Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] [pron] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Words fail one at such moments ’ said the President when the news was broken to him at the Kremlin by the Norwegian Ambassador , but immediately recovering his powers of speech , he said he did n't see the prize as a personal achievement . |
| 2 | Again this was reported to you at the last meeting of this Committee . |
| 3 | My maternal grandmother was living with us at the time , it having been decided that her flat in Highgate should be closed down for the duration of the war , and she circulated between the homes of her son and three daughters so that she could be looked after . |
| 4 | So she was writing to him at the time I telephoned . |
| 5 | She turned the heavy , white porcelain door knob and pushed gently , then switched off the torch in case she was seen by someone at the back of the house , and entered the bedroom . |
| 6 | It is unlikely that the crude material did much good , and not surprising that no more was said about it at the time . |
| 7 | If , for example , the reasons described seem unfair or conflict with what was said to you at the time of your dismissal , and you are eligible for unfair dismissal rights , the next step might be for you to make a complaint to the industrial tribunal . |
| 8 | She longed , oh , she burned to be able to tell him the truth , but Ace 's threats held ; also by the way Mike was looking at her at the moment he probably would n't believe her if she told him the truth about their relationship . |
| 9 | I 've got your red book here cos I was looking at it at the weekend . |
| 10 | She stared at the book-filled wall above the desk , then turned back , seeing how he was looking past her at the same spot . |
| 11 | And Sheffield Crown Court has heard how a man allegedly kidnapped and raped his wife ; the man who ca n't be named for legal reasons , was separated from her at the time of the supposed attack , and the case is making legal history . |
| 12 | Donal was married on August 29 and shortly afterwards an appointment was made for him at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London . |
| 13 | A framed certificate was presented to her at the Good Companions ' meeting last week by chairman Janet Gill . |
| 14 | the prize of £1000 and a silver cup was presented to her at the college by Chief Executive , Best Western Hotels . |
| 15 | The Bristol Mail was heading towards them at the piteously slow speed of a horse and cart , urged forward by a sleep-weary teenage post-boy . |
| 16 | The gardener was waiting for them at the front door . |
| 17 | For an hour the guests sat patiently listening ; then everybody got up and , with the air of people who have been thinking of little else for some time , demolished the langoor ( free food ) which was waiting for them at the rear of the house . |
| 18 | To Sophie 's and Helen 's surprise , Ian Woodall , looking anxious and drawn , was waiting for them at the hospital . |
| 19 | I think about Mr Jackson and I get a sort of uncomfortable feeling when I remember he was waiting for me at the house and I did n't come back . |
| 20 | When I got back to the attic , Jean-Claude was waiting for me at the top of the stairs . |
| 21 | When I went into town to order my new clothes , Mr Pumblechook was waiting for me at the door of his shop . |
| 22 | This time he was waiting for me at the table . |
| 23 | Jonadab was waiting for her at the stair bottom . |
| 24 | Uncle Alfred was waiting for her at the entrance to the nest when she arrived . |
| 25 | The manager was waiting for her at the desk , deftly fidgeting with a half-stuffed peregrine falcon . |
| 26 | Luke was waiting for her at the bottom of the staircase , fifteen minutes later , looking — surprise , surprise ! — extremely impatient . |
| 27 | Fernando was waiting for her at the kerbside , leaning against his white convertible Mercedes . |
| 28 | Tom was waiting for him at the bottom . |
| 29 | Georgi Kirov was waiting for him at the appointed place and time . |
| 30 | Hasan was waiting for him at the top of the stairs , and , as soon as he heard his guardian 's tread , the little boy sat up , sniffed the air and stretched out his hands like a cat , waking after sleep . |