Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [to-vb] [adv] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Lebanese army did not enter a nearby camp used by Dev Sol , the Turkish urban guerrilla group , but were expected to do so at a later date . |
| 2 | This was especially the case in B , where staff were considered unapproachable , and where students were expected to work individually at labs : |
| 3 | Indeed in cases where such companies had a vital stake , as with the British South Africa Union Minière in Zaire they were seen to behave badly at the very point at which their host countries became independent . |
| 4 | On Monday 19th we were scheduled to get underway at 5.30am but with the threat of hurricane Bob if was iffy . |
| 5 | Erm you were asked to look carefully at the music of the first two bars then write the music of bar three . |
| 6 | The net wickets at Queen 's Park were considered too dangerous and , indeed , the five specialist seamers were allowed to bowl only at unguarded stumps . |
| 7 | They were forced to look again at their own system and make adjustments . |
| 8 | Also , the wardens of the Forest of Dean , and of the forests between Oxford and Stamford bridges , were required to account directly at the Exchequer for the revenues of their bailiwicks , instead of farming them as had been the previous practice . |