Example sentences of "were at a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three children were at a separate table , grudgingly tolerated by the landlord . |
| 2 | Large areas of India were at a virtual standstill on May 22 , with little public transport and few shops open . |
| 3 | Refining and Marketing had the best results since 1986 , and Exploration and Production 's results , excluding divestment profits , were at a similar level to 1990 . |
| 4 | The newspapers embarked on a steady reporting of rape and sexual assault cases , alleged to be on the increase , although official figures stated that sex offences were at a 10-year low . |
| 5 | Liquid products for manual use : This is calculated by standardising arithmetically the price to achieve a true cost which represents the price the product would be if it were at a standard concentration of 30 per cent . |
| 6 | Confronting the referee over his mug of vodka , I insisted that he call the game off as it was obvious the five Chamden lads were at a complete disadvantage against our full team . |
| 7 | People who had had experience of the National Assembly , where much the same procedures were followed , or who had picked up the style from televised broadcasts of it , were at a decided advantage . |
| 8 | If you were at a right angle If it If it was two right ang er angle lines like that at right angles |
| 9 | Although units shipped were at a record high , last year 's drastic price-cutting was much in evidence . |
| 10 | Most measurements made in this work were at a fixed frequency of 1,592Hz . |
| 11 | The shift between 1931 and 1951 is particularly significant , since the former census was taken during a period of heavy unemployment when employment opportunities for older workers were at a low level and public opinion did not favour efforts to promote it ; whilst in 1951 the exact opposite conditions prevailed . |
| 12 | Admittedly , the weather was worse , English fortunes were at a low ebb , and the higher charges may well have deterred many people , especially the Caribbean fans ; but one suspects that some thousands of people simply could not face the prospect of yet another day almost entirely given over to fast bowling . |
| 13 | He had taken up a woman 's role , and in the most feminine way taken up the nursing of Sien when his own mental and physical health were at a low ebb . |
| 14 | In 1870 Stroudley was appointed locomotive and carriage superintendent of the London , Brighton , and South Coast Railway at a time when its locomotives , rolling-stock , and workshops were at a low ebb . |
| 15 | The fortunes of wartime Britain were at a low ebb in July 1941 . |
| 16 | Recalling Thatcher fortunes when they were at a low ebb , Baroness Castle of Blackburn , as she now is , reminds us that Margaret Thatcher was at one stage rated the most unpopular Prime Minister in history a tag now attached to John Major . |
| 17 | He came in when the lads were at a low ebb somewhere on the ocean bed . |
| 18 | We bought Dowty knowing that we were at a low point in the aircraft build forecast , that was part of the reason for the timing . |
| 19 | During Flypast 's visit in early March , preparations were at a frantic pace for a limited opening in April , with progressive expansion as and when time and money permitted . |
| 20 | Assistant county planning officer Alfreda Thistlethwaite said negotiations between the National Trust and Government departments over buying the land were at a crucial stage . |
| 21 | Enjoying immunities from various forms of taxation and from administrative interference by the State , the monasteries were at a distinct advantage in accumulating land and retaining scarce peasant labour , and they benefited from a flow of bequests by repentant sons of the Church . |
| 22 | With regard to the right hon. Gentleman 's earlier remarks about opting in , I suggest that he discusses that matter with his right hon. Friends who would have signed the treaty in full without waiting to see what the economic conditions were at a later stage . |
| 23 | The Indian authorities on Nov. 22 and 28 denied that US pressure had been brought to bear , maintaining that negotiations for the sale of a reactor were at a preliminary stage and would not contravene international law . |
| 24 | You were at a known dealer 's house , so where exactly does that leave you ? |
| 25 | In India we missionaries were at a loose end . |
| 26 | He had not expected that they would be worshipped like gods , but on a world where technological ability excited only minimal interest , all of them were at a considerable disadvantage until they were able to prove themselves against local standards of performance . |
| 27 | Accountants Ernst & Young , which is handling the sale , said negotiations were at an advanced stage . |
| 28 | Plans were at an advanced stage when Hamnett , having vacillated for some time , phoned the BFC to say she had decided in favour of Paris after all . |
| 29 | Negotiations with the De Vere hotel group , which were at an advanced stage , have recently broken down and precipitated the receivership . |
| 30 | Firstly Burmin , the company exploring Croagh Patrick , were at an advanced stage of prospecting : the company had said it had found ‘ an extensive gold-bearing structure ’ and ‘ an economic deposit ’ . |