Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [verb] [adv] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A DRIVER 'S legs were torn off at the knees yesterday when his car split in two in a horrific crash . |
| 2 | A DRIVER 'S legs were torn off at the knees yesterday when his car split in two in a horrific crash . |
| 3 | The steps were worn away at the centre , and Grainne wondered if it was from the footsteps which passed this way every night , or whether it was simply from age . |
| 4 | At the time when both troupes were staying together at the English Girls ' Club in Paris , although the Johns were convinced there was a rule that they should not mix , it never entered the others ' heads . |
| 5 | Phosphorus concentrations were measured only at the four sites listed . |
| 6 | All virological parameters were determined centrally at the Rotterdam hepatitis laboratory . |
| 7 | Can you co up again if you can co I 'm going back to The reason being that the approach to the business was one of quality and a large amount of hand-finishing , and , the leathers were aimed mainly at the , saddlery and leather goods trade and also only at the very top end of the shoe trade . |
| 8 | The awards for last year 's performances were handed out at the club 's dinner/dance . |
| 9 | All eyes were looking up at the pit lane screens as every lap , every move , was relayed on to the tube |
| 10 | Lady Roscarrock glanced at her husband , whose eyes were directed firmly at the rush matting . |
| 11 | one thing 's for sure the appointment of John Gorman is a popular one on the terraces … he 's given the fans what they crave for … and that 's loyalty … from first thing this morning supporters were rolling up at the County Ground to have their say |
| 12 | Sheringham , who cost £2 million from Millwall 12 months ago , was lined up for Spurs a fortnight ago but the deal was called off at the last minute . |
| 13 | The courier was staring hard at the patch of carpet between his feet . |
| 14 | The scale of the defeat was laid firmly at the doors of several established players , who failed to turn out because they had made other arrangements on the basis that the match would fall victim to the frost . |
| 15 | His stream of talk was dried up at the source . |
| 16 | The Japanese unzipped the foot of the mainsail so that the boom was loaded only at the inboard and outboard ends . |
| 17 | The long thin mouth was pulled down at the corners like a tragic mask , the eyes were hooded , the shoulders hunched , head bent forward so that the man 's gaze seemed fixed on the surface of the table . |
| 18 | Harry watched him fall back and noted that a considerable quantity of blood was coming away at the mouth . |
| 19 | The wind was blowing hard at the Highlanders ' faces , according to the literature given out at the Culloden Visitors ' Centre , and the two armies were in position at one o'clock , approximately four to five hundred yards apart . |
| 20 | Kallicharran took nearly two and a half hours over 34 , while Fredericks was grafting away at the other end . |
| 21 | Back again on Grace , Tilda was messing about at the foot of the mast with a black and yellow flag , one of the very few they had . |
| 22 | And then a dim light opened out ahead : their boots crunched on pebbles and they emerged from a small cave whose entrance was uncovered only at the lowest of low tides . |
| 23 | Our pens were collected up at the end of each session , so we never got the same pen twice , resulting in the nibs being frequently crossed . |
| 24 | His legal training and knowledge of the workings of the Roman curia were put tirelessly at the service of the Crown . |
| 25 | Alleycat and Digger were looking up at the stars in the sky . |
| 26 | After a quick glance back through the shop ( Maisie and Ruthie were staring out at the street in silence ) Henry slid one sheet of the printed paper into Gordon 's typewriter . |
| 27 | Ash privies were an improvement , as they were built above ground level and cemented at the bottom ; ash was thrown in at the front and the contents withdrawn through a door at the back . |
| 28 | The sun was streaming in at the windows of her room . |
| 29 | There is even some doubt in some quarters as to whether in fact the unfortunate children were interred at Charfield , for it was said that an Army vehicle was noticed briefly at the scene of the accident , and it has been suggested that some of the remains , possibly those of the children , were removed amid the general confusion . |
| 30 | Considerable work was carried out at the old carding mill . |