Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | Negotiations over Chilean membership of the group were due to resume in the second half of 1991 . |
2 | Well we were supposed to meet after the last meeting which was cancelled . |
3 | With the adrenalin in full flow , both East and West concentrated on four further days ‘ curling at various venues in Toronto , at the end of which we were thrilled to emerge as the first Scottish team to win in Canada since 1949 . |
4 | They were lucky to survive in the 40th minute when Taylor headed against the crossbar , but Wycombe 's Steve Thompson saw a 49th-minute header was cleared off the line by Paul Raven . |
5 | A few months earlier , West Indies had encountered any number of problems in Australia and had lost the series 5–1 ; they had then beaten India 2–1 at home , the last match being won when no fewer than five Indians were unable to bat in the second innings . |
6 | However , the Committee were unable to progress beyond the ninth paragraph at that meeting , and another meeting was held six days later to complete the report . |
7 | Duchamp-Villon and La Fresnaye were also members of the hanging committee , so that the Cubist painters were able to exhibit for the second time that year as a group . |
8 | Once I had discussed the situation with Sylvia and explained to her what had been happening , we were able to progress to the next stage . |
9 | However , if you were able to travel in the third dimension , you could cut straight across . |
10 | ‘ Is that one of the reasons why you were keen to invest in the first place , even one of the reasons why you decided to back the new housing development ? ’ |
11 | They were entitled to eat after the last sitting in the central dining car , Emil said , rinsing glasses , but usually they went only for dinner , if then ; I could see why , as after the sandwiches on that first day we ate the all-too-few left-over portions of the Lucullan lunch we had served . |
12 | Opener Atherton was due to play in the first Test at Calcutta before being forced out on the morning of the match because of illness . |
13 | They did a first class piece of work on where the housing market was likely to go over the next 10 years . |
14 | At this stage nearly a month had elapsed since the watercolour , so it was important to return to the first study to establish some kind of modus operandi for the oil . |
15 | The thing had died , and for its death they could also find no reason … no more than they could find a reason for how it was able to live in the first place . |
16 | This caused a delay of nine minutes , but play was able to restart for the last couple of overs . |
17 | I checked my watch — a few minutes past five and decided that if Charlie had n't turned up by now he was unlikely to appear before the next day . |
18 | As Tsar he was inclined to agree with the last person he had spoken to and to authorize wholly incompatible initiatives by different ministers . |
19 | If anyone put Jacklin oft at this stage it was me , because I let out a roar when Lee 's ball went in , and I was keen to get to the 18th . |