Example sentences of "five [noun pl] [adv] [pron] was [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Over lunch we decided that we could repeat what we had done at Muirfield Village and take all Four fourballs and five hours later it was done . |
2 | Five minutes later she was tucked up in bed , sleeping happily once again , while Jake had retreated to his little ante-room . |
3 | Five minutes later she was sitting at a small table at the back of the dining-room , hidden from but within full hearing of the noisy bar . |
4 | Five minutes later she was coming downstairs again , almost hurriedly , still hatted and coated . |
5 | Colourful adverts for the Farley 's drink in magazines show a child snuggling down to sleep with a cup slipping from his hand , and the slogan : ‘ Five minutes ago he was demolishing the house . ’ |
6 | Colourful magazine adverts for the Farley 's drink show a child snuggling down to sleep with a cup slipping from his hand , and the slogan : ‘ Five minutes ago he was demolishing the house . ’ |
7 | Five months later he was found dead in his garage , having hanged himself . |
8 | Five weeks later he was seen doing 95mph through roadworks . |
9 | Five years later it was modified as the Trionic Attak , and some boots were given a ‘ sprung ’ , or slightly curved sole — a simple device that makes for far easier walking , first used in Brasher Boots . |
10 | Five years later he was judged by the hospital staff and by the Home Secretary , who has to agree to the fitness of certain patients held for indeterminate periods , to be discharged on trial leave . |
11 | Five years later he was reported missing in the fighting around Leningrad and the family never saw him again . |
12 | The programme , which was valued at £43m over five years when it was launched in 1989 , has had its budget cut to £29m . |
13 | Five years ago it was announced in a communique issued from Agriculture House that tomatoes which are smallish , about 7 to the pound , round , red all over , and firm are the best and command the highest prices . |
14 | Five years ago she was awarded an MBE in the Queen 's Birthday Honours . |