Example sentences of "[num] was [verb] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In April 1981 , route 154 was diverted to a new estate on the site of Croydon Aerodrome and only 157 serves South Norwood and Anerley . |
| 2 | In 1990 , after unsuccessful fostering and further misfortune , she developed symptoms of anorexia nervosa and in 1991 was admitted to an adolescent residential unit for treatment . |
| 3 | The international pre-eminence the country had enjoyed since defeating Napoleon in 1812 was brought to an abrupt end by the Crimean War ( 1853–56 ) . |
| 4 | The Labour administration elected to the Greater London Council in 1981 was committed to an extensive programme of economic intervention , to be supported by economic research on a larger scale than previously experienced in local government and with radically new approaches to generating and implementing policy . |
| 5 | Exploration well 41/24–3 was drilled to a total depth of 4,834 feet by the Penrod 92 jack-up rig . |
| 6 | However , one report that took nearly two hours using version 4.2 was reduced to a mere 20 minutes using version 4.5 . |
| 7 | It was made part of The East Surrey Regiment in 1916 , and in 1935 was converted to an anti-aircraft role as part of The Royal Engineers . |
| 8 | Thus despite the fact that the Thatcher government in the early 1980s was committed to a tight control of money supply and set targets for the broad monetary base M0 , and despite the fact that the authorities have expressed interest in monetary base control , this has not been the form of policy pursued . |