Example sentences of "was [vb pp] at the [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | The underside of the handle is slotted to receive a knife blade which was riveted at the dolphin 's tail . |
| 2 | Further education in domestic science was given at the Women 's Department of King 's College , which opened in 1909 . |
| 3 | The tape was broken at the tunnel 's exit by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in green with GWR-type plates and name . |
| 4 | But outside the house on this Sunday morning the usual gossip was forgotten , for Max Klein 's new motor-car was parked at the Rabbi 's front door and it seemed that half the community had gathered to wonder at it . |
| 5 | He was educated at the King 's School , Rochester . |
| 6 | He was educated at the King 's School as a chorister of Gloucester Cathedral , then as an articled pupil of the cathedral organist , ( Sir ) A. Herbert Brewer [ q.v. ] , and finally , on winning a composition scholarship ( 1911 ) , at the Royal College of Music under Sir Charles Stanford [ q.v . ] . |
| 7 | Mr Davies yesterday offered to re-run the contest under the party 's 1985 rules when the matter was decided at the party 's general management committee by delegates elected by wards and the trade unions . |
| 8 | The presentation was made at the Group 's Christmas meeting by Dr H. A. O. Hill , FRS , ( Oxford ) , one of the founders of the IBDG . |
| 9 | Part of the location work was shot at the Queen 's Barracks in the heart of the Surrey countryside at Stoughton . |
| 10 | ‘ We say that the letter was written by Paula Gilfoyle but it was written at the defendant 's request and dictation and no such person as Nigel existed . |
| 11 | The money was raised at the Federation 's Annual Awards Show last November . |
| 12 | It was reached at the CSCE 's third Conference on the Human Dimension , held in Moscow on Sept. 10-Oct. 4 [ see p. 38458 for opening ] . |
| 13 | Little Bernadette was moulded at the statue 's base , by a rosebush in bloom , a stream curling about its foot . |
| 14 | At Berchtesgaden … £l was demanded at the pistol 's point . |
| 15 | When it was given ( at Godesberg ) , £2 was demanded at the pistol 's point . |
| 16 | On 11 June 1992 the husband was arrested at the wife 's house and on 12 June Judge Woodford , finding him guilty of breaches of the injunctions of 12 September 1991 and 12 May 1992 , sentenced him to eight months ' imprisonment for contempt of court . |
| 17 | The award was announced at the Company 's Christmas function on 11 December . |
| 18 | Official concern was voiced at the EC 's Environment Council in September attended by Chris Patten , the UK 's Environment Minister . |
| 19 | Most protest was directed at the government 's failure to pay salaries , overdue for several weeks . |
| 20 | His protest was directed at the midsummer 's day four-mile ‘ exclusion zone ’ at Stonehenge , imposed by Salisbury District Council and confirmed by the Home Secretary . |
| 21 | Ben was crouched at the water 's edge , intensely still , staring at something in the tall , thick rushes to his right . |
| 22 | An active member of the police Superintendents Association , Mr McLean says that at a recent meeting disgust was expressed at the Met 's failure to hit back at criticism of this kind — such as the comment by Bernie Grant , MP for Tottenham , that the divisional chief in his constituency was ‘ incompetent . ’ |
| 23 | All four men stood in the room and Farrell raised the pistol once more so that it was aimed at the agent 's head . |
| 24 | Much of this direction was outlined at the company 's first international user group meeting , Cognition ‘ 91 , in Los Angeles last June , which explains the low-key reaction of journalists and analysts to the roadshow . |
| 25 | 19 year old Barbara Griffiths from Middlesex , won the 17th annual British Women 's Tennis Association tournament which was held at the Queen 's Club just prior to Christmas . |
| 26 | The last RAF B–29 Washingtons of 192 Squadron were finally phased-out of service in February 1958 when the unit disbanded and a big party was held at the Queen 's Hall in Watton town to mark the occasion . |
| 27 | The anniversary event was held at the city 's Artists Club where immediate past president of the Liverpool region , Brian Hill , reminded everyone of the heritage given to the building industry by the city . |