Example sentences of "[Wh pn] were [vb pp] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The models , who were clustered at the door , stepped quickly out of her way . |
| 2 | In 1222 it was reported to the Council of Regency that Thomas of Milton , hereditary warden of Inglewood Forest , had under him twelve riding foresters with their underforesters , who were maintained at the expense of the Crown and the men of the king 's demesnes . |
| 3 | At Llanvillin his oratory caused two huge butcher-like men to dance about the room in excited admiration , and at Bala , he provoked a violent quarrel among the justice , the doctor , and others of the parish who were gathered at the inn . |
| 4 | The archway was bright with the brass plates of the dozens of corporations who were registered at the address to avoid paying tax in their home countries . |
| 5 | for every successful candidate there are bound to be at least two who were pipped at the post , who jumped the final fence only to find that the client had chosen one of their fellow front-runners : and these were the ones who — by and large — responded to the survey rather than the successful ones . |
| 6 | Had these votes been suitably transferable the relative positions of Smyth ( Other Unionist ) , elected sixth , and Gillespie ( SDLP ) runner-up , who were separated at the end of the count by only 179 votes , could have been reversed . |
| 7 | Also out and about this week were THE PRIMITIVES and CHAPTERHOUSE who were spotted at THE POETS gig tapping their beer bottles along in time to the swell up-and-coming sounds emanating stageside . |
| 8 | Three other people including a woman , all believed to be from the one family who were arrested at the scene are now being questioned by police , while three rifles recovered in a follow up search are being examined by forensic experts . |
| 9 | Last night police were still questioning the other three men and one woman who were arrested at the site . |