Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [verb] [to-vb] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were n't expected to win at Franklin Gardens , but then again Gloucester are at their best when the challenge is toughest . |
| 2 | Fragments A and D contain ‘ Let ’ verses only , Fragment B contains only ‘ For ’ verses after verse 295 ( ending in verses 695 to 768 which contain the celebrated passage ‘ I will consider my Cat Jeoffry ’ , an animal Smart was apparently allowed to keep at Bethnal Green ) . |
| 3 | The normal working was not booked to stop at Chester but the second part , inserted at very short notice , was scheduled to change locomotives there . |
| 4 | In the holidays I was not allowed to watch at home either . ’ |
| 5 | Sending Ælfgifu and Swegen to Norway perhaps had its advantages here , and maybe Harold Harefoot was not allowed to live at court , which might partly explain alleged doubts about his identity . |
| 6 | He was quickly invited to play at court , where he delighted the king by playing at sight pieces by J C Bach , Abel , and ( George III 's favourite ) Handel ; playing brilliantly on the organ ; accompanying Queen Charlotte in an aria ; and improvising a melody over a Handelian bass . |
| 7 | The Ring of Eight was originally founded to dance at Christchurch Folk Festival but as well as dancing at festivals we also travel to craft fairs around the South of England and perform locally for the National Trust and other charities . |
| 8 | As it turned out , Mario was n't allowed to race at Monza because he 'd driven a dirt-track race within the previous twenty-four hours , and it was n't until Watkins Glen at the end of 1968 that he first drove in a FI race . |
| 9 | Emil himself and Oliver delivered the necessary , although Emil on his return said he hoped this was n't going to happen at lunch and dinner also , because it took too much time . |
| 10 | Nijinksy was then retired to stud at Claiborne Farm , Kentucky , where he proved equally brilliant as a stallion , siring such good horses as Golden Fleece , Ile de Bourbon , Shadeed , and in 1986 , he completed the Kentucky Derby/Epsom Derby double with Ferdinand and Shahrastani . |