Example sentences of "[noun prp] were [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seb and Antony were looking at the horses dubiously , trying to see past glories and failing . |
| 2 | The officers from Brussels were stationed at the end of a narrow passage leading to the English House . |
| 3 | Great Britain and Ireland were represented at the Eisenhower Trophy in Vancouver , Canada , by Ireland 's Raymond Burns ( Banbridge ) , Wales ' Bradley Dredge ( Bryn Meadows ) , Scotland 's Dean Robertson ( Cochrane Castle ) and England 's Mathew Stanford ( Saltford ) . |
| 4 | However , I recall with equal clarity the cries of ‘ Anti-English ’ behaviour when England were defeated at the hands of Scotland in Murrayfield two seasons ago , partly because the Scottish chose ‘ Flower of Scotland ’ as their national anthem . |
| 5 | Plans for the leisure complex in Blackbird Leys were released at the end of last week , and if planning permission is granted , it would include a bowling alley , restaurants , bars and a health and fitness centre . |
| 6 | The IDA were represented at the press conference by John Gannon , the IDA 's Executive Director , and Thomas Linehan , its Regional Manager for Cork . |
| 7 | Geoffrey and Anthony were sitting at the end of Penzance Gardens , where it met Princedale Road . |
| 8 | Various other objections to the Nestlé takeover of Rowntree were raised at the time . |
| 9 | The Council of Konstanz met here in 1414–18 , sometimes in the cathedral , sometimes in the Kaufhaus , and here the Czech reformers John Huss and Jerome of Prague were burnt at the stake . |
| 10 | Officers and volunteer NCOs were trained at the centre for six weeks before joining the Independent Companies in which volunteer soldiers were trained for a further six weeks by their own officers . |
| 11 | For the first time the Soviet Union and China were represented at the meeting . |
| 12 | For the first time the Soviet Union and China were represented at the meeting . |
| 13 | Outline proposals for the establishment of Europol were approved at the meeting of the European Council in Maastricht in December 1991 . |
| 14 | Martha and Mrs Medlock were standing at the door , staring at Mary , their mouths half open . |
| 15 | On the icy roads and tracks of sweden the prodrive rally team from Banbury were flying at the weekend … at the end of day one Colin McRae was in the lead … on day two he dropped back … on day three broke a wheel on a boulder but came in third just 28 seconds behind the winner … |
| 16 | There were no people at the tables , and Aileen and Tildy were working at the back of the restaurant . |
| 17 | Extra Euro seats for Britain were agreed at the Edinburgh European summit last December but the Government has yet to announce how many seats , if any , Scotland will be allocated . |
| 18 | Philpott and Kolchinsky were seated at the table nearest the trellised entrance of the small cocktail bar . |
| 19 | When Tom McKean and Yvonne Murray were beaten at the Olympics , what observation did we get from BBC 's commentators ? |
| 20 | Thirty-two year old David Casey and his 30 year old wife Jacqueline were accused at the Magistrates Court yesterday of conspiring with other people to cause an explosion likely to endanger life . |
| 21 | The UK distributers in Cheltenham were horrifed at the fault . |
| 22 | Elderly residents of St George 's Court , Sheerness , Kent were entertained at the tea party given by the 1st Sheppey Pack . |
| 23 | The first formal talks between the USA and Vietnam on Cambodia were held at the UN on Aug. 6 , leading to a great deal of speculation about the lifting of the US-led trade embargo on Vietnam and eventual normalization of US-Vietnamese relations . |
| 24 | At that time Romano 's was at the height of its glory ; Mr Lyons and Mr Salmon were presiding at the Trocadero ; and at Simpson 's in the Strand a fish luncheon for three , consisting of turbot , stewed eels , whitebait , celery and cheese , with two bottles of Liebfraumilch , cost £1.1s.3d . |
| 25 | THE bars of America were packed at the end of last week , as viewers gathered in suitably drunken fashion to salute the end of ‘ Cheers ’ . |
| 26 | Western powers were wrong to believe that tsarist troops in Poland were aimed at the heart of Europe , for they were needed where they were . |