Example sentences of "[coord] was [verb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story was supposedly told by Charley 's friend , Bill Bellaser and was related at the turn of the century in ‘ Stories , Lyrics and Legends of the West Country ’ by Mary Walsh . |
| 2 | Once he went to the house in Stone Alley and was met at the door by Maggie Byrne , but she only wanted to talk about the undersized child in her arms whose life he had saved . |
| 3 | He was greeted by 5,000 UNITA supporters and was met at the airport by government representatives . |
| 4 | In fact , she sounded particularly cheerful ; it was the first morning she had woken up with no trace of sickness , and was cheered at the thought of entering the ‘ blooming ’ phase of pregnancy . |
| 5 | Philippa was wearing a black kerchief which covered her hair and was tied at the nape of her neck , a knee-length black T-shirt and black straw sandals . |
| 6 | For the first time in its history the Irish Bank Officials ' Association attended and was represented at the Conference by fifteen Delegates led by the President , Leonard Coote . |
| 7 | He went down the stairs and was stopped at the sound of voices . |
| 8 | He had pulled the band of material that passed for a skirt up around her waist and was tugging at the top of her tights . |
| 9 | Lord Grubb was an ancient hereditary peer who kept up eagerly with the times and was trying at the moment to unlock his capital to set up a chain of waffle shops . |
| 10 | A provisional government had been formed under Alexander Kerensky and the Soviet and was based at the Winter Palace . |
| 11 | There was no immediate sign of an answer , but after Creggan had given up any hope of a reply and was looking at the path lights beginning to come on in the Park outside the Zoo there was a subtle shift of talons in Slorne 's cage , a gentle shift of wings , the swiftest of meek glances , and Creggan , too late to catch the look full on , yet sensed that in her mute way Slorne was saying ‘ Yes , oh yes , you were right to predict her return ’ This knowledge that another eagle there believed his prediction had been right gave Creggan comfort in those first weeks in the Cages . |
| 12 | If it is an even number , then was in fact set two periods earlier and was set at the close of the previous period . |
| 13 | Pope John Paul II paid his second visit to Mexico on May 6-13 ( his 10th to Latin America ) and was welcomed at the airport by President Carlos Salinas de Gortari , an act criticized by opposition parties since Mexico had no diplomatic relations with the Vatican . |
| 14 | Born at Cardross , Dumbartonshire , he lost his hearing in infancy through illness and was admitted at the age of 8 into the Glasgow Institution for the Deaf and Dumb where he remained for seven years . |
| 15 | His misery drove him to the theatre again , uselessly ; he had used up Dinah 's tickets , and was told at the box office that all seats were sold out . |
| 16 | The Danish-born Sir Andrew Ogard , who served in France and was knighted at the Battle of Verneuil , where incidentally Fastolf was promoted banneret , received letters of denization in 1433 and held offices in France worth £1,000 annually . |
| 17 | Markham joined Henry VIII 's French expedition of 1513 and was knighted at the surrender of Tournai , 25 September 1513 . |
| 18 | He played a major role in the organization of the royal expedition to Boulogne of that year , and was knighted at the end of the campaign . |
| 19 | It relied on government subsidy and was closed at the end of 1958 . |
| 20 | This phase corresponds to the mid-Victorian press and was to end at the turn of the century with the confirmation of the marketplace and commercialism as the key determinants of the press . |
| 21 | Emily had turned onto her back to save her strength and was staring at the sun . |
| 22 | Doggett had taken out his own glass and was staring at the French . |
| 23 | Topaz did n't have a chance to reply because Timothy Amsterdam had walked up to them and was staring at the marquis in blank amazement . |
| 24 | This new treatment did not have the unpleasant and dangerous side-effects of mercurial treatment and was hailed at the time , like many other ‘ new ’ treatments , as the long-awaited answer to the problems of syphilis . |
| 25 | She had followed us and was standing at the door . |
| 26 | But Merrill had backed away and was standing at the door . |
| 27 | I went to Southport and was waiting at the hotel for Lee when I saw him roll up . |
| 28 | Although Crosse went to sea as early as 1569 , he spent most of the years to 1584 in soldiering , at times in Ireland and in Scotland , where he served with the Regency forces and was wounded at the siege of Edinburgh Castle in 1573 . |
| 29 | By the time she reached the bottom he had the saloon deck hatch open and was sitting at the table . |
| 30 | There was now a spell of peace until William died in 1214 and was buried at the abbey of Arbroath . |