Example sentences of "and were [verb] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Talks took place on 13th July and were adjourned at the suggestion of the Chairman . |
| 2 | The centres with high U/Pb also have higher average Ce/Pb than most basalts ( Fig. 3 c ) If the U/Pb ratios are representative of their sources and were fractionated at the time of formation of the oceanic lithosphere , this must also be true of the Ce/Pb ratios . |
| 3 | Her hair was done in pig-tails that hung over her shoulders and were tied at the bottom with satin ribbon . |
| 4 | Plans to merge the two began to be put into effect last year and were completed at the end of February . |
| 5 | We arrived at Addis Ababa at midday on 28 October and were received at the railway station by the Emperor . |
| 6 | The platforms were reached by ‘ Stanwood ’ fixed steps and were closed at the driver 's end by ‘ Bostwick ’ collapsible gates . |
| 7 | The central doors are by Ludovico Pogliaghi and were finished at the end of the nineteenth-century ; the door panels represent episodes in the life of the Virgin , the ‘ light ’ being the Coronation . |
| 8 | Temptation proved too strong one night when there were some naval cadets in the audience who threw flowers and chocolates up to the troupe and were waiting at the stage door after the show . |
| 9 | After a long walk we came out between the dunes and were staring at the sea . |
| 10 | For reasons explained in the rolling stock chapter , they were not entirely satisfactory and were returned at the end of 1923 . |