Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [verb] at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hartley 's philosophy was in fact an early form of the twentieth-century scheme of mental association known as Behaviourism ( Pavlov 's dogs were taught to salivate at the sound of an electric bell ) , and if writing today he would presumably have compared the brain to a computer . |
| 2 | A short time ago Bilal and Samir were expected to arrive at the hospital near Aylesbury . |
| 3 | It is , however , a very special kind of autobiography , and may be compared to the accounts of their own lives which the early Methodists were expected to write at the time of their reception into the church : in such spiritual autobiographies divine visitations were singled out for special mention as evidences of God 's grace and power ; they were contrasted with laments over sinful behaviour and backsliding , and led to the culminating moment of conversion . |
| 4 | A few years back each golfer used his own collection of chipped and misshapen balls and the caddies were expected to stand at the end of the practice area and collect them . |
| 5 | This was out of 329 volumes which were left after 150 titles were reported missing at the time of the 1865 review . |
| 6 | From 140 applicants only seven were selected to perform at the audition finals at London 's Wigmore Hall . |
| 7 | ( At one conference delegates were told to talk at the floor because Special Branch had hi-tech microphones trained on the windows to catch the sound-waves . ) |
| 8 | Whilst they were doing five shows a day and rehearsing at the Paramount , they were told to double at the Lido . |
| 9 | When the trains left at once , those stranded were invited to eat at the buffet , heated by fuel filched from locomotives and run by the master and his cronies . |
| 10 | They were born joined at the hip and are learning to walk with artificial legs after being separated . |
| 11 | Most of us are familiar with the stories of Pavlov 's dogs who were conditioned to salivate at the sound of a bell . |
| 12 | or Civil Defence work were asked to meet at the village hall . |
| 13 | The four men were forced to kneel at the edge of it with their hands bound tightly behind them . |
| 14 | At the same time , more IBMers were encouraged to look at the outside via secondments or community links . |
| 15 | THE Dallas Cowboys were left raging at a refereeing decision which could eventually cost them a place in the Super Bowl . |
| 16 | ‘ The joy was therefore extreme ’ wrote Scott later , ‘ when , the ponderous lid of the chest being forced open , the regalia were discovered lying at the bottom covered with linen cloths , exactly as they had been left . ’ |