Example sentences of "was present at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was present at the surrender of Dunbar in May 1296 , which marked the victorious conclusion of Edward 's first campaign , but his main work continued to be high-level diplomacy . |
| 2 | She was present at the birth of the Blessed Virgin , who was then given over to her care for twelve years , and at the Visitation and the birth of St John the Baptist and even at the birth of the Saviour , when she was allowed to provide bedding for the Virgin and swathing-clothes for the Child . |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers striker Alan , 22 , who was present at the birth , said : ‘ It was important for me to be there . |
| 4 | Although Edward never again went on crusade , Grandson himself led a small expedition to the east in 1290 and was present at the fall of Acre in May 1291 . |
| 5 | However , in France the infamous Festum Asinorum — the Ass ' Feast — during which a live ass was present at the Mass and the congregation brayed like the animal , survived almost to the Reformation despite efforts to stamp it out . |
| 6 | The incident was not reported in the press and probably would have gone no further than the arrest and trial of the Falangist aggressors , had not protests from Generals Galarza and Varela ( who was present at the mass ) threatened to turn it into a major governmental crisis . |
| 7 | Newspaper reports , where a reporter was present at the scene , might be thought to be valuable , but unfortunately it has been shown only too often how little reliance can be placed on them . |
| 8 | Josephus , who was present at the siege , refers to them as Sicarii . |
| 9 | He was present at the siege of Bharatpur in 1826 but deserted in early July 1827 in Agra . |
| 10 | The Court Circular for 19 October 1990 reports the following : ‘ The Queen this afternoon visited Oriel College , Oxford and was present at the Installation Service in the Chapel of the Reverend Professor Ernest Nicholson as the Fiftieth Provost of the College . |
| 11 | Although he played only a minor military role in the war , he was a colonel by 1646 and was present at the capture of Ludlow in May . |
| 12 | Thorkell probably received one of Cnut 's offspring by Ælfgifu of Northampton , as Harthacnut , who can at this date have been no older than five , was present at the translation of the relics of Archbishop Ælfheah ( see below ) in June . |
| 13 | Prince himself was present at the opening . |
| 14 | What is in that file is not as yet available to journalists , but apparently it contains an affidavit by an ex-policeman who was present at the discovery of the treasure . |
| 15 | Actively involved in the dissolution of the monasteries , he was present at the execution of the prior of Lenton and two monks in 1538 . |
| 16 | During that period he witnessed the dissolution of the League of Nations , and was present at the creation of the new order , participating in both the Bretton Woods ( 1944 ) and San Francisco ( 1945 ) conferences . |
| 17 | The Prince was furious at this intrusion into his private life and authorized his friend , Lord Tryon , who was present at the picnic to shout a four letter word at the journalists concerned . |
| 18 | He was present at the funeral of Edward VI , but lived in quiet retirement during Mary I 's reign . |
| 19 | Everybody was present at the meal ? ’ |
| 20 | General Powell was present at the meeting between the two defence ministers yesterday . |
| 21 | The pursuer 's son , who was present at the meeting , said that he would instruct Messrs Ferguson & Forster to submit a formal offer to the defender 's solicitors , Messrs Macfie & Alexander . |
| 22 | I was present at the sale and bought a set of Keesing 's Contemporary Archives which have proved invaluable though I have used them with the usual misgivings that accompany the enjoyment of a benefit which has been denied to others . |
| 23 | Miss Calagarri was present at the deceased 's bedside on 18 April because she had accompanied Mr. Morgan . |
| 24 | The Prince of Wales , patron of the society , was present at the launch and fully endorsed the report . |
| 25 | The second appellant , who is Hungarian by birth and who does speak some English , was present at the hearing before the deputy High Court judge . |
| 26 | My hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull , West ( Mr. Randall ) was present at the conference when Robert George was on the platform . |
| 27 | Nor does the chronicler say whether he was present at the nose-pulling . |
| 28 | It included questions on the presence and frequency of stool soiling , and treatment being given such as stool softeners , laxatives , suppositories , enemas , or others , and their dose and frequency of use and if day wetting or night wetting was present at the time of follow up . |
| 29 | There is strong evidence to believe that Bamford was representative in another respect : their first child was present at the wedding . |