Example sentences of "[noun sg] station was [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its city bus station was sold for development and its long-distance coach station was wholly unexpectedly sold for £4 1 million . |
| 2 | And by the same token that clever little bistro Piers and Amanda found tucked away in a cellar behind Herne Hill tube station was definitely out . |
| 3 | The suburban commuter station was emphatically a male preserve at certain times of day . |
| 4 | The brief lull that had cheered my walk home from the Fernhill subway station was over . |
| 5 | The television station was up and broadcasting locally , and the church was buying airtime on one of the national nets . |
| 6 | Although that lifeboat station was not operating during the war the crew were from a lifeboat family , one of whom was awarded a Bronze medal for Gallantry some 30 years later . |
| 7 | Under George Bush , NASA was committed to go back to the moon and on to Mars , and the space station was arguably a step on that road . |
| 8 | The Estwicks were in Hong Kong , Giles having been required to visit the head office of one of their major commercial sponsors to finalise the details of a competition the radio station was shortly due to run for them , and Cavell Fielding had also departed for the Crown Colony a few days previously , telling Maria that whether she returned depended on Luke 's instructions . |
| 9 | A station featured as an important part of the design of Le Corbusier for the New Punjabi capital at Chandigarh , but there the station with its ramps , car-parks , and adjacent bus station was mainly designed to benefit the internal combustion engine . |
| 10 | The nearest railway station was only six miles away , London only thirty-five . |
| 11 | The country station was literally a lifeline , a vital and potent source of contact with the outside world . |
| 12 | The 20 megawatt power station was completely dismantled with the engine , free turbine , control house , generator and other major components being sent to the Company 's engine shop in Connecticut for overhaul under the direction of TES vice president of Rod Vilasuso . |
| 13 | The project was controversial and the power station was only permitted providing the smoke was clean and the building did not challenge the visual dominance of St Paul 's . |
| 14 | The site of the old fire station was subsequently used for the erection of a more modern police station . |