Example sentences of "was [verb] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the process was stopped at that point and the Chart was examined , would be best interpretation of that segment . |
| 2 | It was intended at one stage to extend the line as far as Portsmouth ! |
| 3 | The compliance to this advice was checked at each interview . |
| 4 | He remembers the Very High Frequency ( VHF ) radio was far superior to the kit the RAF was using at that time . |
| 5 | Erm he was using at that time an R registered Ford Escort er , which was er , only insured third party , fire and theft . |
| 6 | Erm he was using at that time an R registered Ford Escort er which was er only insured third party fire and theft . |
| 7 | The flat area to the south was drained at some time in the eighteenth century and a canal was built across it . |
| 8 | Finally , there also seemed to be some evidence than an internal bias towards helplessness ( similar to Seligman 's concept ) was implicated at some stage , in making PMP more likely or leading to poor coping responses . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , it was treated at considerable cost before being allowed to enter the water system , whilst slurry was allowed to enter rivers untreated . |
| 10 | Entertainment value was limited at Ayresome Park on Saturday . |
| 11 | No hint of what was to come was given at that meeting on 20 February . |
| 12 | Her auntie was in , but I was to go at any time for the telephone … |
| 13 | In the case where a lift was placed at each end of a summit , and where the traffic was through the summit , there would be no loss or gain of water by the use of the lift other than the loss of 1/100 of a lock each time either lift passed up and down . |
| 14 | erm I just put that up , which should have been up while we were talking about money , which is erm the beautiful Oxford crown , which you can see downstairs , which was minted at New Inn Hall , the college that emptied , and was turned into the mint , mostly from college plate . |
| 15 | Much of the actual mock-up assembly work was completed in Hawaii before the filming , but the preliminary moulding and construction was completed at Long Beach and then shipped to Pearl Harbor . |
| 16 | Relevant factors included ( 1 ) the hirer 's lack of expertise in the plant hire business ; ( 2 ) that the contract was arranged at short notice and was for a short period of hire ; it was therefore difficult for the plaintiff hirers to arrange insurance cover ; ( 3 ) that the clause was not the subject of negotiation ; ( 4 ) that the hirers had little or no control over the way the driver did his job . |
| 17 | IT WAS in the early afternoon when information was received at this desk about the plane . |
| 18 | But I think there 's something more important than funding that was realised at that Conference between Eastern and Western Local Authorities and that is that we need to be there to assist because we can assist . |
| 19 | Erm briefly , the situation is that it 's alleged that he broke two stained glass door panels and Mr denies that he broke the second of the two , the one at the front door he says was broken at some time earlier on the evening on which he was involved . |
| 20 | The one at the front door he says was broken at some time earlier than the evening on which he was involved . |
| 21 | The other man moved over to join them , gripping Connelly 's right arm so that his hand was groping at empty air . |
| 22 | Yorkshire 's most testing time came soon after lunch when Metcalfe , after top-scoring with 38 , was well taken by Rajesh Maru at first slip against Cardigan Connor and David Byas was caught at mid wicket off Paul-Jan Bakker to make them a shaky 95 for three . |
| 23 | Ranatunga was caught at short leg with just four runs needed , giving Jayasuriya his moment of glory , while Tillekeratne remained 36 not out . |
| 24 | She was rich , beautiful , clever and amusing , and her wit became renowned ; she was featured in the picture papers , in the scandal sheets , and everyone of consequence was reported at one time or another to be going to marry her . |
| 25 | He was educated at New College , Oxford , as one of a small band of mature students sponsored in 1937 by the Oxford Delegacy for Extra-mural Studies , got a soccer Blue , and became a lifelong worker for the WEA . |
| 26 | He was educated at New College , Oxford , and proceeded to the degree of BCL in 1599 , having become MA and studied civil law for three years . |
| 27 | He was educated at local council schools until he obtained employment as a shipping clerk , working with several companies until he was thirty-eight . |
| 28 | He was educated at local authority schools in Lowestoft , Hemel Hempstead , and London , and evening classes in Manchester . |
| 29 | He was educated at top school Ampleforth — not Eton as many believe . |
| 30 | He was educated at secondary school in Vienna and at the University of Vienna , where he graduated in medicine in 1927 . |