Example sentences of "were [verb] at [adj] point " in BNC.
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| 1 | Additionally , hogsheads were placed at various points , around which the bullards could manoeuvre and George Burton claims that ‘ It is notorious that the Stamford Bullards were amongst the most courageous men to be found in the country . ’ |
| 2 | The manual operation of broadcasting a recognition signal to the platforms in orbit around Tarvaras had been duplicated simultaneously by four automatic sending stations which were situated at various points along the Simonova 's mainframe . |
| 3 | Deep , small holes were drilled at appropriate points in the leaf and stem decoration . |
| 4 | No leakages were permitted at any points nor were the canvas sides allowed to bulge inward to any greater extent than that caused by the slackness of the canvas specified on the drawing . |
| 5 | Over half of the staff of 62 were interviewed at some point , many more than once — a total of 66 interviews altogether . |
| 6 | The research students ' grants were ending at different points in the year , but were concentrated In the third quarter of 1984 . |
| 7 | This had forced the tubes inwards in places and as the head studs were dowelled at certain points along their length these areas would not pass through the constricted sections . |
| 8 | Fifteen snipers , each with M16 rifles ( and infra-red night scopes ) , were positioned at strategic points overlooking the runway while another fifteen , in plainclothes , mingled freely with the crowds inside the terminal building itself . |
| 9 | The Cambridge Group for the Study of Population and Social Structure ( CAMPOP ) have shown that in seventy communities where total lists of inhabitants were made at some point between the late sixteenth and the early nineteenth century the proportion of householders who were widowed was about 1:5 ; at Clayworth ( Notts. ) in 1688 it was higher than 1:4 . |
| 10 | Forward scouts reported that the enemy were massing at two points ahead , at their large camp below the castle hill and also nearer the town , but that the Yair ford itself was not guarded . |
| 11 | All he could remember was that TOWs were shipped at some point ; that ‘ the price asked for the military was twelve million two ’ ; that the aircraft could turn round and abort the delivery if the hostages were not released , which he thought was ‘ a most unusual thing ’ ; and that it was definitely not ‘ the Khomeini ’ with whom he had been doing business . |
| 12 | If legislation were introduced at this point it is possible that it would fall foul of the decision by the European Court of Justice and thus be impracticable and a waste of public funds . |
| 13 | Hill had his critics — he still has — and they were quick to say that he showed an unwillingness to get stuck in , yet all the early season races were led at some point by the quiet man bearing the colours of the London Rowing Club on his helmet , just as his father had . |
| 14 | For the first few years the work was concerned with the Old Red Sandstone along the southern margin of the Highlands but soon men were stationed at various points around the Grampians , including the Moray Firth area , and were advancing towards the higher ground . |
| 15 | Toilet detectives were stationed at strategic points around the city to nab offenders . |
| 16 | I apprehend however that it would be disappointing to you — I ca n't think why — if I were to stop at this point . |
| 17 | The crypt cell production rates ( CCPR ) were determined at each point of sacrifice . |
| 18 | In the first part of this , on the proposed December 1990 Conference on Political Union , UK reservations were expressed at certain points in the communiqué [ marked here in italics followed by the words " UK reservation " ] , with the words : " On these points the UK delegation prefers not to pre-empt the debate in the intergovernmental conference . " |