Example sentences of "was [adj] [to-vb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1921 Lord Northcliffe , the founder of the London newspaper the Daily Mail , was due to speak at a dinner for 3000 staff to celebrate the twenty-fifth birthday of the paper , but he had a throat infection , and his doctor advised him not to speak . |
| 2 | The boy , who ca n't be named , was due to appear at a Youth Court in Swindon . |
| 3 | Mr Horn , of Hurworth Moor , resigned from his £34,000-a-year job as education officer in charge of forward planning before he was due to appear at a disciplinary hearing at the council 's headquarters in Matlock last week . |
| 4 | When discussing differences in earnings between black and white workers , we noted that it was important to look at a number of factors , for example , the age structure of the two groups and the kind of industry in which they worked . |
| 5 | Since daylight was flooding into the world , I was able to stay at a distance and keep him in sight . |