Example sentences of "was [adj] [to-vb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I was due to leave at five-thirty in the afternoon . |
| 3 | Just a few weeks before the zoo was due to close at the end of September , a meeting of the Zoological Society of London , which owns both Whipsnade Wild Animal Park and London Zoo , revealed that after struggling on despite falling attendances , the zoo 's finances have finally broken even . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | At the time set for the sale , it was realised that a special trainload of buyers , pressmen and spectators was due to arrive at Ayr railway station and the sale was delayed to await their arrival . |
| 6 | Miss Maynard , a maternity nurse said to be the best on a well-known agency 's list , was due to arrive at Hillmarden House on October 20th and stay for six weeks — a little longer than the usual period . |
| 7 | The train was due to arrive at her destination at midday — which gave Fabia , free of any other occupation , ample time to go over and over again everything that had happened . |
| 8 | British Rail tell us that the Banbury to Paddington train , which was due to arrive at Oxford at three minutes past seven , has been cancelled this evening , but I 've nothing disadvantageous to report to you from the buses . |
| 9 | The only problem I have to tell you about is the cancellation of the Banbury to Paddington train that was due to arrive at Oxford at three minutes past seven . |
| 10 | ‘ He was due to retire at the end of the year anyway . |
| 11 | Ironically , an engineer was due to call at Lobbersdown Farm today after the fami ly had noticed the boiler was smoky . |
| 12 | A rectangle of cardboard hung on the door announcing that the shop was due to open at nine o'clock . |
| 13 | At the time of going to press a fourth PC World was due to open at Staples Corner . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The main night shift was due to start at 10pm . |
| 16 | Although the pilot was not a member of the PFA , he was aware of the requirement to land at Cranfield by 1230 hrs — an air display was due to start at 1300 hrs ( 1400 hrs local ) . |
| 17 | The Investiture was due to start at eleven . |
| 18 | The show was due to start at two o'clock ; |
| 19 | It was due to start at four o'clock , but did n't begin until twenty past due to a hitch . |
| 20 | The trip was due to start at 10.00am . |
| 21 | Their match was due to start at 11.15 . |
| 22 | Play at Wadham Road was due to start at 3.00pm . |
| 23 | He was due to appear at Caesar 's Palace in Luton last night . |
| 24 | The Marquis was due to appear at Horseferry Road magistrates on two counts of assaulting policeman , and four of dodging taxi fares . |
| 25 | He was due to appear at Oxford Crown Court . |
| 26 | The boy , who ca n't be named , was due to appear at a Youth Court in Swindon . |
| 27 | He had been selected from hundreds of applicants with stars in their eyes by producer Harry Adair , and was due to appear at the Broadcasting House auditions on Saturday . |
| 28 | A 24-year-old Belfast youth was due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court today in connection with the robbery . |
| 29 | A 49-YEAR-old Carrickfergus man was due to appear at Belfast Magistrates ' Court today charged with two counts of murder . |
| 30 | The cow , worth thousands of pounds , had been champion of several shows and was due to appear at the National Dairy Event in Warwickshire next weekend . |