Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [verb] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The walls of Caen were constructed in the years following Edward III 's capture of the town in 1346 ; those of Rouen were begun at the same time on the orders of Philip VI , making the city one of the few properly defended towns , or ‘ villes closes ’ of upper Normandy ; Avignon 's wall was started at the instigation of Pope Innocent VI about 1355 ; while the defences of Tours , in course of construction in 1356 , were probably sufficiently advanced to deter the Black Prince from attacking the town on his chevauchée in the summer of that year . |
| 2 | Balliol 's letters patent acknowledging the English king 's overlordship of Scotland were discussed at an ill-attended parliament which met at York in December 1332 . |
| 3 | The various points raised in your letter of 25 January were discussed at the recent meeting of Nether Wyresdale Parish Council . |
| 4 | Moscow resented being excluded from the post-war occupation of Japan for example , whilst Washington was disturbed at the Communist victory in China in 1949 , and in June 1950 the invasion of pro-Western South Korea by the Communist North dramatically demonstrated that Cold War tensions outside Europe could have a major impact within Europe . |
| 5 | Curtis was staring at the bloodstained shirt , ‘ I suppose it has to have been a firearm , sir ? ’ |
| 6 | HCIMA Sri Lanks was launched at an inaugural meeting at Mount Lavinia . |
| 7 | Maggie was looking at the corporal standing at the other side of the counter as she said , ‘ Sorry , no sandwiches left ; only wads , I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 8 | The meal was organised around the char which had been caught that afternoon , and Hope was touched at the extravagant praise lobbed his way for the provision of the excellent fish . |
| 9 | Schizophrenic Clive Wells was appearing at the Old Bailey accused of killing a 63-year-old man when he gave specialist nurses the slip . |
| 10 | AN American Airlines Boeing 767 en route from Glasgow to Chicago was grounded at a Canadian air base last night after a passenger made a bomb threat on board . |
| 11 | AN American Airlines Boeing 767 on a flight from Glasgow to Chicago was grounded at a Canadian air base yesterday after a passenger made a bomb threat on board . |
| 12 | A planned trip by PLO chair Yassir Arafat to Syria in mid-October was cancelled at the last moment . |
| 13 | Cameron was staring at the shut door . |
| 14 | Martin was standing at the furthermost edge of the terrace , looking over the gardens and down to the sea . |
| 15 | Mr Smillie was speaking at the official promotion of ScottishPower 's ‘ Carefree Register ’ for elderly and disabled customers who require special treatment by the company , from meter readings and payment of bills to special reliance on power for such things as dialysis machines . |
| 16 | The close ties between South Africa and Israel were reaffirmed at the highest level on Nov. 10 when President F. W. de Klerk and Botha arrived in Jerusalem . |
| 17 | In the other bedroom , Carrie and Anna were listening at the open window , both doing their best to suppress giggles . |
| 18 | The Audi Quattro was parked at the far end of the small , packed car-park . |
| 19 | Ralph Salperton was standing at the living-room window . |
| 20 | The applicant John Cox was involved at the highest level in both CND and the Communist Party of Great Britain , both in the period of Communist domination ’ and in the late 1970s when CND was growing . |
| 21 | ‘ The shot that killed Garland was fired at a few minutes past ten . |
| 22 | As far as Veronica Totteridge was concerned , Theodora was staying at the right house , riding the right sort of horse . |
| 23 | He wo n't have to go to the two language schools being set up by Volvo and Renault in France and Sweden to teach English to engineers and designers ; le Quement was educated at a public school in England . |
| 24 | Helena was educated at a French boarding-school in Neuville , and then at Notting Hill High School . |
| 25 | ‘ Sandra Riverton was killed at a remote place at a remote hour . |
| 26 | Mike Dawson was sitting at a dead computer , strumming the keyboard and offering a toothy smile to an invisible audience . |
| 27 | A model for achieving a smoke free generation in Europe was proposed at the first European conference on tobacco in 1988 and was supported by the World Health Organisation and British Medical Association . |
| 28 | Within the industry , the consequences of a rudderless Whitehall were welcomed at the commercial grass roots level . |
| 29 | No paralyses or other serious adverse events after OPV or IPV were reported at the 4–6 week visit . |
| 30 | She and Tudor were staying at the Black Boar , Chollerton 's only hotel . |