Example sentences of "[was/were] [noun] at [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 There were voices at the doors and then blinding sunlight sprang into the van .
2 There were turrets at the corners and a guardhouse over the entrance .
3 He moved towards her , opening his arms , and I saw there were tears at the corners of his eyes .
4 He could n't play the drums , he was too loud , that sounds too formal you know , say , he was crap at the drums , could n't they ,
5 Yet , there was demur at the problems which inequality caused , even though it was rarely effective .
6 There was speculation at the Masters that he was no longer trying .
7 Deregulation was expected to be completed by 1993-95 but there was concern at the prospects for the economy in the intervening period .
8 And though she recognized that some of it was rebellion at the hours of inactivity , she could not ignore her bladder .
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