Example sentences of "[noun pl] [was/were] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why there is so much stress in Luke 's account of the life of Jesus that his deeds and words were at the inspiration of the Spirit ( Luke 4:1,14 ; 10:21 ; 23:46 , etc . ) . |
| 2 | The stables were at the back of a courtyard and there was a crowd outside the door . |
| 3 | It was also during this period that we had the strangest set of photographs taken of us , by Peter Christopherson who worked for a design company , Hipgnosis — whose offices were at the back of our Denmark Street HQ — and who later joined Throbbing Gristle , a band best known for tabloid spreads on their occult practices . |
| 4 | The exclusion of certain clergy is less easy to justify ( a relic of the time when religious disputes were at the heart of national affairs ) , as is the exclusion of 18- to 20-year-olds : when the voting age was lowered in 1969 , the age of eligibility for candidature was not . |
| 5 | Paramedics were at the scene in four minutes of the emergency call and took over from officers who had been trying to stem the flow of blood . |
| 6 | my concerns is , my concerns were at the time that we , we might not be able to continue with that statement because it might become inaccurate |
| 7 | But after the new season 's first frantic flush , Rovers were at the foot of the Second Division . |
| 8 | The Daily Mirror revealed three years ago that four judges were at the centre of gay rumours . |
| 9 | The gardens were at the back . |
| 10 | The question of how to deal with errors was at the heart of the debates in the central commission in the twelve months that preceded the Council . |
| 11 | The privatization of up to 40 state-owned companies was at the centre of the governments economic recovery plan . |
| 12 | The only remaining seats were at the front . |
| 13 | The loss of their lands was a blow not just to episcopal prestige and income but also to episcopal management and the pastoral care of a diocese ; it can not have been reassuring to any bishop to see how often temporalities were at the risk of malicious accusation or expedient suspicion . |
| 14 | Above all , use was made of the great lake in front of the palace , the famous Étang des Carpes , where some of the fish were reputed to have been swimming since the days of Francis I. All sorts of pleasure boats were at the disposal of the guests , ranging from a Venetian gondola to a miniature frigate of the French navy — the latter the pride and joy of the Prince Imperial . |
| 15 | A large group of invited guests were at the opening yesterday where they heard the mayor of Darlington , Coun Rita Fishwick , formally wish Buzz every success . |
| 16 | Royalbion 's most important guests were at the hospitality unit today , hoping for a smile from the Princess . |
| 17 | The quality of those troops was at the heart of the Duke 's real worries . |
| 18 | It sounds like politics of the Nineties but in fact these topics were at the forefront of public debate in Middlesbrough 120 years ago . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm just trying to explain how things were at the time . |
| 20 | Vern Zelmer , now managing director of Rank Xerox ( UK ) Ltd , recalls how things were at the time . |
| 21 | She would see out the contract if they would have her , and then consider how things were at the end of it . |
| 22 | These firms were at the time of out visit listed over each block of filing cabinets . |
| 23 | This only illustrates how very scarce male dancers were at the time . ’ |
| 24 | Which goods were at the buyer 's risk ? |
| 25 | But in general economic goods were at the disposal of the household head . |
| 26 | The toilets and bathrooms and showers were at the end of the hall on the second floor , and from my window I had a splendid view of the cathedral , whose Gothic , Renaissance and baroque styles mingled perfectly in the dark-rose-and-amber stone to give it almost the appearance of some natural rock formation . |
| 27 | The most sought after positions were at the front , where the gentry families had their seats . |
| 28 | Police officers were at the girl 's hospital bedside hoping she could give them more details of the attack . |
| 29 | Anti Terrorists Squad Officers were at the scene and police believe that the bomb had been planted by the IRA . |
| 30 | They were n't in the actual flat at that time er their role was to er prevent members of the public whilst the armed officers were at the scene erm from entering the corridors at either end of the block of flats . |