Example sentences of "was [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | His jacket was ripped at the armpit . |
| 32 | Before any evidence was heard at the Court of Session on the issue of negligence , Lord Prosser dismissed the action after holding that ‘ person ’ did not cover an unborn child . |
| 33 | WHAT a contrast between compassionate Ian Botham and greedy millionaire Peter de Savary was highlighted at the start of Ian 's 546 mile Land 's End to Margate charity walk . |
| 34 | Miss Spencer-Nairn was treated at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford . |
| 35 | A month ago he had a positive diagnosis and was treated at the Churchill Hospital . |
| 36 | Steve was treated at the Churchill Dermatology Hospital in Oxford — where there 's concern about the growing incidence of skin cancer : |
| 37 | Scott , of Holt Street , Hartlepool , was the youngest person to have the implant when he was treated at the NRI last October . |
| 38 | It took firefighters almost an hour to free the passenger who was treated at the scene by paramedics . |
| 39 | Mr Lennon was treated at the scene by a team of paramedics before being taken by ambulance to Wigan Royal Infirmary . |
| 40 | Her husband , Patrick , also 68 , was treated at the scene by paramedics before being rushed to hospital . |
| 41 | He and his wife have been looking after Mother and daughter while she was treated at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford . |
| 42 | He and his wife have been looking after Mother and daughter while she was treated at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford . |
| 43 | In fact a month before her death , Leonie was treated at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Swindon … but that was for a kidny infection , not the psychiatric treatment she needed for her annorexia nervosa … and she was released after four days . |
| 44 | Further education in domestic science was given at the Women 's Department of King 's College , which opened in 1909 . |
| 45 | Much publicity was given at the beginning of this year to claims that large numbers of offences are committed by offenders who are already on bail as a result of other charges . |
| 46 | The second lecture , closely connected with the first and , like the first , closing with a portentous allusion to contemporary music drama , was given at the beginning of February , and dealt with the mysterious " death " of tragedy at the end of the fifth century . |
| 47 | Serious consideration was given at the beginning of the year to the present public , parliamentary and media relations . |
| 48 | The French government was consequently widely criticized for its presentation late on Jan. 14 of new proposals , of which no inkling was given at the EC ministerial meeting . |
| 49 | The final blessing was given at the MacNaughton Cross , erected on the grave of Henry Alex MacNaughton who succeeded William Fenn , and preceded Archibald Douglas , as rector . |
| 50 | His first lecture was given at the City Temple . |
| 51 | A management agreement was signed with the Anglian Water Authority , some financial assistance and early help was given at the start of the project . |
| 52 | It was given at the launching of what was Britain 's largest liner at the time , the S.S. Aquitania . |
| 53 | Now then you was put on Premeren it was given at the hospital , was n't it ? |
| 54 | Now the baby is in foster care and the mother has responded well to treatment she was given at the hospital . |
| 55 | The narrative after-theme condition was identical except that sentence ( 3 ) which explains the theme of the passage was given at the end . |
| 56 | In the same way a temple which was situated at the top of a flight of steps might be shown on top of steps , though the number of steps on the coin would normally be fewer than in reality . |
| 57 | It was situated at the bottom of York Street along with Edward , Vulcan and Howard Streets , York Street ran off Cleveland Street beside the main rail line . |
| 58 | Throughout the Middle Ages it was situated at the centre of a major marcher lordship , guarding one of the principal river crossings from southern England into Wales . |
| 59 | The only door was situated at the end of the corridor , secured by a bulky padlock . |
| 60 | Yet Anselm decided against him , and his decision , as was recognized at the time , turned the scale in Henry 's favour . |