Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [verb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the members of the family , along with Mrs Prynn , the head groom and Sir Gregory 's personal manservant , were called to attend at a private meeting in the refectory . |
| 2 | His formative years were spent living at a small terraced house in , a house which still remains in use today . |
| 3 | Then they were asked to look at a young boy . |
| 4 | Britain was in the grip of a severe recession and by 1875 the Britannia Works were forced to close at an enormous loss which Albert Hill could not sustain . |
| 5 | THE Dallas Cowboys were left raging at a refereeing decision which could eventually cost them a place in the Super Bowl . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's Fergie , ’ someone said , and within seconds Charles and Diana were left staring at an empty patch of snow where a moment before dozens of photographers had been elbowing one another for the best position . |
| 7 | However , from July 1919 the stripes were changed to run at a 45° angle from left to right . |