Example sentences of "[was/were] at the [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But women were less offended by the sight of a woman masturbating than men were at the sight of a man masturbating . |
| 2 | Although clear guidelines were set down for teachers on the minimum time commitment and core content of each of the projects , the organisation and management of the projects were at the discretion of the teacher . |
| 3 | Until the changes introduced by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Act ( HASSASSA ) 1983 were implemented in January 1984 , access arrangements to many children in care were at the discretion of the local authority , and not the subject of court scrutiny . |
| 4 | During the days I go and see my friends , most of the people who were at the hotel at the same time as I was have been moved up here . |
| 5 | These unfavourable contrasts were commonplace at the beginning of the decade and were at the heart of the centrist critique of two-party politics as then played . |
| 6 | Stinging , biting , their incessant attentions to warm-blooded creatures always raised the question as to their purpose — as if man 's comfort were at the heart of the purpose of creation . |
| 7 | These books speak of betrayal — of betrayal of the ideals of a public library system , of the system of higher education and the education of our teachers , and , at the highest level , of gifts and endowments and the historical integrity of collections that were at the heart of the country 's literary culture . |
| 8 | Greg Mackey — the Australian stand-off who turned down Hull 's contract offer last month to re-join Warrington — and Welsh scrum half Kevin Ellis were at the heart of the Wire 's classy , high speed football . |
| 9 | However , we are concerned about the distinct lack of any clear recognition that the principles of environmental sustainability , which were at the heart of the White Paper , should underpin the future development of industry , commerce and small businesses . |
| 10 | One of my favourite presidents , Theodore Roosevelt , president from the early part of the twentieth century and known as the damned cowboy erm you might be interested to know how people become president erm Theodore Roosevelt was an arch imperialist and got very excited about the er war with Spain er America had a s little brief war with Spain at the end of the nineteenth century erm over the possession of Cuba , and erm in eighteen ninety eight , and this aroused great patriotic feelings in all red blooded Americans and especially in Theodore Roosevelt and er er Roosevelt formed his own company of cavalry called the Rough Riders and erm Roosevelt wore glasses and was asthmatic but he had this group called the Rough Riders , sort of early kind of Clint Eastwood stuff , and erm anyway he g he was engaged in the war with Spain er and there was one wonderful moment in the war Spain in which the Spaniards were at the top of a hill called the San Juan hill er and er Teddy , as he was known , of course he gave his name to the teddy bear , did you know that did you ? |
| 11 | They were at the top of the hill now , and by common consent they came to a standstill . |
| 12 | His harsh voice shouted at them as if they were at the top of the rigging , rather than a stone 's throw from his feet . |
| 13 | We had Desmond Child producing at the time when Bon Jovi were at the top of the ladder . |
| 14 | They were at the top of the stairs when Zach touched his shoulder . |
| 15 | It was easy to laugh because they were at the top of the path now , coming out of the Grove into sunlight . |
| 16 | Jane and her sister shared the basement rooms off the kitchen , unlike the other two maids , whose rooms were at the top of the house . |
| 17 | She put on her black trousers and her chocolate-brown sweater because they were at the top of the first suitcase she opened and she would have worn them at home on a cool autumn day when there was mist on the hills and woodsmoke in the lanes and … |
| 18 | One day we were at the top of the highest hill on the island , and we were looking out to sea . |
| 19 | They were at the top of the hill and Foinmen 's Plain had unrolled itself before them . |
| 20 | The two men were at the top of the stairs and almost within grabbing distance , but if either had tried it he would have left his fingers in the frame as the bang echoed through the house and Carson thumbed the deadlock button , just in case they had any ideas about picking their way in . |
| 21 | ‘ It did n't matter whether you were at the top of the money list or at the bottom . |
| 22 | mhm It 's interesting , because the two schools I 'm I 'm the governor , as all County Councillors are , of schools , and of two primary schools , and the special needs advisory teachers were the things that were at the top of the list to be saved by both my schools . |
| 23 | That is why there is so much stress in Luke 's account of the life of Jesus that his deeds and words were at the inspiration of the Spirit ( Luke 4:1,14 ; 10:21 ; 23:46 , etc . ) . |
| 24 | For centuries cities such as Damascus and Aleppo were at the hub of the regional economy . |
| 25 | Barely pause and they were at the foot of a steep corner crack . |
| 26 | They were at the foot of the Summit Icefield : only about 150 feet to go , and the weather reasonable . |
| 27 | The main force should have got into the town under the cover of a raid by the RAF , but by the time they were at the foot of the escarpment , this was almost over . |
| 28 | Buskers were at the foot of the escalator , not Alice and Tom and Peter , but two men with a saxophone and an electric guitar , playing rock . |
| 29 | But after the new season 's first frantic flush , Rovers were at the foot of the Second Division . |
| 30 | Another five minutes and they were at the edge of the meadow . |