Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv prt] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you find it hard to stick to a diet , try keeping a diary for a week where you record what you 've eaten and when , how hungry you were and what sort of mood you were in at the time . |
| 2 | The declaration stated that , whereas heretofore , to wit , etc. , in consideration that the plaintiff , at the request of the defendant , had then consented to allow the defendant to weigh divers , to wit two , boilers of the plaintiff , of great value , etc. , defendant promised that he would , within a reasonable time after the said weighing was effected , leave and give up the boilers in as perfect and complete a condition , and as fit for use by plaintiff , as the same were in at the time of the consent so given by plaintiff ; and that , although in pursuance of the consent so given , defendant to wit , on , etc. , did weigh the same boilers , yet defendant did not nor would , within a reasonable time after the said weighing was effected leave and give up boilers in as perfect , etc. , but wholly neglected and refused so to do , although a reasonable time for that purpose had elapsed before the commencement of this suit ; and , on the contrary thereof , defendant afterwards , to wit on , etc. , took the said boilers to pieces and did not put the same together again but left the same in a detached and divided condition , and in many different pieces , whereby plaintiff hath been put to great trouble , etc . |
| 3 | This is so irrespective of whose possession the goods were in at the time . |
| 4 | Attendances were down at the North West Rally in Cheadle but it was an excellent day , and everyone enjoyed Jean Parmiter 's teacher . |
| 5 | Dear , they were down at the Paradise the other night … looks serious . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Southampton were down at the bottom , but they rolled up their sleeves , put a run together and that 's what we now have to do . |
| 7 | In one of her favourites , she and Simon were down at the Lock , picnicking on one of the half-buried concrete blocks . |
| 8 | ‘ But I saw your husband come into the tent while you were over at the tombola , ’ Mrs Doran said to Mrs Yardley . |
| 9 | Oh were up at the Safeway ? |
| 10 | We were on remand for about three months and then we were up at the Crown court . |
| 11 | Susan giggled when the two lads were up at the bar . |
| 12 | She said , she turned to Mr Fleming and she said , ‘ Darling , do you mind when we were up at the Uni , and that … |
| 13 | If I were back at the A squared , I squared is minus one , so I 've got minus three squared , there 's two give me by I Equals minus thirty nine , now because those two complex numbers are the same are the same , so sixteen is E S squared minus three square , the imaginary grids are also the same , so minus thirty equals two , eight B. |
| 14 | By Monday evening the Wycliffes were back at The Watch House , their home outside the city where he had his headquarters , and on Tuesday morning he was in his office . |
| 15 | When the Oxford players ran on the pitch , they must have felt they were back at the Manor so warm was the welcome . |
| 16 | Maxim said nothing more until they were back at the inn . |
| 17 | Three weeks went by and we were back at the vet 's surgery . |
| 18 | As soon as they were back at the auberge , Iris vanished into their minuscule en suite bathroom . |
| 19 | I knew where we were now — we were back at the Avon Gorge . |
| 20 | We were back at the university , sitting on the bench as if nothing had happened . |
| 21 | The colleges were back at the end of September , holidays had ended , the metropolis was beginning to settle down for the winter . |
| 22 | Two hours later we were back at the Aiguille du Midi . |
| 23 | He was smitten not especially by Sandra 's looks , but by her whole demeanour , and those who were around at the time must have thought he had understated his feelings when he said later , ‘ It was a no-big-deal act for me . |
| 24 | But any flowers there might have been in the garden would probably have been eaten by the resident goats , rabbits and God-knows-whatever-else were around at the time , for the kind-hearted Edwardses never turned any sick or homeless creature away . |
| 25 | And then it was on at the Theatre Royal . |
| 26 | Cos she 'd been wanting to do Aladdin for a couple of years but it was on at The Playhouse |
| 27 | The Admirable Crichton was on at the Royalty , the Three Ragtime Boys at the Alhambra , and at A. E. Pickard Unlimited 's Panopticon ( Doors open at six during the Spring holiday ) , there was ‘ Fancy Fair and the Laughter Mirrors ’ . |
| 28 | I 'd taken a box of medication I was on at the time — drops I needed for my eyes , my asthma inhalant and things like that . |
| 29 | I was on at the time , I had my period . |
| 30 | What he had was a pampered , spoilt brat whose only interest in life was lipstick and what was on at the pictures . |