Example sentences of "[was/were] [det] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they were all haemorrhaging at the back . |
| 2 | They all came from similar backgrounds and , as like minds , they were all congregating at the same place for the same reasons . |
| 3 | Apparently they do a commemorative gig every year at the same pub where we were all based at the time . ’ |
| 4 | Local authorities , housing associations , community groups , government agencies , private developers and building societies were all represented at the launch , where they were told how Middlesbroughwrought experience and expertise could be applied to similar schemes nationwide , with the SkillBuilding social enterprise company offering guidance on planning , funding , construction and long-term management and also able to act as developer or sub-contractor . |
| 5 | ‘ Sometimes , when there are three thousand people hanging on every note , I find myself wishing they were all stood at the bar and facing the other way . |
| 6 | He was saying , ‘ Now we 'll go over to the bees , ’ and he went over and they were all lying at the bottom . |
| 7 | ‘ Taki told me they were all sitting at a table telling jokes over dinner when suddenly there was a royal command — a spoon tinkling on a glass . |
| 8 | The males were all bunched at the bar with their pretty pints . |
| 9 | The authors put the materials together while they were all working at the University of Strathclyde , primarily on the Programme in Literary Linguistics . |
| 10 | The hunters received on average about US$5 for each dolphin , and the dolphins were all processed at the nearby factory . |
| 11 | We were all shooting at the crowds , as if the guns were not loaded , and only meant to frighten them . |
| 12 | They kept running into one another because they were all staring at the sky . |
| 13 | The audience were all staring at the stage — as though not daring to miss one moment . |
| 14 | But in 1953 the authorities solemnly sought to destroy copies of " The Kinsey Report " , and in 1956 a number of respectable publishers — Secker and Warburg , Heinemann and Hutchinsons — were all tried at the Old Bailey for " horrible tendencies " discovered in their current fiction lists . |
| 15 | For a moment they were both looking at the gold band on Emilia 's wedding-finger . |
| 16 | ‘ We only met walking round Aurae Phiala yesterday , and then found we were both staying at the same pub . |
| 17 | Sophie Mitchell , whose brothers Tim and Nick were both riding at the meeting , went to the Llangibby and won on Pernickety . |
| 18 | Police say the raider 's van and the antique dealer 's car were both seen at a service station near Manchester last night , so the crime could have been planned . |
| 19 | Doyle and the Harewoman were both staring at the boy . |
| 20 | But there was little understanding at the time of how much work was required to develop high-quality screenplays . |
| 21 | Susan had no sooner sat down than there was another knocking at the door . |
| 22 | And what was this squatting at the side of the road ? |
| 23 | Well this is , yeah , although that 's what was all agreed at the last minute . |
| 24 | Of course this was all photographed at the time , and they found the oldest plough in Europe . |