Example sentences of "was at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was at every stage of proletarian institutions and bore all the characteristics of the British working class . |
| 2 | A year or so before that I was at a conference in America where deconstruction bulked largely on the agenda . |
| 3 | And Violet Hunt , loyally selling copies at half-price in her drawing room , confesses in her memoir I Have This to Say that she was at a loss to explain why the damned were damned , and the blest were blest . |
| 4 | One theory is that the US was at a loss to know how to deal with the rebels becuase it had , indeed , been plotting a Panamanian coup , but not this coup . |
| 5 | Her performance , though full of poise and presence , was at a disadvantage in terms of balance . |
| 6 | Last time I played this Strathspey was at a ceilidh held in the village hall at Spean Bridge , attended by villagers and staff from the training centre at Achnacarry . |
| 7 | So , through no fault of my own , I was at a loose end quite a bit . |
| 8 | Most British Prime Ministers and party leaders have gradually lost popularity over time and retired when their reputation was at a low point . |
| 9 | He was at a standstill for just 7.5secs and returned with his lead still intact . |
| 10 | For a moment Erika was at a loss as to whom her mother was talking about , then it dawned on her . |
| 11 | When he was at a safe distance , he turned and cal led . |
| 12 | And I have stayed ever since because when I joined Roadwatch it was at a time when they were developing from just 15 information stations throughout the country — there are now almost 100 . |
| 13 | ‘ When I discovered I was pregnant , it was at a time when I was very manic about the group , I felt it was my mission . |
| 14 | Quite a few years ago now I was at a Family Service on an Advent Sunday , and the young curate began his talk with a question addressed to the children . |
| 15 | This group 's theory of salvation attempted to incorporate Christ into their concept of God , but it was at a formidable price — he was just one of a number of divine beings in the pantheon . |
| 16 | Then suddenly , just before the exams , she became popular , and was at a loss to know why . |
| 17 | Jane was at a loss . |
| 18 | Dot knew that her father was at a place that Gloria rarely talked to other people about , but kept like some kind of secret . |
| 19 | Gazzer was at a great disadvantage : she had him cornered , she was stronger than he was , she could remember the lay-out of these tunnels and she was after his blood . |
| 20 | On this count , the Zuwaya image was not accurate history , even granting that their involvement was at a much lower level than that of , say , the Magharba . |
| 21 | Some of this history was at a very high level of genealogy : it told of the matrimonial history of Hasan bin Nib and his wives and their marriages ; or of the relations and deeds of his sons . |
| 22 | He was at a police station , being questioned . |
| 23 | Ladislav was at a lecture in the philosophy department of the university but would be back in an hour or so . |
| 24 | He said : ‘ It was at a meeting on January 17 — two days after we answered the status inquiry — that we had the first indication that the shop had decided to consult an insolvency expert . ’ |
| 25 | Lord said he was at a loss to find room to play his shots in the first two games . |
| 26 | His knowledge of airships was at a premium , and his reputation had been enhanced by his patented invention of a carburettor that could burn hydrogen which was otherwise wasted on airship operations . |
| 27 | Calving and kidding times were chosen so that milk production was at a peak when skiers and tourists were around in the spring and summer . |
| 28 | He ordered crosses to be erected at the nine places where her coffin rested on that journey ; one was at Waltham — and is still in existence — known as Waltham Cross , and the last was at a small place named ‘ Char ’ where there is a marked turn ( char ) on the River Thames — now known as Charing Cross . |
| 29 | This was at a time when the rest of the world , following the American lead , was developing a clear preference for water-cooled designs . |
| 30 | At a party in Soho in 1914 Epstein was talking to Beatrice , who made it clear that she was at a loose end in her life . |