Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [adv] at [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sam was going to a tutorial college , where the staff tended to keep a close eye on their pupils , being moderately well paid to do so , while Camille was still at a local comprehensive where the teachers no longer cared much about anything . |
| 2 | By the time Maisie and he got clear of the crowd , Aziz and Hasan were almost at the other side of the Common . |
| 3 | BR and ASLEF were still at the old game and each other 's throats , with rebel train drivers complicating the whole thing . |
| 4 | BOGUS aristocrat Rosemary Aberdour was back at the Old Bailey yesterday in danger of having her sentence for stealing £2.7 million from a hospital charity increased . |
| 5 | Elaborate preparations had been made for a meeting between the two kings at Gloucester : King Malcolm was there at the appointed time , but Rufus refused to see him , and the two parted , in the Chronicler 's words ‘ in great enmity ’ . |
| 6 | Peter was still at the front door , staring at him . |
| 7 | But Dexter Tiranti was there at the naïve and idealistic beginning — and is still here in the careworn ( but still idealistic ) present . |
| 8 | Prince William was still at the crawling stage when they were invited to visit Australia by the government . |
| 9 | Oh well Morse was on at the same time . |