Example sentences of "was [verb] at one [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She turned round to sec if he was laughing at one of the postcards but he was laughing at her . |
| 2 | Its central way-station was located at one of the most remote places in the British empire ; Alice Springs . |
| 3 | Next to him , his back to the gramophone , his friend Danny was looking at one of the Meccano magazines he had been given . |
| 4 | BARNHAM HALL was built at one of the most confusing periods of domestic architecture in England . |
| 5 | Although having accustomed ourselves to ‘ polyfilla based nutrition ’ nothing could have prepared us for the fish which was served at one of the so-called meals . |
| 6 | A big hairy man in a dirty undershirt was sitting at one of the tables , a short cigar clamped in his face . |
| 7 | One day , a week before the move , while she was standing at one of the upstairs windows , Celia saw the rector pushing his bicycle up the drive . |
| 8 | I was standing at one of the windows of the outer office , watching the rain fling itself remorselessly against the panes . |
| 9 | David Fairfax , their host , with a fancy apron and a chef 's hat , was presiding at one of the charcoal fires . |