Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [verb] at [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eva was educated at home by a governess , Miss Noel , who grounded her in Latin , Greek , and Italian . |
| 2 | One of Mr Stafford Smith 's clients in Mississippi was represented at trial by a third-year law student . |
| 3 | Labour MP Alan Milburn has called for action following a siege in Lyonette Road , Darlington , when 21-year-old Leanne Rees was held at gunpoint for 47 hours . |
| 4 | Armed police stormed the house in Darlington 's Lyonette Road after 21-year old Leanne Rees was held at gunpoint for 47 hours . |
| 5 | Cameron was educated at home in a remote farmhouse with his younger brother and sister by parents Val and Phil . |
| 6 | WILD rocker Jim Martin was held at gunpoint by police after waving a pistol and firing shots in a hotel car park . |
| 7 | John Glendenen was dropped at gully on two and also survived a couple of injudicious waves outside the off stump . |
| 8 | As the waiter cleared away the debris of their meal , Luke Hunter was looking at Folly across the table with an expression in his eyes that she found hard to classify . |
| 9 | The announcement of the conquests of Adowa and Makalle was followed at home by demonstrations of support and enthusiasm , organized by supporters of the Fascist regime , for the most part older students . |
| 10 | The crowd listened as though Yehudi Menuhin was scraping at heaven from the pavement . |
| 11 | Midway through 1906–07 Archie was deployed at right-back in the Palace line-ups , although he had a few outings on the right wing , and he played throughout our fabulous progress to the FA Cup quarter-finals . |
| 12 | Unable to come in for a presentation , Archie was visited at home to be given a retirement gift from the company and one from his colleagues . |
| 13 | Born in 1876 , Violet Needham was educated at home with a governess like any other conventional girl of her class in the late nineteenth century and grew up ‘ to think as a European ’ . |
| 14 | THE body of Scottish outdoor equipment retailer Graham Tiso was buried at sea in a Viking-style funeral in June , following his sudden death in the West Indies . |
| 15 | During a match against Parr 's XI Felix was fielding at point for Sampson 's batting and he persisted in approaching to within a few feet of the batsman . |