Example sentences of "[det] were at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rose which mantled the house must have put out a thousand flowers and these were at the peak of their blooming , not a petal yet shed , each blossom the pink of a shell within and the pink of coral on its outer side . |
| 2 | We have created a considerable number of new jobs in south Norfolk ; regrettably , some of these were at the expense of people affected by the closure of the Ipswich site , but nevertheless , such opportunities in a rural environment have been viewed very positively by the local community . |
| 3 | All were at the same stage of their career , applying for their first senior house officer post in a non-teaching hospital because applications to teaching hospitals usually require completion of a form . |
| 4 | As many were at the Very Severe upper end of difficulty , he developed quite a reputation for fearlessness . |
| 5 | How many were at the school ? |
| 6 | By October 1989 only three City Technology Colleges had actually opened , although eleven more were at the planning stage . |