Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] [vb pp] at the [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | A number of documents concerning trading contacts between the two countries in 1993 were signed at the meeting . |
| 2 | An imposing entrance for this was built at the end of Kirby Road , and the inspection pits were only half the length of the depot to facilitate displays . |
| 3 | This was exhibited at the Tate Gallery and Kunstmuseum , Basel under the title ‘ Douglas Cooper and the Masters of Cubism ’ in 1987–88 . |
| 4 | This was written at the NWRRL using FORTRAN 77 and the Graphical Kernel System . |
| 5 | The re-development took place while retaining the original ( 1910 ) granite and Portland stone façade on Great Tower Street and this was replicated at the rear of the building and down the open side on Idol Lane . |
| 6 | The home ranked with the church as the place of religious allegiance , and this was symbolized at the beginning and end of the day by family prayers . |
| 7 | This was followed at the weekend by reports alleging that Mrs Mandela was implicated in the death of Dr Abu-Baker Asvat , who was murdered in his Soweto surgery in 1989 . |
| 8 | Indignation over the military intervention in Panama by the United States in December 1989 [ see pp. 37112-13 ; 37271 ] led to the withdrawal of co-operation by Peru in anti-drugs operations , but this was resumed at the end of that month . |
| 9 | Another example of this was seen at the nest of a pair of European eagle owls , which are large birds weighing up to 4 kg . |
| 10 | The Crown alleged that this was done at the instigation of the appellant with knowledge that the money should have been delivered up to the official receiver or the trustee in bankruptcy . |
| 11 | This was echoed at the bottom of the dress . |
| 12 | All this was achieved at the cost of only two S.A.S. soldiers killed — Captain Roy Bradford and a trooper who was a mechanic for the jeeps , both casualties in the one incident — and seven men wounded . |
| 13 | Recordings of sleep patterns again showed that this was achieved at the expense of REM and Stage 2 sleep , leaving Stage 4 sleep levels unaffected . |
| 14 | This was achieved at the expense of Turkey , following a series of wars . |
| 15 | [ This was inserted at the insistence of United Kingdom Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher . ] |
| 16 | This was held at The Community College , Bishop 's Castle at 7.30 p.m. on Friday , 3 November 1989 and was attended by 33 members . |
| 17 | This was celebrated at the Anvil Hotel in Dorset with his colleagues and wife Giselle . |
| 18 | Other transactions — this was included at the planning stage to allow for transactions that might not be predicted . |
| 19 | This was discussed at the beginning of the previous chapter , but it needs to be stated again that there seem to be comparatively few and small areas on the shelves at the present day where sediment is actively accumulating . |
| 20 | This was launched at the meeting at St Margaret 's Hope on Saturday 9 March . |
| 21 | This was launched at the meeting . |
| 22 | All this was foreshadowed at the height of the war and in the heart of the Fens by the testimonies of two passionate and knowledgeable countrymen , one a bird-watcher , the other a farmer . |
| 23 | The US Semiconductor Industry Association 's book-to-bill ratio for March fell to 1.17 from the revised 1.19 figure for February — a figure of 1.18 was reported at the time . |
| 24 | Of the total £800 million invested in Safrane , almost half was spent at the Sandouville factory with the number of robots increased four-fold to a total of 108 . |
| 25 | In its " final " cleanup plan announced on May 1 , 1989 , Exxon had envisaged employing 3,400 people in the operation ( but following public pressure this number was increased within a matter days to 5,000 , and a total of 12,000 were involved at the height of the operation ) and estimated that a total of US$1,300 million would be spent . |
| 26 | People arrested late in 1991 were beaten at the time of their arrest and tortured and beaten while in detention . |
| 27 | Much was made at the time of the Prince 's engagement of the youthfulness and consequent innocence of his bride . |
| 28 | I remember being present when a team of 100 was commissioned at the Anaheim Vineyard in California to plant a new church in the Los Angeles area . |
| 29 | The Annual General Meeting of the Society for Computers and Law Limited was held at the Council Chamber of The Law Society on Tuesday , 4th March 1915 . |
| 30 | These were joined at the site by the Stockport contingent — a large assembly of local dignitaries , together with the builders and two bands . |