Example sentences of "were [vb pp] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a semi-literate age politicians are fragile ; they live by and through institutions which were developed at a time when speech-writers were unknown and MPs were elected on policies evolved without feedback , positive or negative , from market researchers . |
| 2 | In the interval , policies were developed at a slower pace than the rate the problems multiplied with which they were intended to deal . |
| 3 | The Commission regarded this difference of treatment as deterring companies registered in other member states from setting up agencies and branches , since they were placed at a disadvantage vis-à-vis French companies . |
| 4 | They found that when women spent time out of paid work bringing up their children they were placed at a disadvantage on the labour market . |
| 5 | Initial responses were given at a meeting on 13 January . |
| 6 | Seven 50 minute Medau sessions were given at a Kent County Council Fun Day for girls , part of the ‘ Ever thought of Sport ’ campaign at Buckmore Park Activity Centre , near Maidstone . |
| 7 | During this period of contraction , both passenger and freight services were withdrawn at an alarming rate , being substituted by short-lived bus services and road freight transport . |
| 8 | They are back in play now at 88p , but were floated at a quid each in 1983 . |
| 9 | The building works associated with this Contract were undertaken at a total cost of £800,000 by G.J. Seddon Limited , Builders and Contractors , within the specified contract period . |
| 10 | A group of people were gathered at a mill two blocks away . |
| 11 | They varied between 20–60 hectares in size , were situated at an elevation of around 300m , and were in shallow stony soils . |
| 12 | TALENTED North-East writers were honoured at a special ceremony last night . |
| 13 | Well , those animals that did survive were treated at a number of animal shelters . |
| 14 | Colombian-born Lieutenant Roberto Paz , was unarmed when he and other marines in civilian clothes were stopped at a roadblock . |
| 15 | There were another 100 miles of flatland , of dust , sheep , rheas and distant mountains before we were stopped at a police post . |
| 16 | They were stopped at a sentry post to have passes checked and moved on through the wool of the fog , traffic sounds muted , an anguished cry from the Thames as a ship sounded its foghorn on the way down to the sea . |
| 17 | Miss Jeanette , who at the time was Nichol 's 16year-old girlfriend , told how a week after the attack they were stopped at a police road block . |
| 18 | They were part of a group of students returning from Stratford to London where they were registered at a college on Picadilly . |
| 19 | The findings of a recent mission to Japan to study developments in neural computing and parallel processing were reported at a meeting held at the Café Royal on the 4th December . |
| 20 | Rapid changes in higher education were forecast at a meeting of Darlington Soroptimists . |
| 21 | These roles were pursued at a time when the ideas , language , and values underpinning social care were changing rapidly and when resource constraints were worsening . |
| 22 | Three top designers were approached at an undisclosed cost . |
| 23 | Already he has had offers from league and , although he has no interest in switching codes at the moment , the history of the game is littered with examples of guys who were caught at a low ebb by rugby league scouts and consequently signed . |
| 24 | It has a narrow Norman tower , the battlements of which were added at a later date . |
| 25 | Peroxidase conjugated sheep anti-mouse immunoglobulins ( Amersham ) were added at a 1/2000 dilution in PBSB-Tween and incubated for 1 hour at room temperature . |
| 26 | In no time they were installed at a table by the window and being attended by a stately woman with an enormous bosom and a monument of granite-coloured hair . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's very good of you to include me , ’ she said when she , Iris and Jack were installed at a table , sipping apéritifs and making a show of studying the menu . |
| 28 | Seconds later , they were installed at an umbrella-shaded table with the little boy sitting in state alongside . |
| 29 | Rollers were wound at an angle , spiralling hair around the curlers to give a firm pincurled result . |
| 30 | A big loss was suffered on the course in 1975 when 40 elm trees were felled at a cost of £1,400 owing to Dutch Elm Disease . |