Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] at the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | LOW PRICES were realised at the Rick Cole Reno Auction on September 18/19 . |
| 2 | Trials were undertaken at the Contreras dam , which is known to have foundation problems ; work to find suitable assessment techniques continues . |
| 3 | The men were treated at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford . |
| 4 | All were treated at the Berkshire base 's medical centre , but were not seriously affected . |
| 5 | We were joined at the Rivermead post by a jolly girl from Chelsea called ‘ George . ’ |
| 6 | First up , they were stopped at the US border for the customary van search and their local driver was found to be in possession of a dozen or so ready-rolled ‘ recreational ’ cigarettes . |
| 7 | In Soho , Karsten Schubert 's exhibition of Keith Coventry 's ten Suprematist paintings , which were previewed at the Cologne Art Fair and superimpose the colours of the leading racist football clubs as identified in a Fascist magazine over a recreation of Malevich 's white Suprematist painting , ends shortly ( to 6 February ) , and is followed by a new series of sculptures designed by Michael Landy ( 10 February-6 March ) . |
| 8 | Turner 's Automatic Points were installed at the Robin Hood junction , and cars coasted to take the corner for Anerley , but continued under power for the straight road to Penge . |
| 9 | Three windows were smashed at the Denmark Street surgery , Darlington , at the weekend . |
| 10 | Winston 's Water-Lions and Diving Nymphs were appearing at the Glasgow Empire , busily proving themselves as ‘ the aquatic marvels of the 20th century ’ . |
| 11 | Even so , he was a capable draughtsman and painted some impressive landscapes , portraits , and allegorical scenes , a few of which were exhibited at the Whitechapel Gallery 's exhibition of twentieth-century art in 1914 . |
| 12 | The findings were revealed at the London launch of two new videos , backed by the Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit . |
| 13 | Caspar was explaining in a hushed voice that they were looking at the Robemaker 's stocks of enchantments . |
| 14 | No you were looking at the Mal Vicinty |
| 15 | and maybe , you know , that 's not such a good thing , but we were looking at the Phillips , erm |
| 16 | He wrote numerous songs , many of a medical nature , dramatized Waverley by ( Sir ) Walter Scott [ q.v. ] , and wrote three successful pantomimes which were produced at the Edinburgh Theatre Royal . |
| 17 | 4,000 Meteors were produced at the Gloucester aircraft company at Brockworth , which closed down in the 1960s . |
| 18 | Extra Euro seats for Britain were agreed at the Edinburgh European summit last December but the Government has yet to announce how many seats , if any , Scotland will be allocated . |
| 19 | Tea dances , where gentlemen could meet ladies , were reintroduced at the Waldorf Hotel in London , where a quartet was led , according to one account , by Mrs Strevens on saxophone . |
| 20 | Averages eased but more sheep were sold at the Suffolk Sheep Society 's national show and sale at Stoneleigh last week when bidding peaked at 5600gns on a trade where selectivity was the order of the day . |
| 21 | Some of the pictures were sold at the Stourhead heirlooms sale at Christie 's in 1883 . |
| 22 | Menem delivered a speech over the remains before they were interred at the Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires where Eva Perón was also buried . |
| 23 | On arrival at Bridgnorth the train was propelled to the limit of the line when the buffer stops were reached at the Hollybush Road siding . |
| 24 | It was also to be a welcoming home for John and Angela , who had come down to watch the final round and were staying at the Bell Hotel . |
| 25 | On another occasion Mark and his merry band were staying at the Raja 's palace at Seraikella . |
| 26 | The two women were staying at the Baya Camp at Lake Sibaya , an isolated settlement popular with tourists seeking to experience the African bush in the wild . |
| 27 | They erm wa when we to we , we were staying at the Claremont and I do n't , oh , I think we just decided we 'd find a cup of coffee . |
| 28 | Prototypes of the Sparc compilers were demonstrated at the Supercomputing ‘ 92 show in Minneapolis last week . |
| 29 | Our two weeks were spent at the Jandia Mar Beach Club , where consistently high quality is assured by the Sol management . |
| 30 | On Aug. 14 at least 79 protesters were arrested at the US Eighth Army headquarters in central Seoul , after a car had been rammed through the main gate . |