Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] at [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the private houses within a short distance of the Montpellier were let at up to ten guineas per week during August . |
| 2 | Crowds , apparently peaceable , were estimated at up to 200,000 on some days . |
| 3 | Tecnazene , a fungicide used to prevent potatoes from sprouting whilst in storage , was found at up to 13 times the level considered safe for fish in some factories . |
| 4 | The move was designed to boost exports to Western markets in order to combat inflation , which had been around 34 per cent in 1990 and was projected at up to 40 per cent in 1991 . |
| 5 | The total land area affected by the accord was estimated at up to 2,000,000 sq km , some 20 per cent of Canada 's total land mass , stretching from the borders of Manitoba to the North Pole . |
| 6 | Two men have been arrested after a stolen car was chased at up to one ( 140 ) hundred and forty miles an hour . |