Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] at [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Declining mine output in Anglesey , opposition by Birmingham consumers , and an improving international copper market prevented the monopoly persisting , but Williams continued to influence the industry strongly till his death , and his activities were looked at by the select committee on the copper trade of 1799 . |
| 2 | Notwithstanding the best efforts of the distinguished panel , the findings were arrived at after a one-sided presentation of evidence and argument . |
| 3 | When asked what happened , 62% said they were touched in a sensual way ; 42% experienced someone touching their sex organs ; 33% were masturbated ; 28% were forced to show their sex organs to another person ; 25% were shown another person 's sex organs ; 24% touched another person 's sex organs ; 21% were talked to about sex in an erotic way ; 21% were shown pornographic material ; 16% took part in oral sex ; 10% were flashed at in a public place ; 5% were involved in sexual intercourse ( sometimes including anal sex ) ; and 3% were involved in kissing in a sensual way . |
| 4 | It is this that I was hinting at in the previous chapter , when I referred to the queen ant as the central data bank . |
| 5 | The erstwhile bandido wore a bloody nose which he was dabbing at with an oversized tartan handkerchief . |
| 6 | Then the sleeve of Dot 's coat was clawed at by a long briar . |
| 7 | Mr justifies abandoning the approach in and on the basis that the decision was arrived at in a different housing market , when it was reasonable to conclude that the plaintiff 's loss of interest on the capital employed would be exceeded by the increase in the value of the property . |
| 8 | On Dec. 27 government spokesperson Yuan Mu was hissed at during a packed meeting with Beijing University students on current events when he said that China would not deviate from the socialist road , despite current events in Romania [ see pp. 37104-05 ] . |