Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] [pron] at [art] " 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 Ankhu and Nebamun would have it easier , but for the majority of privileged men work was a nominal activity as they laboured more or less intelligently in the upper ranks of the army , the civil service and the priesthood ; most of the graft was done for them at a humbler level .
7 It is unlikely that the crude material did much good , and not surprising that no more was said about it at the time .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 I 've got your red book here cos I was looking at it at the weekend .
11 She had her back to the entrance of the garden and was looking across it at a small orchard whose fruit never found its way to the rector 's table , always being pilfered by the small street arabs of the district .
12 She stared at the book-filled wall above the desk , then turned back , seeing how he was looking past her at the same spot .
13 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 .
14 Donal was married on August 29 and shortly afterwards an appointment was made for him at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London .
15 A framed certificate was presented to her at the Good Companions ' meeting last week by chairman Janet Gill .
16 the prize of £1000 and a silver cup was presented to her at the college by Chief Executive , Best Western Hotels .
17 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 .
18 The gardener was waiting for them at the front door .
19 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 .
20 To Sophie 's and Helen 's surprise , Ian Woodall , looking anxious and drawn , was waiting for them at the hospital .
21 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 .
22 When I got back to the attic , Jean-Claude was waiting for me at the top of the stairs .
23 When I went into town to order my new clothes , Mr Pumblechook was waiting for me at the door of his shop .
24 This time he was waiting for me at the table .
25 Jonadab was waiting for her at the stair bottom .
26 Uncle Alfred was waiting for her at the entrance to the nest when she arrived .
27 The manager was waiting for her at the desk , deftly fidgeting with a half-stuffed peregrine falcon .
28 Luke was waiting for her at the bottom of the staircase , fifteen minutes later , looking — surprise , surprise ! — extremely impatient .
29 Fernando was waiting for her at the kerbside , leaning against his white convertible Mercedes .
30 Tom was waiting for him at the bottom .
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