Example sentences of "was [verb] [to-vb] at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was actually the oldest son of a farmer and er was expected to stay at home and the firm . |
| 2 | Oldham 's classy defender was told to stay at home after phoning Boundary Park to say he was running a temperature of 102 . |
| 3 | And yet , why had his manner changed so abruptly when he learned that the girl whose hat he had rescued was going to live at Sunset Cottage ? |
| 4 | Mr Wolski knew what he was going to do at lunchtime that fine spring day . |
| 5 | I was beginning to feel at home in the desert . |
| 6 | By midway I was beginning to feel at home on the excellent , steep rock , placing my feet in a more balanced way and making smoother , les clumsy moves . |
| 7 | It is quite likely therefore that a meeting of Lambarde and Shakespeare took place at this time , although it was n't until 1594 that Shakespeare made his mark , for it was at Christmas of that year that he was Summoned to appear at Court . |
| 8 | Now that he was starting to feel at home , it was time to start work . |
| 9 | In all cases , transcription was found to initiate at position +1 ( Fig. 2 ) , ruling out the possibility that the decrease in CytR regulation is caused by the introduction of a new promoter . |
| 10 | Cotton 's nephew William or ‘ son ’ as he called him ( for he had no children ) , was a close friend of Doctor Livingstone , who was brought to stay at Forest House in the 1860s . |
| 11 | The Bath No 8 was asked to perform at openside flank before being switched to the tight side of the scrum . |
| 12 | This certificate produced the desired effect and I was allowed to stay at home on parade days . |
| 13 | The pellet was allowed to stand at room temperature for 15 minutes to allow binding to occur and unbound 51-chromium was then removed by washing with 0.9% saline . |
| 14 | This mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for 15 minutes . |
| 15 | A letter written six months before trial was sufficient in Mumby v R R Taylor ( Trading as Daisy Bus Service ) ( 1976 ) SC Library Transcript No 459 and the plaintiff was allowed to amend at trial even though doing so meant the defendant 's payment in was inadequate . |
| 16 | The state of emergency , in force for 27 years , was allowed to expire at midnight on Nov. 8 , in accordance with the Constitution adopted on Aug. 2 [ see p. 38378 ] which stipulated that any such martial law in force should cease seven days after the inauguration of a new presidency . |
| 17 | Although her stomach was churning at the thought of the coming ordeal , she was determined to appear at ease so as not to let Ludo down . |
| 18 | Knowing that I would be returning to work when ( my second baby ) was three months old , I acquired a battery-operated breast pump , as this time I was determined to express at lunch time to keep my supply going . |