Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] [be] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was like being at the edge of the world . |
| 2 | It was like being at the source of the lightning . |
| 3 | He was to be at the mercy of both and early on he knew it . |
| 4 | The PESC , a body of high-ranking finance officers from the spending departments , was to be at the heart of this structure . |
| 5 | One of the Penge termini was to be at the top of Anerley Hill , by the Crystal Palace , then in use as a large exhibition centre , which it was hoped would attract much traffic to the trams . |
| 6 | Then there were officers with particular functions , one whose job it was to be at the scene of the crime before the body was touched or moved . |
| 7 | I was to be at the harbour at 8 a.m. on the dot . |