Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this was predicted to occur at some unspecified date in the future , belief in it was strengthened by the promise of a Messiah who would defeat Israel 's enemies and restore the nation to its former glory . |
| 2 | More than 300 children , aged seven to 11 were told to stay at home . |
| 3 | More than 300 children , aged seven to 11 were told to stay at home . |
| 4 | When the trains left at once , those stranded were invited to eat at the buffet , heated by fuel filched from locomotives and run by the master and his cronies . |
| 5 | The Bath No 8 was asked to perform at openside flank before being switched to the tight side of the scrum . |
| 6 | Other concessions , however , were more serious ; both Henry VII and Henry VIII were allowed to nominate at will to the English episcopal bench , to translate bishops from see to see , and to obstruct the collection of papal taxes . |
| 7 | From 140 applicants only seven were selected to perform at the audition finals at London 's Wigmore Hall . |
| 8 | Both sported a magnificent moustache , both wore a ten-gallon hat and both were dressed to kill at the Golden Boot Awards for Westerns in Beverly Hills last night . |