Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [to-vb] at [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It perhaps shows the group 's laid back attitude that they were willing to appear at such an unlikely place . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I subsequently wrote to you thanking you for this most generous offer and explaining that we wanted to use them as prizes in a raffle but were unable to proceed at that time . |
| 5 | The amount of dis-information about the compatibility between PCs and Macintoshes is really quite staggering , on the face of it you would think that they were unable to speak at all . |
| 6 | Failing to pass through it , or change their strategy and invest the compound from another route , over the fence , as he had done , their plan had stalled at the resistance the settlers were able to muster at that very node . |
| 7 | The orchestra were able to laugh at this exactly on cue . |
| 8 | We were amused to notice at this years Twelfth of July demonstrations that the Orange Order displayed pathetically small little notices on top of their banners which read ‘ No Dublin Interference ’ . |
| 9 | But if that was what Adams wanted , well , he was willing to clutch at any straw . |
| 10 | The return journey was supposed to start at half past three but there would always be a few people missing . |
| 11 | This was not the latter 's view : indeed , Heinemann , which held merchandising rights , was reluctant to renegotiate at all . |
| 12 | Although neither very efficient nor popular with the other staff , Cabon made herself useful and soon had the run of the office and was able to look at all the files , amongst which she found one relating to the proposed voyage of the Rainbow Warrior into the nuclear test area . |
| 13 | There was then the opportunity to meet the captain and crew and to find out a little bit more as to how the plane was able to fly at such a phenomenal speed . |
| 14 | It was difficult to tell at that point how many people in the department wanted to be included , but it did seem likely that some would . |
| 15 | This was a little unfortunate , the topic being one close to his lordship 's heart and one he was inclined to explicate at some length . |