Example sentences of "was [vb pp] at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jehana 's mare was stopped at the far end of it , and Alexei was at her side . |
| 2 | I was stopped at the horse-car entrance by a locked door and , in response to my repeated knocking , by a determined female who told me I was n't welcome . |
| 3 | Finally I was enrolled at the Royal College of Physicians . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The Renault in front was halted at the French border . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Bellway 's subsequent appeal against the decision was dismissed at a local planning inquiry in 1990 . |
| 11 | Thus violence was sustained at a high level by American capitals ‘ first great offensive against labor ’ from the late-nineteenth century to the 1920s . |
| 12 | The general question of Unionist attitudes to Labour was highlighted at the Special Party Conference in 1917 where Law came under a strong attack . |
| 13 | Only three weeks ago Clough launched a scathing attack on the way he was treated at the European championship finals in Sweden this summer and voiced his disapproval at manager Taylor 's long-ball style . |
| 14 | As a 17-year-old , Daniel was diagnosed as suffering from testicular cancer and was treated at the Royal Marsden . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Progress on the project was given at the annual county council archaeology seminar , entitled Archaeology and Mineral Planning . |
| 17 | And in 1656 Orontea was given at the archducal court of Innsbruck , where Cesti was already established and had produced his L ‘ Argia ( 1655 ) for the visit of Christina of Sweden . |
| 18 | The drug was given at the recommended dose via a correctly positioned endotracheal tube . |
| 19 | It was situated at the far end of the house , above the sweet store room . |
| 20 | The piano was situated at the far end of the drawing-room . |
| 21 | The yard was situated at the eastern extremity of Polruan , where the forest rises steeply from the water 's edge . |
| 22 | Soon after the murder , a huge wreath of white lilies was placed at the blood-stained scene . |
| 23 | This research was undertaken at the British Library of Economic and Political Science , School of Oriental and African Studies , Library of the Conflict Research Society at City University , London ; Central Research Library , New York ; Columbia University ; and the Library of Congress . |
| 24 | The movie was completed at the final cost of $3 million . |
| 25 | It was realised at an early stage that the earthwork plan belied a very complex situation and that there were clearly at least two phases of development . |
| 26 | As mentioned earlier , it was realised at an early stage that the new certification framework would have to be underpinned by a documentation method that was easy for all to understand , cost effective and capable of responding to new developments in education and training . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | The arm was developed at the bio-engineering centre at the Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Centre in Edinburgh , which has a world-wide reputation for the quality of specialist clinical care it provides for people with severe or unusual physical disabilities . |
| 29 | It was developed at the Honduran Foundation for Agricultural Research by crossing a wild Asian banana with a Brazilian variety . |
| 30 | The Audi Quattro was parked at the far end of the small , packed car-park . |