Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] [adj] [verb] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The males were all bunched at the bar with their pretty pints . |
| 2 | Local authorities , housing associations , community groups , government agencies , private developers and building societies were all represented at the launch , where they were told how Middlesbroughwrought experience and expertise could be applied to similar schemes nationwide , with the SkillBuilding social enterprise company offering guidance on planning , funding , construction and long-term management and also able to act as developer or sub-contractor . |
| 3 | One of the strongest indications of class throughout the world came to be the length of time the travellers were prepared to spend at the station and the quantity of baggage which they had with them when they passed through it . |
| 4 | The uniqueness of these localised vines was first recognised at the beginning of the century by Eugène-Aimé Salon , the founder of Champagne Salon ; more recently , in the early 1970s , the house of Krug purchased the entire single-site , wall-enclosed vineyard of ‘ Clos du Mesnil ’ , which is situated inside the village itself . |
| 5 | Liz was right to vanish , as the boys were right to congregate at the Maid Marian and avoid their grandmothers . |
| 6 | The hunters received on average about US$5 for each dolphin , and the dolphins were all processed at the nearby factory . |
| 7 | The tough climate for both buyers and sellers was hard to forget at the Royal Welsh Show but researchers and advisers did their best to pinpoint improved breeding methods , business analysis and anti-pollution tactics , to help cut costs and improve margins during the recession . |