Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] at [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | The books were at the auditors and I did n't want to hold up the minutes and , as you 'd all mostly seen them anyway , I felt that perhaps I could let them go . |
2 | Duvall was at the double-doors leading to the secondary staircase . |
3 | But the swirling breeze was at the hunters ' backs , and the big bull suddenly lifted his muzzle to scent in their direction , and a moment later the whole herd was running towards the shelter of the trees . |
4 | Sister Robinson was at the nurses ' station , talking to one of the first-year nurses , when Juliet arrived back on the ward . |
5 | Forget the Cup Final … the real fun was at the play-offs . |
6 | The Myrcan was at the stairs in an instant with his staff in his hands . |
7 | The only way of getting to a magician was at the celebrations on Hallowe'en night , but after the broomstick display , which Mildred had ruined the year before , she felt very worried about creating any more havoc in that direction . |
8 | Husband Don was at the births . |
9 | At first the Russians had been driven back in disorder , but in the months of July and August they had begun to recover and had driven the Poles back on their tracks until finally the Red Army was at the gates of Warsaw itself . |
10 | At the end of August , the first German warplanes bombed Paris and also distributed leaflets warning Parisians to surrender : the Germans were at the gates . |
11 | His first one-man show was at The Artists Gallery 1941 and he showed with Peggy Guggenheim 's Art of this Century in 1944 which led on to a one man-show at the Guggenheim in 1947 . |
12 | Accommodation was at The Mariners at Sandy Ground , an idyllic place which consists of 20 charming West Indian gingerbread style cottages which stand on the crescent shaped white sand beach shaded between palm , coconut and brilliant red flame trees . |
13 | Manager Dick Graham brought Jackie Bannister to Selhurst Park on a free transfer from Scunthorpe United in July 1965 , having assessed this combative wing-half or full-back at close quarters when the pair were at The Hawthorns in the early 1960s , and Jackie certainly became a valued member of Palace 's 2nd Division defences under Mr Graham in the second half of that decade , missing only one game in two seasons between August 1966 and May 1968 . |
14 | Although I met Theresa on the way back from erm school and she said Alec was at the doctors cos not the way back from school , way back from the library . |
15 | And she said Alec was at the doctors cos he was feeling under the weather . |
16 | Pilot David Moore from Gloucestershire was at the controls of the forty seven year old Spitfire as it took part in an air display near Manchester on Saturday.The fighter plane looped the loop but as it neared the ground it plummeted down , bursting into flames.Firefighters were on the scene immediately , and confirmed that the pilot was dead.David Moore , who was 47 , flew with the Royal Navy for ten years before joining Rolls Royce as a pilot in the mid 1970s.He flew the company 's executives around Europe … but in his spare time he enjoyed piloting vintage planes like the Spitfire , which was owned by Rolls Royce.Today at the family 's home near Stroud , David Moore 's widow was coming to terms with the tragedy : |
17 | Her time was at the delegates ' disposal . |
18 | Since Mrs Stych was at the Ladies of Scotland 's Tea , there was no reply . |