Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv prt] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time he came off to a huge ovation , Essex were dawdling along at 99-3 off 36 overs . |
| 2 | The IRA claimed responsibility for the station attacks , blaming the Victoria casualties on " the cynical decision … not to evacuate railway stations " after a caller had warned 45 minutes earlier that bombs were to go off at all mainline stations . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , no trials of efficacy were carried out at that time , and this is impossible to do now as the vaccination schedules are in such widespread use . |
| 4 | Valuations of the Group 's Irish and United Kingdom land and buildings were carried out at 31 December 1992 by . |
| 5 | ‘ County ’ men were transferred around at short intervals , while we were static in the city , never moving more than a mile or so between the three divisions to undertake real ‘ city work ’ . |
| 6 | The philosophy and system of pastoral care were spelt out at some length and a few pages were devoted to the issue of pupils ' individual needs . |
| 7 | erm But certain headlands and certain soft parts of the cliff were going back at more than a metre a year . |
| 8 | Its legs were splayed out at awkward angles on the rug , and its flanks rose and fell with the deep breaths of sleep . |
| 9 | And erm could you describe the house you were born in at all ? |
| 10 | While the numbers of young people had dropped as the overall population grew older , in County Durham , 50% of over 16s were staying on at sixth forms or colleges such as his . |
| 11 | I 'll make the point again Martin that just as on Saturday when goals were flying in at both ends and eventually it finished three two , I kept saying do n't believe the scoring is all over in this game , that 's my feeling now . |
| 12 | The ends of the rivets were bent over at right angles on the back of the shield making it possible to calculate that the wooden boards of the complete circular shields were 0.5 to 1.5 cm thick . |
| 13 | We were woken up at 5.30 am , and Alex and I were told to go over to the kitchens to fetch the breakfast . |
| 14 | During one period 84 X 9 cwt. cartloads were brought down at 1/8 the ton … 37 tons 16 cwt. came to £3 : 3s . |
| 15 | The magnificent wings were laid out at full stretch , as though the swan were in flight , and the head rested with a perfect profile uppermost , above the frozen curve of the neck . |
| 16 | Large generic social services departments , which arose from the proposals from the Seebohm Committee on Local Authority and Allied Personal Social Services ( 1968 ) were set up at this time . |
| 17 | I were tidying up at half past six this morning . |
| 18 | " I think I might be falling for you , you know , " he said as they were drinking up at eleven . |
| 19 | David Cordery , operations manager for Oxford , told The Bookseller that the robbery happened at about 5.30 p.m. when two staff were cashing up at one of the shop 's three tills . |
| 20 | Next day , 13th. , four of the squadron 's Hurricanes were led off at 1330 by Flt.Lt . |
| 21 | Fencing and advisory signs were put up at seven Darlington play areas , which were also provided with dog faeces bins . |
| 22 | Signs were put up at both ends . |
| 23 | Traffic 's increased in Milton since humps were put in at nearby Sutton Courtenay . |
| 24 | If greater efforts were put in at this level at an early stage , through early warning on emerging conflicts , many major wars could be prevented . |
| 25 | At Bridgend Hotel everything was first class grub — rooms — surroundings , but we were knocked up at five o'clock next morning to start by coach at six for Port Ellen in the south of Islay , where we were to join the steamer at half past eight to return home . |
| 26 | They said they were setting off at nine o'clock as if to go |
| 27 | Eight companies consisting of twelve acts were sent out at ten-week intervals , and the actual length of engagement was twelve weeks . |
| 28 | Artwork changes were handled through at International 's Southampton office — a complicated job in itself , involving different brand labels , sizes and colours . |
| 29 | He looked wild-eyed , and his hair was sticking up at all angles . |
| 30 | But if he was to come on at three o'clock in the morning , the other man called away would n't be replaced . |