Example sentences of "and [adj] there were [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Between 1800 and 1850 there were many bankruptcies in the area and mills saw repeated changes of ownership and tenancy . |
| 2 | Thus between 1965 and 1971 there were 56 records from the coast of birds presumed to be on passage , between 9 August and 17 December , and 32 similar spring records between 23 February and 30 April . |
| 3 | ‘ In the 1950s and 60s there were superb beers — if you caught them on the right day . |
| 4 | Between 1876 and 1972 there were 63 Lords of Appeal in Ordinary ( Law Lords ) . |
| 5 | As Table 8.6 indicates , between 1980/81 and 1987/88 there were two years in which reductions in expenditure in real terms were achieved . |
| 6 | St James 's Park has always had Blaydon Races as its anthem but in the Sixties and Seventies there were many others . |
| 7 | Throughout the 1960s , '70s and '80s there were many mergers , acquisitions and failures among travel agents . |
| 8 | Between 1947 and 1976 there were six spring records comprising 25 birds between 25 April and 24 May , and 21 autumn records comprising 46 birds between 17 August and 22 September . |
| 9 | For example , between 1962 and 1976 there were 72 records : in January ( one ) , March ( one ) , April ( nine ) , May ( two ) , June ( five ) , July ( one ) , August ( 12 ) , September ( 17 ) , and October ( six ) . |
| 10 | Otherwise between 1948 and 1976 there were 20 records relating to 21 birds : in January ( two ) , February ( one ) , March ( two ) , April ( one ) , May ( one ) , September ( six , relating to seven birds ) , October ( three ) , and November ( three ) . |
| 11 | Between 1961 and 1976 there were 35 records for : May ( four ) , June ( three ) , August ( five ) , September ( 21 ) , and October ( two ) . |
| 12 | Between 1961 and 1974 there were umpteen proposals to reform the management , account procedures , and organization of ORTF . |
| 13 | During the 1970s and 1980s there were numerous protest marches which ended in widespread public disorder , and in two cases in fatal injuries . |