Example sentences of "were [vb pp] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Crates of fruit and vegetables were stacked at the other end . |
| 2 | Scores of meticulously labelled tins containing sub-assembly fixings were stacked at the rear of the workshop . |
| 3 | In a semi-literate age politicians are fragile ; they live by and through institutions which were developed at a time when speech-writers were unknown and MPs were elected on policies evolved without feedback , positive or negative , from market researchers . |
| 4 | In the interval , policies were developed at a slower pace than the rate the problems multiplied with which they were intended to deal . |
| 5 | Where necessary , new bridges , such as the Pont Saint-Michel , were built to cross the Seine , whose quays were developed at the same time as arteries for traffic . |
| 6 | They are mentioned by name on eighteenth-century maps and referred to in Sir Walter Scott 's The Bridal of Triermain ; they are often supposed to mark the county boundary , which they do not , and the most popular theory is that they were erected at the time of the Border raids to delude Scots advancing up the Eden valley , from which they are conspicuously in view , into the belief that an English army was encamped there . |
| 7 | Barricades were erected at the precise boundary of the two religious communities in an area of no-man's-land between a Catholic cathedral and a Protestant church , both rumoured to be threatened by attack . |
| 8 | Practice ski lessons were arranged at the local dry ski slope . |
| 9 | LOW PRICES were realised at the Rick Cole Reno Auction on September 18/19 . |
| 10 | John Major told the Commons at Prime Minister 's Question Time that none of the 16 arrested at the factory , where 340 were sacked at the end of January , had been a Timex worker . |
| 11 | The death sentences were commuted at the end of 1849 , but only when the prisoners had arrived at the place of execution and been led to believe , as Dostoevsky put it , that they " had no more than a minute left to live " . |
| 12 | Plans to merge the two began to be put into effect last year and were completed at the end of February . |
| 13 | A fuller description of each of the new awards , which were accredited at the end of January , is given on page 5 . |
| 14 | They were halted at the outer guardhouse at the aforementioned trench , to identify themselves . |
| 15 | The Commission regarded this difference of treatment as deterring companies registered in other member states from setting up agencies and branches , since they were placed at a disadvantage vis-à-vis French companies . |
| 16 | They found that when women spent time out of paid work bringing up their children they were placed at a disadvantage on the labour market . |
| 17 | Adverts extolling her virtues were placed at every suitable vantage point . |
| 18 | During the early years of Edward II 's extravagant and oppressive personal rule , his unpopular favourites were placed at the head of the Forest administration . |
| 19 | When nests were placed at the side of the cage , hens preferred the rear positions . |
| 20 | He supervised the transport and erection of a pair of colossal statues of the king of Karnak and of the two colossal statues , known as the Colossi of Memnon , which were placed at the entrance of Amenophis III 's mortuary temple in western Thebes . |
| 21 | Some of the luggage was mislaid and after claims were placed at the lost luggage desk , it eventually turned up which meant a dash across the city out our ‘ 5-star accommodation ’ , the Vienna Marriott Hotel . |
| 22 | Two bunches of roses from the dead girl 's parents , were placed at the scene after the jury left . |
| 23 | This has been a very fine England side over the years , but I think there will be many more Irish players in the party than were mooted at the beginning of the season . ’ |
| 24 | Initial responses were given at a meeting on 13 January . |
| 25 | Seven 50 minute Medau sessions were given at a Kent County Council Fun Day for girls , part of the ‘ Ever thought of Sport ’ campaign at Buckmore Park Activity Centre , near Maidstone . |
| 26 | These lessons were given at the right time and were invaluable in later life . |
| 27 | On the second part , well nobody feels more strongly that I do about the problems of noise pollution and I agree entirely there er with what councillor has to say but may I remind members that this council did have a full service for a six months period , you all seem to have forgotten that , we did have a full service , an experimental one which ran for six months , er we were advised by the officers at the end of that period it was not necessary to run the full seven day a week service , it was not necessary we are still being advised that that is not necessary , that is the advice we were given at the last committee meeting and er the majority of members supported that . |
| 28 | During this period of contraction , both passenger and freight services were withdrawn at an alarming rate , being substituted by short-lived bus services and road freight transport . |
| 29 | Africa 's needs in the area of remote sensing were highlighted at the conference by Bernard Sikilo , director general of Kenya 's remote-sensing centre in Nairobi . |
| 30 | In fact , assessing the degree to which the powers of the Crown were limited at the Revolution may not be the most appropriate way of measuring the extent to which 1689 was a victory for Whig principles . |