Example sentences of "[noun sg] they were at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turkey , incidentally , just for pig-iron and incorrigible spite , look like ten times the side they were at Lansdowne , just when we need them to be sullen , depressed , and cruising for a bruising . |
| 2 | On August 12 a clear sky gave the French duo their chance , and by the following evening they were at 6900 metres , having climbed 1200 metres of mixed ground reminiscent of the north face of Les Courtes in the Chamonix Alps . |
| 3 | By next night they were at Skirling , near Broughton , and here trouble broke out between Douglases and Hamiltons of the Regent 's contingent , ever a danger in Scottish feudal hosts where clan loyalties and feuds often created tensions . |
| 4 | The MGM Building and City Hall were still closed for business , but Susan had a feeling they were at least peopled with night watchmen and janitors . |
| 5 | Erm they were at the start they were at the finish and both days in between . |
| 6 | In short , they wanted to " set all things back upon the foot they were at his coming to the crown " . |
| 7 | In ritual status they were at the very top of the system and ranked higher even than the kings . |
| 8 | Both young men then glanced at each other , clamming up in some embarrassment as they recalled that the fortune they were at this moment vying for had been lost by Benedict Beckenham , for the story of the will was naturally common knowledge among his intimates . |
| 9 | Two spoiled griffin-heads were found at the Samian Heraion , showing that they were made there , as no doubt they were at Olympia too . |
| 10 | The main force should have got into the town under the cover of a raid by the RAF , but by the time they were at the foot of the escarpment , this was almost over . |
| 11 | It 's all a far cry from the last time they were at Heathrow — that was in July when they returned to Russia after a three-month holiday in Worcestershire . |
| 12 | Clearly the existence of this sub-committee indicates many other , unminuted , meetings had taken place , and even the architect and contractor already appear to have been briefed , for they were reported to be at work , although the references in the minutes to their activities are unhelpful in pin-pointing what stage they were at . |