Example sentences of "which were [verb] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The manual operation of broadcasting a recognition signal to the platforms in orbit around Tarvaras had been duplicated simultaneously by four automatic sending stations which were situated at various points along the Simonova 's mainframe .
2 John Gadsby who travelled across France in 1855 found that he needed two greatcoats and a large travelling wrapper to keep himself warm even though the carriage was supplied with hot footwarmers which were renewed at certain stops along the route .
3 The various regional associations which were formed at various times in Eastern and Western Europe , in Africa , in the Middle East or in Latin America , rested either upon the predominance of one nation state over others in the region , or upon a limited agreement about a framework within which national economic interests could be more effectively pursued ; and they all showed themselves largely incapable of controlling the vigorous expression of such interests in periods of crisis .
4 Although it might have been possible to attempt some form of categorisation of the types of detail which were recalled at different risk levels , it is not clear that the data from this study are really powerful enough to support such an analysis .
5 An underground water supply serving the city of Peterborough , in eastern England , has been contaminated by pesticides which were dumped at nearby rubbish dumps .
6 It was a privilege for me to be invited to one of the Criterion Evenings which were held at irregular intervals at 24 Russell Square .
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