Example sentences of "they [was/were] [verb] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were acquitted at the Old Bailey of making illegal exports , after saying the Government knew the company was doing business with Saddam Hussein . |
| 2 | They were treated at the Royal Liverpool Hospital for minor injuries . |
| 3 | They were painted at the Royal Academy Schools when I was a student immediately before the closing of the Schools in 1940 . |
| 4 | of patients surveyed were either satisfied or very satisfied with the service that they were receiving at the Northern General hospital trust — an impressive result . |
| 5 | The reason they 're rich in oxygen is because they were formed at the polar regions , alright ? |
| 6 | They were halted at the outer guardhouse at the aforementioned trench , to identify themselves . |
| 7 | They were met at the front door by a delirious spaniel , who clearly had no idea of funeral decorum , and they proceeded into the front room , where Bill Clough switched on a bulging orangey imitation-coal electric fire , and then went to a horrible drinks cabinet — all plastic and flashing lights . |
| 8 | When these wagons arrived in the Underframe Shop they were unloaded at the required points or areas by hand-operated overhead travelling cranes in the ancillary bays , adjacent to the main workshop area . |
| 9 | But of course they were quoting at the very top of Leamington 's rate , and since then it 's gone right down . |
| 10 | It was Christmas 1781 when news filtered through that they were celebrating at the Red Lion at Bishopsgate ( an inn later to be made famous by Dickens 's Old Curiosity Shop ) . |
| 11 | ‘ They were aimed at the American market , and quite simply did n't work . |
| 12 | Although it can not be proved , there is a strong likelihood that they were working at the old Tilberthwaite Mine in the early part of the next century … someone was , as we shall see late . |
| 13 | They were sold at the New Caledonian Market in Southwark during the half light before sunrise to an art dealer who did not know they were stolen . |
| 14 | But when they were sitting at the oval table in the dining-room , eating Mrs Purry 's admirable steak and kidney pudding and drinking a full-bodied Burgundy , Penelope found herself next to Rupert , who talked very pleasantly about Italy , remembering that Penelope was shortly to visit Rome with the parish party , and told her of things she ought to see and restaurants where she might eat . |