Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [adj] [to-vb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marchers were due to congregate at Market Square for an open-air meeting . |
| 2 | So inviting was the gap created that the loose forward was able to score at the back of the posts , leaving Maskill with another simple kick . |
| 3 | The £1-a-share bid was due to close at 3pm yesterday , but the Carlton-led group of media bidders decided they needed longer to iron out all the problems . |
| 4 | The ceremony was supposed to start at 2 pm on the 29th : the Gulf on whose beach the men found themselves had been named San Miguel because of the happy coincidence of the feast day . |
| 5 | Though at least the Bluebird was distinctive to look at , whereas the Primera looks like a successful cross between several of its rivals . |
| 6 | The night sitter left at 7 a.m. and the home care aide was due to come at 8 a.m . |
| 7 | John Lindsay , Scottish vice-chairman , said CIPFA was delighted that Mr Lang was prepared to look at the figures again . |
| 8 | The mouth was frightening to look at , but it was harmless . |
| 9 | David Raffe ( 11 ) of Edinburgh University found that more than three-quarters of school leavers from sparsely populated areas were able to live at home . |
| 10 | R.A.F. golfers were able to play at Henley on generous terms and at some unknown date an annual match between the Club and Medmenham was started , with the Club and the R.A.F. arranging hospitality alternately . |
| 11 | In their eyes Jeanne was charming to look at but a timid , uninteresting little thing . |
| 12 | The Investiture was due to start at eleven . |
| 13 | The girl was quick to catch at the hint , drawing breath gratefully . |
| 14 | The price of 36s. has thus some claim to be called the true equilibrium price : because if it were fixed on at the beginning , and adhered to throughout , it would exactly equate demand and supply ( i.e. the amount which buyers were willing to purchase at that price would be just equal to that for which sellers were willing to take that price ) ; and because every dealer who has a perfect knowledge of the circumstances of the market expects that price to be established . |
| 15 | Boro were due to play at Kelso , but declined their hosts ' request to play tonight . |
| 16 | The Marquis was due to appear at Horseferry Road magistrates on two counts of assaulting policeman , and four of dodging taxi fares . |
| 17 | Ironically , an engineer was due to call at Lobbersdown Farm today after the fami ly had noticed the boiler was smoky . |
| 18 | Their match was due to start at 11.15 . |
| 19 | Proceedings were expected to be dominated by the question of a successor to Javier Pérez de Cuéllar , whose second five-year term as UN Secretary-General was due to expire at the end of 1991 . |
| 20 | Last night 's meeting , involving banking advisers for both GM and Jaguar , was to examine whether GM was prepared to bid at the inflated share price . |
| 21 | Play at Wadham Road was due to start at 3.00pm . |
| 22 | The main night shift was due to start at 10pm . |
| 23 | A rectangle of cardboard hung on the door announcing that the shop was due to open at nine o'clock . |
| 24 | If for any reason the plaintiff was unable to come at the time fixed for his hearing , he became ‘ non-suited ’ , and the man he hoped to sue could collect the deposit he had left with the clerk on starting the action . |
| 25 | Now your meal began at seven thirty and the readings were due to begin at nine , although Sir Thomas did not begin until a quarter past nine . |
| 26 | Lucy wanted to call after Charlie , to beg him to come back and to take her away ; this was all wrong , it was n't the way things were supposed to go at all . |
| 27 | Secondly , if England 's minders were fit to work at a half decent night club , how come their client was left rolling in the gutter early in the game ? |
| 28 | Those who ignored the role of adaptation were able to flourish at the same time as those for whom adaptation was the primary consideration , because the range of problems that could attract research funding allowed both approaches to find suitable niches for themselves . |
| 29 | The ferry for the outer isles was due to leave at six on the following morning , so I checked into the waterfront hotel where I had booked , then spent the day exploring Oban , and went to bed early . |
| 30 | Oliver was afraid to look at them . |