Example sentences of "[adv] they were at " in BNC.
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| 1 | None the less they were at once a part and a symptom of a great expansion of European wealth . |
| 2 | By staying together they were at least keeping their problem alive , even if failing to resolve it . |
| 3 | Lord , she 'd been awake ten minutes and already they were at each other 's throats ! |
| 4 | Numerically both the Poles and the Kaszubians were declining ; socially they were at best second-class citizens . |
| 5 | Erm oh there were a thousand and one things I I ca n't really erm you know they they were always they were at it hammer and tongs you know they had er s what would be called something similar to a steam hammer and you know . |
| 6 | Now they were at the elegant pavement café beside the library . |
| 7 | Now they were at it again : |
| 8 | The prospect of an interesting friendship had been destroyed and now they were at daggers drawn . |
| 9 | Many faiths were broken before the people became convinced of the truth of the Myrcans ’ mission , but after a while , when no Myrcan had turned against the righteous lords , and they had not tried to usurp the rule of the Dales and the Vale , then they were at last accepted . |
| 10 | Least they were at that time . |
| 11 | There they were at the table , his mother in a hat like a helmet , his father carving the bloody paw which was all the food on offer . |
| 12 | a few days later there they were at a very high price . |