Example sentences of "[conj] was [vb pp] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A significant contribution was made by the turnaround that was achieved at Waterford Crystal . ’ |
| 2 | The rolling forest of Wensleydale that surrounded Bainbridge has gone now , with its deer and wild boar , but the horn that was blown at dusk every evening between Holyrood and Shrovetide to lead travellers out of the forest to safety still hangs behind the bar of the Rose and Crown , although it is blown now only at village weddings . |
| 3 | See I says , I 'll give you the the resolution that was adopted at Portobello . |
| 4 | This is not the design that was used at TMI , and the National Nuclear Corporation ( NNC ) has the benefit of the considerable experience of Bechtel and Westinghouse in the design and analysis work that the latter had to carry out to meet the NRC 's ‘ post-TMI ’ requirements . |
| 5 | In any case , he recognized the success of Dej 's gambit and made it his own after 1964.4 In fact , when Khruschev was toppled by Brezhnev in the autumn of 1964 , three counts in the lengthy criticism of his methods that was levelled at Khruschev by the new Soviet leadership referred to his errors in his dealings with the Romanians . |
| 6 | One criticism that was levelled at calculators when they were widely available was that kids would start using them and really would n't understand basic arithmetic . |
| 7 | Providing a nostalgic look back to the days of World War One were the Great War Combat Team , who were ideally suited to this venue , flying three SE.5a replicas , Fokker D.VII G-BBFPL , Fokker Triplane N152JS along with Robin Bowes ‘ guesting ’ in Fokker Triplane G-ATJM , the latter failing to sell at the Onslow 's Auction that was held at Rendcomb on the same day ( see page 30 ) . |
| 8 | I strongly welcome the text that was negotiated at Maastricht on the European system of central banks in stage 2 and the European bank in stage 3 . |
| 9 | He suffered head and shoulder injuries and was treated at Newcastle General Hospital . |
| 10 | He fought for King Charles in the Civil War and was killed at Marston Moor in 1644 . |
| 11 | Ida Smedley died 2 March 1944 in a nursing home and was cremated at Golders Green . |
| 12 | Opposition was most apparent from the UK government , and was sustained at Maastricht two years later . |
| 13 | This was organized by the Mayo Environmental Group and was exhibited at Croagh Patrick . |
| 14 | By 1646 , the Royalists were defeated and King Charles I was charged with treason against the peoples parliament and was beheaded at Westminster on 30th , January 1649 . |
| 15 | The liquid looks very like human blood and was poured at night on to the fields . |
| 16 | It was a thriller starring Donald Pleasence and Peter Vaughan , and was made at Anglia TV 's Norwich studios and on location in London . |
| 17 | NICRA denounced these measures as a violation of the rights of freedom of speech , assembly and association and was represented at protest rallies over the Republican Clubs ban and the banning of the 1968 Easter Rising commemoration in Armagh . |
| 18 | An article by him advocating a national Nonconformist congress appeared in Hughes ' Methodist Times on 20 February 1890 and was written at Hughes ' request . |
| 19 | Alex decided to follow his father as a naval lawyer , and was accepted at Trinity College , Cambridge , to read law as a student sponsored by the service . |
| 20 | The first purposely constructed wet-dock was completed at Rotherhithe in 1700 and was followed at Liverpool ( 1709 ) and Bristol ( 1717 ) . |
| 21 | The picture was consigned by trustees of Viscount FitzHarris and was estimated at £8–10 million . |
| 22 | One of these houses ( No.9 ) was in fact put on the market in 1991 , for an upset price of £90,000 , and was valued at £100,000 — considerably less than £106,000 . |
| 23 | The chain had two boxing glove pendants and was valued at £65 . |
| 24 | The scene depicted is not for the squeamish and was caught at RAF Finningley the other day . |
| 25 | Alfred went to Germany with the Brigade after the war and was stationed at Bielefeld , a German army camp taken over by the British : |
| 26 | The black " marble " was considered the finest and was quarried at Arten Gill and at Binks Quarry below Great Coum . |
| 27 | He resigned the Privy Seal ( as was conventional ) and was consecrated at Lambeth on 5 January 1382 . |
| 28 | Among the captives from the latter was Archbishop Ælfheah , who refused to be ransomed and was murdered at Greenwich in April 1012 , shortly before his killers received a tribute of £48,000 . |
| 29 | This correspondingly gave rise to a hole in the planned running length of the second season and was discussed at Department head level some months later . |
| 30 | It was called mustard gas and was used at Ypres in 1917 , when it caused many thousands of casualties . |