Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] at a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the interval , policies were developed at a slower pace than the rate the problems multiplied with which they were intended to deal . |
| 2 | It has a narrow Norman tower , the battlements of which were added at a later date . |
| 3 | However , the ideal could be pursued , which was the basis of the arguments that were considered at a later stage . |
| 4 | The lower order changes in responsibility were considered at a later stage when working with Principals to determine the detailed changes required at individual Colleges . |
| 5 | Additional awards were made at a later stage to three individuals who were unable to attend . |
| 6 | Further constitutional changes were promised at a later stage which would place the relationship between the USSR and its constituent republics on a new and more equitable basis . |
| 7 | A few other ministers were involved at a later stage . |
| 8 | ( The recessed verandah to the right of centre , with its sliding picture windows , was added at a later date . ) |
| 9 | A few seconds later a second flock was seen at a higher level and directly in the aircraft 's flight path . |
| 10 | Although VAT was levied at a lower rate than GST — 10 per cent compared with 13 per cent — it was applied to a wider range of goods . |
| 11 | However the evidence suggests ( see pages 75–6 ) that it is more likely that this decision was reached at a later date , when the force of events made it seem imperative . |
| 12 | The conceptual line between the systems world and the real world was crossed at a later stage when the information model was used to explore what was actually happening in practice . |
| 13 | The second half was played at a faster pace and in the 65th minute Dromara went further ahead with a well taken goal by Johnstone following a fierce attack on the home goal . |
| 14 | ‘ It is clear that the bank were involved in the various activities of McLaughlin , who seems to have introduced to the bank the various people involved , as well as effecting the introduction of the husband to Dempsey and others with whom he was involved at a later stage . |
| 15 | Mr. J. Ferguson was co-opted at a later date . |
| 16 | Mr. J. Ferguson was co-opted at a later date . |
| 17 | The northern half of the piazza , which was left at a lower level to accommodate a pedestrian subway ( unbuilt as yet ) to the nearby Forum des Halles shopping centre , will be filled in . |
| 18 | In the British version , which was directed at a younger age group ( 10–12 years ) with a lower smoking prevalence , the objective was to minimise or delay uptake . |
| 19 | If a decision that he regarded as properly belonging to himself was taken at a lower level ( even by the prime minister ) , he invariably administered a sharp rebuke . |
| 20 | The second was taken at a later date , using a single source ( D. Thomson , Europe Since Napoleon , 1977 ) for its information . |
| 21 | At the UDF 's third conference on May 19 a majority of delegates supported the walkout and demanded that UDF MPs should support further such protests if the demand for new elections were not met , and this radical position was reaffirmed at a further UDF national conference held in June . |
| 22 | The formation of the Interstate Economic Committee ( IEC ) , was endorsed at a further meeting on Nov. 14 which was not attended by Ukraine , Armenia , Georgia , and Uzbekistan . |
| 23 | The card deck , together with the output generated by the job , was returned at a later time . |