Example sentences of "and was [adj] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Edward never again went on crusade , Grandson himself led a small expedition to the east in 1290 and was present at the fall of Acre in May 1291 . |
| 2 | Although he played only a minor military role in the war , he was a colonel by 1646 and was present at the capture of Ludlow in May . |
| 3 | The Court Circular for 19 October 1990 reports the following : ‘ The Queen this afternoon visited Oriel College , Oxford and was present at the Installation Service in the Chapel of the Reverend Professor Ernest Nicholson as the Fiftieth Provost of the College . |
| 4 | During that period he witnessed the dissolution of the League of Nations , and was present at the creation of the new order , participating in both the Bretton Woods ( 1944 ) and San Francisco ( 1945 ) conferences . |
| 5 | But a spokesman for NatWest said : ‘ When the reference was prepared it was provided in good faith and was reasonable at the time it was prepared . |
| 6 | She was respected by everyone she worked with and was brilliant at the job . |
| 7 | So , changing tack , ‘ You 're expecting Mr Gajdusek today ? ’ she questioned , and when she saw that she was n't getting through , she pointed to her watch and in pidgin English enquired , ‘ What time Mr Gajdusek come ? ’ and was incredulous at the answer . |
| 8 | The reticence of the General Council was deliberate for it feared the violence which might ensue if all workers came out and was alarmed at the prospect of mass defections leading to the rapid collapse of the dispute if it did not immediately meet its objectives . |
| 9 | During the Pilgrimage of Grace , Robert Aske talked of the northern abbeys in terms of the particular social needs of the North , and was alarmed at the prospect of their lands falling into the hands of men from the South ( 73 , pp.34 , 123 ) . |
| 10 | I was surprised to find that hospitals appear to have standard forms of refusal to accept a blood transfusion and was dismayed at the layout of the form used in this case . |
| 11 | She was amazed that the food was served by a maid and was appalled at the stiffness and formality of the conversation . |
| 12 | She was allowed to continue with her mending — she did not know that we had spread a thick layer of gum upon the chair and was surprised at the alacrity with which we saw to all her needs so that she should never move . |
| 13 | Muriel held the broad shoulders and was surprised at the strangeness of the proximity , just as she had been surprised at the sight of Delia 's loosened hair some weeks before . |
| 14 | ‘ I ca n't , ’ she said , and was surprised at the unsteadiness with which she walked across the room , lifted the receiver , handled the mundane enquiry . |
| 15 | Corbett gently led the conversation on to the late King and was surprised at the outburst he drew . |
| 16 | King Charles II visited the troops on Leith Links and was resident at the time in the mansion of Lord Balmerino , Kirkgate . |
| 17 | The question of jurisdiction depended not on the truth or falsehood of the charge but upon its nature and was determinable at the commencement not at the conclusion of the inquiry . |
| 18 | The driver , Christopher Hart , who 's thirty-nine and was unemployed at the time , was seen to slow down and then accelerate off , leaving the girl fatally injured . |