Example sentences of "was [vb pp] [verb] to [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thunder singer Danny , at No. 25 with Low Life In High Places , was booked to perform to 50,000 fans at a stadium in Rio De Janeiro . |
| 2 | In one instance a contract was made to sell to one purchaser a quantity of a given type of wine which exactly equalled the seller 's stock of it . |
| 3 | To obtain comparable groups a stratified randomisation was performed according to two variables : the VHAI ( <170 v 170 ) , and the location of the disease ( small bowel ( with or without colon involvement ) v exclusive colonic disease ) . |
| 4 | After a lot of pestering I was allowed to speak to two friends who had come to court with me , and I was appalled by having to speak to them through a glass and metal grille thing . |
| 5 | The aircraft passed 50°W longitude at 1150 hours and at that time communications could not be established , the aircraft was cleared to climb to 33,000 feet and this altitude was reached at 1217 hour . |
| 6 | The insurer was ordered to write to 20,000 policyholders earlier this year , telling them they may have been sold the wrong products . |