Example sentences of "was [adv] at the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it was right at the beginning when the demon took over … |
| 2 | She was right at the end when , without warning , she ran full tilt into the arms of the waiting figure . |
| 3 | Crewman Keith Porter , of Birkdale , said the coastguard 's amphibious craft was already at the scene but unable to reach 54-year-old Mr Ross 's rig . |
| 4 | By the time the hare awoke , the tortoise was already at the finish and even the hare 's fastest running proved fruitless . |
| 5 | She was too late however , as he was already at the door and a moment later , without a further word , he was gone . |
| 6 | Madeleine was already at the door and , reluctantly , Harry drew himself away . |
| 7 | Fortunately , it was easy to make a decision as Wayne Shelford was already at the club and he gave me an insight into what it was all about and what to expect . ’ |
| 8 | The book had been written in haste , he charmingly tells us in the Preface , so that the first part was already at the printers before the second part was written . |
| 9 | Horowitz , more stoical , was already at the counter while his case passed through the type of machine used at airports . |
| 10 | For as the carriage was always at the front or back , it could be kept private from the rest of the train . |
| 11 | He was still at the barriers that funnelled the mob into a line under the cynical eyes of a guard when she struggled up behind him . |
| 12 | His mother was still at the hospital and was n't due home until nine . |
| 13 | Fred Hirst , secretary of the maypole committee , was also at the bar and , overhearing this , admonished both to ‘ 'old on a minute ’ . |
| 14 | But there was no time to give this disturbing idea attention ; Tealtaoich was nearly at the Trees and the Trees were grouped together watching him and waiting for him in complete silence and it was important not to miss a single instant of any of it . |
| 15 | In the first edition of this book , I wrote that the use of econometrics in advertising was roughly at the stage before the square edges of the first wheel were rounded off . |
| 16 | Silver was almost at the crest when suddenly , from half-way up , there came a high screaming — the sound a rabbit makes , not to call for help or to frighten an enemy , but simply out of terror . |
| 17 | She was almost at the door when Rain said : ‘ I 'll come with you . |
| 18 | But er , I did n't believe in , well it was me dad 's pigs of course , but I was there at the time as well like , you know . |
| 19 | I do n't really know because I was never at the pier when when a |