Example sentences of "[was/were] at the [adj -est] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a master over-ride switch outside each of the stages , allowing them to pass swiftly through until they were at the deepest level . |
| 2 | They were at the highest point for twenty li about . |
| 3 | Unlike previous years the majority of sales were at the cheapest end of the price range , between £100 and £500 with works at the top price of £1,750 harder to shift . |
| 4 | Hawkshead Grammar School was at the highest point of its reputation when Wordsworth arrived ; boys were sent to it from all over the north-west of England and even from Scotland . |
| 5 | Her caravan was at the worst end of the site , surrounded by a sea of mud whenever it rained , and close to the rubbish dump . |
| 6 | ( All this action was at the furthest end from where Leeds fans were stood , so I could n't see much . |