Example sentences of "[was/were] there at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 hard on the heels of wimbledon comes another British institution and that 's the Royal Rowing Regatta at Henley … the women were there at the weekend and that 's where we start our roundup
2 ‘ We have a number of differing accounts from the people who were there at the time .
3 In addition to fully appreciating the significance and context of much of the material they wanted to use , pupils also intended to create new material themselves by acting roles as if they were there at the time .
4 The Society has displayed confidence in the contributors by printing their nostalgic talk verbatim and the result is a fascinating account of the town in the earlier part of this century , through the voices of the men and women who were there at the time .
5 Some may find the external colours of the dome surprising , but apparently these reds , blues and creams are faithful to the colours that were there at the end of the 17C .
6 In the race , the 905 was delayed by tyre , ignition and handling problems but , after Rosberg had revelled in the rain , it was there at the finish , 13th .
7 L'amico Fritz was being performed and Mascagni was there at the rehearsal .
8 We do n't know the Pitt girl was there at the scene of his suicide , nor if there was any potassium cyanide left .
9 He was there at the end , opening the double doors for us .
10 he was in at the beginning and he was er he was there at the end , sort of thing .
11 She said : ‘ I was there at the accident just after it happened .
12 ‘ I know because I was there at the time . ’
13 The police raided the Crown in Dock'ead an' stopped the boxin' that was goin' on there , an' they nicked a lot o' street bookies who was there at the time .
14 But er , I did n't believe in , well it was me dad 's pigs of course , but I was there at the time as well like , you know .
15 did n't have a grieve it was just my brothers that was there at the time .
16 I was there at the time . ’
17 Something that was there at the time ?
18 This was one of only two occasions Botham tasted victory as England captain , the other being in a one-day game against Australia a year later , and each time he was there at the death .
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