Example sentences of "was [verb] in [noun] street " in BNC.
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| 1 | This resulted in a protest on the inspection day , when the official car was stopped in Church Street by two cycles stuck in the offending rails . |
| 2 | A woman , aged 70 , was recovering at home yesterday after being attacked and robbed of her handbag as she was walking in Ernest Street , Boldon Colliery , after a night out playing bingo . |
| 3 | A winch worth £2,000 has been stolen from the back of a Ford lorry which was parked in Day Street , Brotton . |
| 4 | Businessman Steve Murray is offering a reward for information leading to the successful prosecution of a thief who smashed into his Mercedes car and stole a computerised CD player while it was parked in Scarborough Street , Hartlepool . |
| 5 | The 32-year-old woman was attacked in Arkendale Street at 1.20am after being grabbed from behind and knocked to the ground . |
| 6 | The defendant was driving in Jermyn Street at 1.55 a.m. on 11 May 1990 when he was stopped and given a roadside breath test which proved positive . |
| 7 | A factory was built in Heath Street , Smethwick , on the canal and railway on the outskirts of Birmingham ; it comprised 20,000 square feet in two single-storey sheds . |
| 8 | It was during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I that the Burlington Arms was built in Church Street , Chiswick , quite close to St. Nicholas Church , and the building still exists , although much altered internally , and in more recent years used for residential purposes only . |
| 9 | They discussed and they reached a conclusion ; as a result a new church school — Curry Rivel Parochial School — was built in Church Street in 1876 , the year in which the first of two Acts was passed making school attendance compulsory . |
| 10 | At last , the Corporation bought the Mavor and Coulson works , and a new power station was built in Waterloo Street . |
| 11 | A barricade was built in Fahan Street and set on fire and a continuous fusillade of stones was thrown at the police sheltering behind Butcher Gate . |
| 12 | Another street at right angles to it was uncovered in Annetwell Street , where it was lined with timber buildings of second-century date , probably belonging to the fort . |
| 13 | And so , for example , a small National Socialist shop was opened in Park Street , Bristol , from which one or two members of the League sold rubber truncheons and daggers , as if arming a great revolutionary force for the day of democracy 's overthrow . |
| 14 | If they were wishing for a girl by then , their prayers were answered : Emily Jane was born in Penton Street on 31 May 1857 . |
| 15 | I was born in Tatlock Street at the back of the Gem Cinema . |
| 16 | Gran was born in Rollestone Street , Salisbury in 1837 , the year of Queen Victoria 's Accession and had much in common with her . |
| 17 | , Sir Henry ( 1870–1938 ) , mechanical engineer and metallurgist , was born in Port Street , Bengeworth , Evesham , Worcestershire , 29 July 1870 , the eldest son of Henry Fowler , cabinet-maker , upholsterer , and house agent , and his wife Mary Hughes . |
| 18 | Social services HQ was based in Mare Street , in a rundown area of East London . |
| 19 | No direct comparison can be made with last year 's figures , as chairman Hugo Biermann reversed his company into a quoted shell company called Pathfinder Plc , and then changed its name to Maddox — because it was based in Maddox Street in London . |
| 20 | Caught , tried and sentenced , he was executed in Fleet Street . |
| 21 | Building work at the School included the new Sykes classroom and the re-laying of the floor in the large hall ; outside , when a double tram track was laid in Greek Street in 1905 , the Governors paid £100 to have 60 yards of wooden blocks ( instead of stone setts ) put down , to lessen the noise from the street . |
| 22 | On a roll , finances were accumulated for a Temperance Institute , and a foundation stone was laid in Gladstone Street in July 1902 . |
| 23 | The car was abandoned in George Street , Darlington , and the leather jacket and handbag were recovered at his home . |
| 24 | As the congregation gradually increased between 1831 and 1838 , constant moves were made , always into larger premises , and accommodation was obtained in Rose Street , Frederick Street , George Street , Leith Street and at St. Stephen 's Church . |