Example sentences of "it [was/were] [num] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But it was three-and-a-half years in development and nobody could foresee at the start what the economy would be like now . |
| 2 | If it was 3 lb of beef per head per day in 1990 , it was 4 lb in 1989 . |
| 3 | It was 2,880 yards in length and 9 feet 3 inches wide . |
| 4 | Well , you keep playing do n't you , it 's a ninety minute game , and then , as we 've said erm I believe it was two goals in the last four minutes , was it ? |
| 5 | It was one element in the search , on occasion the scramble , for diversification . |
| 6 | It was one thing in the 1830s and the 1930s to provide luxuries for a minority , but it was quite a different thing to provide non-essential products at a competitive price for the whole population . |
| 7 | it was eleven quids in , eleven quids , eleven quid if you had a go on a stand by day . |
| 8 | If his car is good , which it was three times in the last two seasons at Benetton , he will win . |
| 9 | Then it was 2 goals in two minutes . |
| 10 | By contrast , it was 10.3 p.c. in May , 1979 . |