Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [verb] at [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The family 's car was found abandoned at Andersonstown Crescent . |
2 | Oldham 's classy defender was told to stay at home after phoning Boundary Park to say he was running a temperature of 102 . |
3 | Carol Clark 's body was found dumped at Sharpness Docks in Gloucestershire and her diaries have been found at flats in Bristol and Bath . |
4 | A letter written six months before trial was sufficient in Mumby v R R Taylor ( Trading as Daisy Bus Service ) ( 1976 ) SC Library Transcript No 459 and the plaintiff was allowed to amend at trial even though doing so meant the defendant 's payment in was inadequate . |
5 | In all cases , transcription was found to initiate at position +1 ( Fig. 2 ) , ruling out the possibility that the decrease in CytR regulation is caused by the introduction of a new promoter . |
6 | This mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for 15 minutes . |
7 | The working was booked to stop at Colwyn Bay , Llandudno Junction and Llandudno , and worked from block to block until Muspratt 's Sidings when it took the Down Fast line and having got clear signals , proceeded to try to make up time . |
8 | Marching in fierce summer heat and unrelentingly harassed by Muslim mounted archers , the army was forced to halt at Hattin , in a waterless region , in the hope of being able to continue next day . |
9 | ‘ A few days later the army assembled outside Edinburgh and a ghostly voice was heard shouting at midnight . |
10 | Throughout the 1970's , trains on the existing branch to Arkwright Colliery were having to reverse at Beighton to gain the GC , and the E.R. |
11 | This particular model was built to demonstrate at shows and has been generally lent , hired out , pawed , mauled and knocked about as a result . |
12 | But in the light of the latest revelations , Shadow Transport Secretary John Prescott said : ‘ I ca n't believe this plane was allowed to land at Kuwait after the war began . |
13 | Mrs Maij-Weggen was in her official Ford Scorpio when her chauffeur was caught driving at 90mph in a 60mph zone . |
14 | The country 's commercial debt was said to stand at $10,600 million , plus $1,200 million in interest arrears , to some 500 banks . |
15 | The pellet was allowed to stand at room temperature for 15 minutes to allow binding to occur and unbound 51-chromium was then removed by washing with 0.9% saline . |
16 | Police now believe the couple met their deaths the following day , when their red Vauxhall Astra van was found abandoned at Manchester Airport . |