Example sentences of "were [verb] [pron] at a " in BNC.
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1 | London Transport held very strong views in favour of standardization , so when in 1936 , the ex-Croydon cars were due for an annual overhaul and relicensing , they were withdrawn one at a time and replaced by E/1 Class cars between October 1936 and January 1937 . |
2 | Many of the instrumental numbers were so relaxed , they looked like they were amusing themselves at a family party and when Harry told everyone to stand up as he bopped around the stage in his black silk suit , everyone did as they were told . |
3 | But , if you were buying it at a garage you were probably gon na pay at least four |
4 | Consequently , Nos. 1–16 were removed one at a time to Sutton depôt , where the track brake gear was removed and fitted to 36–43 , which took their place at Penge depôt . |
5 | We were following them at a good clip . |