business of trade — an act of faith that he might have cause to regret . |
| 15 | And they were at sea for three ! |
| 16 | In February 1929 Irwin had written to the Secretary of State of a conversation with Gandhi that ‘ what was interesting ’ was his statement that , if Indians were at liberty to order their own future , ‘ we should be astonished by how much they would desire to leave in our hands through lack of self-confidence ’ . |
| 17 | This was , in fact , the same scale of values that initiated the work , since wealthy patrons were at liberty to specify the number of historiations and miniatures and paid accordingly . |
| 18 | On the defendants ' application for directions as to whether they were at liberty to comply with the Bank of England 's notice notwithstanding the terms of the injunction , or alternatively for variation or discharge of the injunction so as to permit such compliance : — |
| 19 | By a summons dated 30 April 1991 the defendants applied to the judge in chambers for directions as to whether notwithstanding the order of Morland J. , they were at liberty to comply with the notice and , if so , on what forms if any ; and , further or alternatively , variation or discharge of that order so as to allow them to comply with the notice . |
| 20 | That possibility might arise if a plaintiff were at liberty to make a claim against a number of defendants with the sole object of ousting the jurisdiction of the courts of the state where one of the defendants is domiciled . |
| 21 | The applicants , Coventry Newspapers Ltd. , ( ‘ C.N.L. ’ ) , defendants in a libel action brought against them by David Woodley and Roger Clifford , sought ( 1 ) a declaration that C.N.L. were at liberty to receive from Michael Thomas Bromell copies of all such witness statements , notes , notebooks and other documents which had come into existence in the course of an investigation by the Police Complaints Authority into the conduct of David Woodley and Roger Clifford as had been read to or by the Court of Appeal ( Criminal Division ) or had been referred to in open court during the hearing of Reg. v. Bromell ( unreported ) , 22 June 1992 , C.A. , on a reference , dated 10 May 1991 , of his case by the Home Secretary under section 17(1) ( a ) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 ; and/or ( 2 ) variation of the implied undertaking pursuant to which Michael Thomas Bromell had received the documents under the order of the Court of Appeal ( Criminal Division ) on 9 July 1991 , so as to permit him to disclose copies of all such documents described in ( 1 ) above to C.N.L. for the purpose of defending the libel action . |
| 22 | We were told that although up to this point no account had been made for the effects of new policies , the counties were at liberty to estimate the effects of new policies — either theirs or the Government 's via planning policy guidance and the work of development agencies , TECs etc . |
| 23 | During his cross examination on Wednesday Lord Silsoe reminded the hearing that the inspectors were at liberty to recommend a route other than the five put forward by the NGC . |
| 24 | Until Helen spent a week at home in early October , they did not meet again for four months ; and when the Webb family were at Rotherfield for two months in August and September , there are no letters or notebooks to fill the gap . |
| 25 | In the years 1815–27 , when he was hated by the young Romantic poets for his apostasy , it is only fair to point out that many quite reasonable people were at panic stations because of incipient popular unrest . |
| 26 | They were at DisneyWorld , on the last day of their American trip when Alison , 30 , went into labour . |
| 27 | They were at DisneyWorld , on the last day of their American trip when Alison , 30 , suddenly went into labour . |
| 28 | Another interest that he had in the scheme was that his clerk occupied No. 20 South Parade , which was within the area covered by the 1855 Act , and Brunel 's office and home were at No. 18 Duke Street , adjacent to the site . |
| 29 | ‘ You were at Godstowe , Father ? |
| 30 | His responses were at chance level ( see legend to Fig. 4 ) . |