Example sentences of "was [verb] [prep] [det] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The protocol disbanding the treaty , which called for the promotion of a gradual shift towards all-European security structures on the basis of agreements achieved at the Paris CSCE ( Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe ) summit in November 1990 [ see pp. 37838-39 ] , was expected to come into effect by the end of the year , once it was ratified by all six parliaments . |
| 2 | Soon after Medeva was formed from these two diverse parents , Bernard Taylor joined as chairman . |
| 3 | Finally the appraisal was undertaken of some 80 compounds against the malarias of man . |
| 4 | Muriel was favoured by all three partners , but the comments of her present employer turned out to be of particular importance . |
| 5 | Clive 's fist hit the side of his head before he could blink , and in an instant he was crushed under all four boys and someone rammed the soap into his mouth . |
| 6 | The centre section was surrounded by some forty or fifty high desks staffed by representatives of member traders . |
| 7 | ‘ The first time I met Samantha , ’ Bob says , ‘ I 'll never forget this , she was surrounded by these six guys and she was funking herself with a vibrator . |
| 8 | Last year a resolution on nudist areas was accompanied by an explanatory statement form its proposers which was considered by many hundreds of naturist members of the Trust to be inaccurate and tendentious . |
| 9 | Purified VLPs and core-like particles ( CLPs ) were diluted to the concentration of 0.1 mg/ml with 50 mM Tris hydrochloride ( pH 8.0 ) — 150 mM NaCl — 5 mM MgCl 2 — 0.5% Nonidet P-40 , 6 µl of anti-VP2 monoclonal antibody was added to each 200 µl of VLPs or CLPs and incubated for 5 h at 5°C . |
| 10 | As the week-long election campaign got under way , a base of the exiled opposition movement , the Mojahedin-e Khalq ( " People 's Combatants " ) , at Ashraf , Iraq , was attacked by some 10 Iranian airforce bombers on the morning of April 5 . |
| 11 | Each big chief was preceded by some twenty slaves on mules banging away on kettle drums , with war horns and huge flutes blaring away all the time . |
| 12 | Co-ordinator Pam McHale said £14,500 had been made available for the Streetlink scheme and that approval was expected for another nine schemes over the next week . |
| 13 | Much genetic data was collected from some two thousand young men and women , and using the computer services of two cooperating universities , I eventually selected six potential mothers . |
| 14 | This event was the fourth major Living History Exhibition run by the SWSHAS and was visited by some 300 children and 150 adults . |
| 15 | As a result of this pamphlet 's distribution , the Fintown Development Association called a meeting at Fintown Community Hall which was attended by several hundred people , with the local priest in the chair . |
| 16 | His funeral , held on May 23 , was attended by several thousand mourners , but passed off without violence . |
| 17 | On March 20 Alfa Kartel , Romania 's largest independent trade union bloc , organized a protest march and rally in central Bucharest which was attended by some 5,000 people . |
| 18 | The seminar , which ran for two days , was attended by some 300 people . |
| 19 | The congress was attended by some 300 delegates ; there were no representatives of foreign communist parties in attendance . |
| 20 | The conference was attended by some 400 delegates representing as many as 30 Iraqi opposition groups . |
| 21 | The MF 's inaugural convention and rally in Colombo on Feb. 19 was attended by some 10,000 people , including a number of opposition MPs . |
| 22 | He was sentenced to another five years in jail on top of the two years for physical abuse he was already serving . |
| 23 | An appeal by Landsbergis for Lithuanians to come to the defence of parliament was answered by several thousand people who formed a cordon around the building . |
| 24 | A great deal of work was done by all three of them . |
| 25 | It was no accident , and I knew I was looking at several hundred pounds ' worth of damage . |
| 26 | The remainder of the land was subdivided into several hundred domains ( han ) , each ruled by a lord , or daimyo . |
| 27 | Genetic counselling was sought by all nine families , but it is still too soon to comment on their reproductive choices . |
| 28 | This change was abolished in all 10 subjects who were treated with ranitidine 300 mg for three doses ( mean change after ranitidine -0.05 mmol H + /mmol creatinine , 95% CI 0.33 , -0.34 mmol H + /mmol creatinine ) . |
| 29 | The rough emergency airfield was crowded with several hundred people , mainly women and children , and in the whole day only two planes came in , dropped some cases of food , took on wounded and as many women and children as they could pack in , and were quickly off again . |
| 30 | Initially , a token allegiance was offered by some forty-seven MPs from all parties . |