Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They show that those tests have nothing to do with the amount spent per pupil in individual authority areas — some of the biggest spenders were right down at the bottom . |
| 2 | Erm it may be that the people who were right down at the bottom like that were people who were doing other things as well and were say blacksmiths or whatever |
| 3 | Knottingley were 17–4 ahead at the interval with tries by Chris Carlyle and Dennis Stead . |
| 4 | Knottingley were 17–4 ahead at the interval with tries by Chris Carlyle and Dennis Stead . |
| 5 | ‘ You were willing enough at the time . |
| 6 | Changes of character brought about by the fluctuation of material conditions were so marked that they were noticeable even at the time from within the camp . |
| 7 | In 23 patients ( group A ) biliary tract calculi were present either at the time of diagnosis ( 14 patients ) ( Fig 1 ) or subsequently developed some time after the diagnosis of sclerosing cholangitis had been made ( nine patients ) . |
| 8 | Hawthorn , horse chestnut and cow parsley ( which has one of the most wonderful scents in the world ) were all out at the same time . |
| 9 | Vaughan then told Bobby , whilst they were alone together at the bar , that Minton was very much in love with him . |
| 10 | Rockcliff were 9–0 ahead at the interval following a push-over try , touched down by number eight Pete Orchard , that was converted by Alan Robertson , who also succeeded with a penalty . |
| 11 | The earliest clocks of this type were correct only at the equinoxes , and not until much later was it possible to take due account of the seasonal changes in the position of the sun . |
| 12 | Stake-outs were bad enough at the best of times , but when the elements were hostile , the hours of silent watching could seem like weeks . |
| 13 | He 's out of his mind in case you 've had an accident or something , but he could n't come after you because he was due back at the hospital for a clinic . ’ |
| 14 | The cheapest rate I came across was right down at the southern tip of the country where Invercargill 's Southland Aero Club were virtually giving a Tomahawk away for NZ$80 per hour solo ( £24.25 ) . |
| 15 | The house was right down at the bottom of the street , and I moved like a ghost from lamp to lamp , tiptoeing for some reason , as if I were in a jungle in dread of attracting the attention of wild animals prowling near me . |
| 16 | She said : ‘ Oh , I think so — he was upset enough at the idea of Matt building houses next to his pottery , was n't he ? ’ |
| 17 | Security was paramount even at the then-remote Muroc location . |
| 18 | On Monday morning Shelley was early down at the medical centre . |
| 19 | Bragad was affable enough at the end — said that all things came to pass in good time if they were meant to . |
| 20 | She had no wish to hurt Anna and besides , how could she complain when the truth was that she was happier here at the palazzo than she 'd been in a long time ? |
| 21 | Pam Wright , who started the final day at two over par , was three over at the turn . |
| 22 | Pam Wright was three over at the turn but ended up with a level par 73 and a four-round total of 293. 930319 |
| 23 | He was good enough at the schoolwork but not at all outstanding . |
| 24 | Alison Taylor , the former Gwynedd social worker who says she was sacked for speaking out about the abuses in care , told Community Care last week that she was concerned both at the slow progress of the investigations and the decision of the Crown Prosecution Service not to prosecute certain individuals on grounds of insufficient evidence . |
| 25 | and they did n't know which one to watch there was two on at the same time so they picked one and she said if we had a video she said we could be taping the other one and he said how can you do that ? |
| 26 | ‘ It was bad enough at the time . |