Example sentences of "was [verb] at a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ahead , the MTWTV convoy was halted at a red light , and behind , Presley 's finest followed the armoured car with its onboard demon , at a leisurely and unhurried pace . |
| 2 | Steve 's prompt action was recalled at a special dinner in Southend when he and 13 other Credit Card staff were presented with Quality of Service Awards — a selection of crystal — by Senior Manager Bob Docherty . |
| 3 | The party was formed at a founding congress in November 1991 : 525 delegates , from almost all the regions and larger towns of Russia , attended the congress . |
| 4 | The ban on communists , however , was overturned at a special session of the Supreme Soviet on Sept. 23 , after which Aslonov resigned and the former Tajik Communist Party first secretary , Rakhman Nabiyev , was unanimously elected to replace him . |
| 5 | An earlier planning application by the firm for 47 homes on the site was refused by Middlesbrough council and an appeal against the decision was dismissed at a public inquiry . |
| 6 | Bellway 's subsequent appeal against the decision was dismissed at a local planning inquiry in 1990 . |
| 7 | Thus violence was sustained at a high level by American capitals ‘ first great offensive against labor ’ from the late-nineteenth century to the 1920s . |
| 8 | Her head , which was rotating at a different speed and a contrary motion to her brushing arm , reminded him of a duck in a shooting gallery . |
| 9 | A bolus of L-[1-C]leucine ( 4 g/70 kg body weight , 19.4 atom % ) was given at a constant rate in 200 ml 0.9% saline over 10 minutes . |
| 10 | And sometimes — ’ She looked away from Ben towards the corner of the room where a picture was hanging at a slight angle , and her head moved to one side as if to see it better . |
| 11 | HMS Hurworth , which went into battle during the Gulf conflict decorated with art work by village pupils of its namesake , near Darlington , was re-dedicated at a rousing ceremony in Rosyth . |
| 12 | Although I was walking at a normal pace the impact stunned me . |
| 13 | Their fun , courtesy of the Conservative Party , was to come at a later stage . |
| 14 | The UN Security Council was reported at a closed session on Nov. 25 to have accepted the conclusions of a report by Boutros-Ghali which described existing UN policy in Somalia as untenable in view of the looting of up to 80 per cent of aid and attacks on relief workers , as well as the shelling by armed groups on Nov. 24 of a UN-chartered grain ship approaching Mogadishu harbour . |
| 15 | He was educated at a private school and later at the Bellevue Academy , Greenwich . |
| 16 | Helena was educated at a French boarding-school in Neuville , and then at Notting Hill High School . |
| 17 | He wo n't have to go to the two language schools being set up by Volvo and Renault in France and Sweden to teach English to engineers and designers ; le Quement was educated at a public school in England . |
| 18 | I was carried at a smooth lope by Trigger , or sometimes Silver . |
| 19 | A faint smile crossed Lancaster 's face , as though he was laughing at a cruel joke in dubious taste . |
| 20 | ( The recessed verandah to the right of centre , with its sliding picture windows , was added at a later date . ) |
| 21 | Having released Gary , Nails was swimming at a phenomenal speed after another victim . |
| 22 | She was picking at a loose cotton in the hem of her smock . |
| 23 | A few seconds later a second flock was seen at a higher level and directly in the aircraft 's flight path . |
| 24 | As for naval campaigning , much of it was done at a great distance . |
| 25 | Everything was done at a leisurely tempo . |
| 26 | That was done at a previous meeting , it was |
| 27 | The proposals were to be put before the congregation and this was done at a Congregational Tea in the Town Hall on Thursday 5 May 1966 at 7.30 pm . |
| 28 | Woolley was looking at a large-scale map , and drinking Guinness . |
| 29 | He was looking at a beautiful textbook about racehorses that Arthur had laid out on the floor . |
| 30 | Also had further letter from Notts County Council about Nottinghamshire Minerals local plan , asking us again if we have any representations to make , I think it was decided at a previous meeting that we did not , erm Colin Williamson , production of development and planning at Newton and Sherwood District Council , it 's proposal to run seminars for Parish Councils on planning policies , law and procedures , and we would like to know erm whether erm we would be interested in attending , and how many people would wish , he he has earmarked temporarily twenty eighth of March , which is a Monday , as a possible date at town hall , so if er if you think that would be something that you would be erm interested in going to , the topics erm are really I think things that came up at the Parish Council 's conference , the questions about planning , about the rules , and the policies , and the procedures etcetera , the erm , and visitors were talking last thing for sixth of December for five minutes , and the discussion for half an hour to three quarters , commencing at half past seven , so er if anyone 's interested in attending that ? |