Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [subord] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first are the rich and well-born , the other the mass of the people " , Hamilton was reported as saying at the Federal Convention in 1787 . |
| 2 | In the post-war period , more universally than before , old age , and the socially accepted roles associated with it , was accepted as beginning at a fixed chronological age : the state pensionable age of 60/65 . |
| 3 | Mr Athulathmudali was shot while speaking at an election meeting . |
| 4 | On Feb. 7 , 1990 , some 300,000 gallons of heavy Alaskan crude oil were spilt off the southern California coast when a tanker , American Trader , leased by the British Petroleum Oil Company , USA , was holed while mooring at an offshore pipeline terminal . |
| 5 | Louis , a sportsman and only child , was struck while jogging at the edge of the road . |
| 6 | Louis , an all-round sportsman and only child , was struck while jogging at the edge of the road on 13 July . |
| 7 | One group was quoted as ranting at a young police woman : ‘ We 're going to cut your belly open . |