Example sentences of "was [verb] [adv prt] at [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked wild-eyed , and his hair was sticking up at all angles . |
| 2 | Few other landowners could afford to wait a generation for the return of their money , if it was to come back at all . |
| 3 | The ladies ' K4 500m was slotted in at this point and although Dallaway/Davey/Eastwood/Thorogood were 8th in their heat they went into a semi final which acted as a repêchage . |
| 4 | A complementary body of work was carried out at this time by Flavell and his colleagues ( 1981 ) . |
| 5 | After taking a series of measurements I put a numbered ring on each bird 's leg so that if one came to grief and was picked up at some time in the future , its identity could be established . |
| 6 | ( The fact that a huge lorry was passing by at that time must have been coincidental , I 'm sure . ) |
| 7 | It was simply out of duty to his only child that he was venturing out at all . |
| 8 | She did a total of twelve weeks in London , and was sold out at all performances . |
| 9 | that he knew what you were goin was going on at all ? |
| 10 | I did n't really have much idea of what was going on at all . |
| 11 | I was in the car park and er , I got back into the car and , with Mrs , the phone rang and it was erm Mr , he was going out at half past three . |
| 12 | so erm , in , in some sense , it is with the Secretary of State 's consent , erm , the land was conveyed back at less than market value as it stood , but erm , er , and I guess there are a variety of views on that particular er , aspect of the situation . |
| 13 | Mm , yeah but I was coming out at half past nine |
| 14 | The rationale for this was set out at some length : |
| 15 | Plainclothes officers posed as buyers and round-the-clock surveillance was kept up at several addresses . |