Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pers pn] be [verb] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whenever we are looking at children 's writing , it 's a high priority to respond to the content , but this can sometimes be difficult ; children themselves often become over-anxious about the surface features of their writing and frightened of making mistakes . |
| 2 | They asked him how he was doing at school , made up questions to test him , twitted him about imaginary girlfriends , and there was always someone who wanted to know if he was going to be an RIC man like his dad when he grew up . |
| 3 | I remember how happy I was when I was accepted at Hamburg University , because I could at last get away from my mother 's asparagus dishes . ’ |
| 4 | This was in a period when I was based at Llandudno and every available minute of spare time was spent in climbing and scrambling among those delightful hills . |
| 5 | She was n't at all sure she wanted to be shown this short-cut through the woods , although Isabelle must have used it many times , when she was living at Les Hiboux and working at the château . |
| 6 | In the 1970s , when she was staying at Claridge 's in Mayfair , thieves stole jewellery from her which was valued at more than £200,000 . |
| 7 | Apart from helping you see where you 're walking at night , they will increase home security and also enhance your favourite trees and shrubs , garden pools and any other special features . |
| 8 | Dorothy Stanton Wise was born deaf at Dover where she was educated at home by her mother who had taken her to see the Rev. Thomas Arnold at Northampton for advice . |
| 9 | Why you been looking at bathrooms this morning ? |
| 10 | It was so funny when we recording in Dan , do you remember when we were recording at Aaron 's getting up ? |
| 11 | I would like to pay my audit staff a lunch allowance of £2 a day when they are working at client premises . |
| 12 | Abingdon United came back down to earth with a bang this afternoon when they were defeated at home by three goals to nil by lowly Rayners Lane . |
| 13 | CARDIFF , who last won the Welsh Cup in 1987 , had a lucky double in the newly named SWALEC Cup yesterday when they were drawn at home in rounds four and five . |
| 14 | Nos. 384 , 387 and 398 were taken out of service at the fifth stage of the conversion on 16 October 1951 and the rest survived until the sixth stage on 5 January 1952 , when they were scrapped at Penhall Road . |
| 15 | He attended St Andrews University , and took his MA by 1606 , when he was incorporated at Cambridge and elected a fellow of Sidney Sussex College . |
| 16 | He was educated at Canton School , Cardiff , and privately until 1875 , when he was apprenticed at Cardiff Free Library . |
| 17 | James Tyrell had evidently committed himself to the Yorkists by 1471 , when he was knighted at Tewkesbury , and it may have been links with the crown which eased his passage into Gloucester 's service . |
| 18 | James Tyrell had evidently committed himself to the Yorkists by 1471 , when he was knighted at Tewkesbury , and it may have been links with the crown which eased his passage into Gloucester 's service . |
| 19 | One day when he was studying at home , his father discovered that Angel had ordered a book of philosophy , which questioned the Church 's teaching . |
| 20 | Slaven was involved in a pre-match row with manager Lennie Lawrence when he was axed at Bristol City on Tuesday night . |
| 21 | A fund is being set up in memory of climber Tim Melton , 23 , from Sleights , near Whitby , who fell to his death when he was climbing at Peak Scar in North Yorkshire two weeks ago . |
| 22 | However it was rejected at Vienna . |
| 23 | However the total annual cost of the project at that time , extrapolating from the months when it was operating at capacity to produce a cost for a 12-month period , would have been £42,000 in Newham and £25,680 in Ipswich ( excluding the cost of the research ) ; see Table 6.6 . |
| 24 | Tony was with Miaco from its inception in 1967 when it was located at Hal Far airfield ( more of this in the January issue ) , moving through to the Hal Safi site in February 1979 . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't know how he planned to explain the false name and why he was living at Pen House , ’ said Holmes . |