Example sentences of "[num] was [verb] at [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In March 1485 he was sent to Portugal to pursue negotiations for a bride for the recently widowed king , and he was thus out of England when Richard III was killed at Bosworth . |
| 2 | ‘ There is a secret society , ’ he murmured , ‘ Englishmen who fled after your Richard III was killed at Bosworth . |
| 3 | Rostropovich 's new recording of Shostakovich 10 was made at Abbey Road in July 1989 , and is a complete success . |
| 4 | David II was crowned at Scone in 1331 , though effective administration of the land during his minority was entrusted to Robert Stewart , son of Walter the Steward . |
| 5 | Most are seen singly or in twos and threes , but up to 10 have been recorded together and , in 1963 a party of 50 was seen at Burpham on 30 January , and another , which finally totalled 29 , was present at Weir Wood Reservoir in March . |
| 6 | Detectives say tonight the youth who 's seventeen was arrested at Kempston in Bedfordshire . |
| 7 | One was shot at Horsham in 1849 , probably in July ; one was shot between Steyning and Henfield about 30 September 1934 ; one was seen at Brighton on 29 April 1951 . |
| 8 | One was obtained at Worth on 17 January 1922 ; one was seen at Church Norton and Chichester gravel pits from 12 to 14 May 1970 . |
| 9 | One was seen at Chichester gravel pits on 15 August 1947 ; one was seen at Sidlesham Ferry on 13 September 1954 ; one was seen at Chichester Gravel pits from 16 October to 3 November 1969 ; one was seen in the Cuckmere valley on 3 and 4 August 1970 ; and one was seen at Weir Wood Reservoir on 11 and 12 September 1971 . |
| 10 | One was seen at Rye Harbour from 2–4 September 1975 . |
| 11 | One was seen at Chichester gravel pits on 15 August 1947 ; one was seen at Sidlesham Ferry on 13 September 1954 ; one was seen at Chichester Gravel pits from 16 October to 3 November 1969 ; one was seen in the Cuckmere valley on 3 and 4 August 1970 ; and one was seen at Weir Wood Reservoir on 11 and 12 September 1971 . |
| 12 | One was seen at Chichester gravel pits on 15 August 1947 ; one was seen at Sidlesham Ferry on 13 September 1954 ; one was seen at Chichester Gravel pits from 16 October to 3 November 1969 ; one was seen in the Cuckmere valley on 3 and 4 August 1970 ; and one was seen at Weir Wood Reservoir on 11 and 12 September 1971 . |
| 13 | There were two summer records : one was picked up dead in Houghton Forest on 14 June 1971 , and one was seen at Bracklesham on 27 July 1972 . |
| 14 | One was seen at Chichester gravel pits on 15 August 1947 ; one was seen at Sidlesham Ferry on 13 September 1954 ; one was seen at Chichester Gravel pits from 16 October to 3 November 1969 ; one was seen in the Cuckmere valley on 3 and 4 August 1970 ; and one was seen at Weir Wood Reservoir on 11 and 12 September 1971 . |
| 15 | One was shot at Horsham in 1849 , probably in July ; one was shot between Steyning and Henfield about 30 September 1934 ; one was seen at Brighton on 29 April 1951 . |
| 16 | One was shot at Mayfield in January 1845 , the first British record ; one of the white ‘ candicans ’ type was shot near Balsdean on 26 September 1882 , and a similar bird was seen on the Downs behind Worthing from 11 to 24 March 1972 . |
| 17 | Group 1 was to land at Hollevik on the island 's south shore , to clear a known defence point and villages a mile to a mile and a half from the town of South Vaagsö , and then move in support of Group 2 , which was to land just south of the town and capture it . |
| 18 | The control of the Northumbrian kingdom first established by Æthelstan in 927 brought his successors too into regular contact with the Scots , and notably Edgar , who in 973 was consecrated at Bath in a ceremony perhaps intended to celebrate his lordship of all Britain . |
| 19 | NO. 19 was retained at Thornton Heath and fitted with fixed snow brooms . |