Example sentences of "and [noun] was [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pious shock and horror was expressed at this frailty in the face of temptation — far more so than at the evidence that men behaved in the same way . |
| 2 | The chair was taken by Mrs R. W. Hanson ( the boss 's wife ) and tea was served at 8 o " clock . |
| 3 | According to Dexter , ‘ much time was spent on a detailed review of the Old Trafford Test and disappointment was expressed at some elements of England 's performance . |
| 4 | It was after five-thirty on a Friday night , and Tom was expected at any minute . |
| 5 | There was no cardiac output and resuscitation was abandoned at 1.55 a.m . |
| 6 | The number of police and troops was put at 50,000 . |
| 7 | Your worships , er , there 's nothing at all more sinister in the failure to stop and failure to report than than that , i th that is a a true record of the er er er of the incident as far as Mrs was concerned erm and it is something which erm comes about an accident which came about probably through the inexperience of the children er , running across the pedestrian crossing thinking that they have priority erm and not having regard to other road users er , and Mrs was travelling at slow speed but it was she was put in a difficult position by the the way in which the children ran across the road . |
| 8 | There were very marked peaks in September and April , and both emigration and immigration was noted at each season . |
| 9 | The cells were cultured in DMEM , 10%FCS and staurosporine was added at various times . |
| 10 | Then you went into the common room , Radio One was put on , and breakfast was called at 7.30 . |
| 11 | Much of the actual mock-up assembly work was completed in Hawaii before the filming , but the preliminary moulding and construction was completed at Long Beach and then shipped to Pearl Harbor . |
| 12 | Damage in New York , New Jersey and Connecticut was estimated at hundreds of millions of pounds . |