Example sentences of "[was/were] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were sores of malnourishment at the edge of his mouth , and his skin was crossed with premature folds and lines , like a map of the face of his father . |
| 2 | Lord Wedgwood and British Consul-General in Holland , Denis Doble , were guests of honour at the official opening ceremony . |
| 3 | PROFESSOR GEOFFREY GILES , a leading transplant surgeon , who has died aged 55 , was Professor of Surgery at the University of Leeds and Head of the Department of Surgery at St James 's Hospital , Leeds . |
| 4 | Hutton was professor of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy from 1773 . |
| 5 | From 1590 he was professor of philosophy at the Roman College ( now Gregorian University ) and students ' notes of his lectures exist in several European libraries . |
| 6 | Lord Zuckerman , who is pictured below with Mr Healey , was Professor of Anatomy at the University from the 1940s until 1968 . |
| 7 | Robert Capa was president of Magnum at the time , and active in its head office . |
| 8 | From 1876 to 1891 he was lecturer in anatomy at the college , and in 1891 he was appointed dean and professor of pathology and bacteriology . |
| 9 | The commonest reason for missing a dose was absence from home at the time of the fieldworker 's visit . |
| 10 | The actress-singer was guest of honour at the opening of a new restaurant owned by Sonny Bono 's daughter Christy . |
| 11 | He had , some months before , wrested the World Boxing Council title from the Italian Rocky Mattioli and was reaping some of the ancillary benefits for his achievements : he was guest of honour at the boxing show . |
| 12 | His daughter , Mary Moore , who enthusiastically supported the exhibition and was guest of honour at the opening , is well known for opposing the approach to her father 's work and , above all to his house and studios at Perry Green , taken by the Henry Moore Foundation , which she considers to be over-institutional , insufficiently concerned with the memory of her father and out of tune with his intentions . |
| 13 | Former world champion Dennis Taylor was guest of honour at the Oxford Union Society . |
| 14 | Today Wilf Pereira was guest of honour at the air base which he probably knows more about than anyone else . |
| 15 | The Director General of the Prison Service was guest of honour at the official opening . |
| 16 | And so , in the end it was time for sherry at the Manor House . |