Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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1 | Indeed in cases where such companies had a vital stake , as with the British South Africa Union Minière in Zaire they were seen to behave badly at the very point at which their host countries became independent . |
2 | Erm you were asked to look carefully at the music of the first two bars then write the music of bar three . |
3 | Also , the wardens of the Forest of Dean , and of the forests between Oxford and Stamford bridges , were required to account directly at the Exchequer for the revenues of their bailiwicks , instead of farming them as had been the previous practice . |
4 | Paul asked the Corinthians , and the unanswerable logic of his question was designed to cut decisively at the root of ingratitude . |
5 | The log transformation was found to fit nicely at the zero position on the ladder of powers . |
6 | Swiss midfielder Alain Sutter was allowed to run hard at the Scottish rearguard , forcing Gough to concede a corner . |