Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] at a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | this time we were able to stand at a distance from it all and weigh it up and write better songs . |
| 2 | In 1921 Lord Northcliffe , the founder of the London newspaper the Daily Mail , was due to speak at a dinner for 3000 staff to celebrate the twenty-fifth birthday of the paper , but he had a throat infection , and his doctor advised him not to speak . |
| 3 | The boy , who ca n't be named , was due to appear at a Youth Court in Swindon . |
| 4 | When discussing differences in earnings between black and white workers , we noted that it was important to look at a number of factors , for example , the age structure of the two groups and the kind of industry in which they worked . |
| 5 | Since daylight was flooding into the world , I was able to stay at a distance and keep him in sight . |