Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The church had important links with the butchers of Prague and they were given the first chapel on the left at the W end in honour of their defence of Prague , once in 1611 against the troops from Passau , and again in 1648 , against the Swedes . |
| 2 | As journalists were given the first glimpse inside the mall on Wednesday , managers from developer Burton Property Trust geared up for a major marketing exercise . |
| 3 | 21–7 Between 200 and 300 Glasgow Fair visitors were brought by the steamer " Islay " and more were expected the next two days . |
| 4 | Iida 's remains were buried the next day . |
| 5 | We were awakened the next morning by Sir Henry Bowyer 's rough arrival accompanied by at least a dozen likely-looking rogues . |
| 6 | The police were called the next day . |
| 7 | Taking two , freshly caught Highland sea-trout , he placed them on the mud flats below the bridge , where they were found the next morning . |
| 8 | During his rapid exit from the balloon carriage Sadler had lost both his signal flags , but these were found the next day in a field near Burton Pedwardine by Mr Edward Robinson , together with Sadler 's hat , cushion and , understandably , his broken thermometer ! |
| 9 | El País reported that " a dozen " Nahda leaders were detained the next day . |
| 10 | Her plans were overthrown the first day when the president requested that she should be chaplain . |
| 11 | The formal US indictments were issued the next day . |
| 12 | As you were over 75 and on a modest income , you were allowed the first £4,180 tax free . |
| 13 | IT is unbelievable that in 1970 , during our formative years , only 30 undergraduates were awarded the first general degree of the University , at a ceremony in Pathfoot . |
| 14 | Thus were removed the last measures remaining of the state of emergency first imposed in June 1986 and partially lifted in June 1990 [ see pp. 34663 ; 37522 ] . |
| 15 | At Grafton Underwood were stationed the 97th and 384th Bombardment Groups ; at Deenethorpe , the 401st ; at Kings Cliffe , the 20th Fighter Group ; at Polebrook , the 351st ; at Chelveston , the 305th ; at Podington , the 92nd and at Harrington , the 801st . |
| 16 | Anyway , my worst fears about Barny were confirmed the first time I tried to put a leash on him . |
| 17 | But limited partnerships are rare , private companies , which were sanctioned the next year by the Companies Act 198 , having proved more popular . |
| 18 | Posters appeared in some villages advertising what was intended the next market day and calling on " one and all " to join in . |
| 19 | There was , of course , no such safety problem , as the safety inspector subsequently confirmed , and the steward was given the first of the warning notes , as planned . |
| 20 | He then ran back to his position , foolishly had another go at the midfielder with his elbow and was given the first dip in the Chester bath . |
| 21 | It was four days ( during which he was given the last rites ) before his doctors gave him a chance to live through . |
| 22 | The patient was discharged the next day . |
| 23 | Thibaut was considered the second most powerful man in France after the king . |
| 24 | This leaven was added the next time baking bread was done . |
| 25 | Isotron of Swindon was granted the first irradiation licence to preserve food . |
| 26 | Tonight , social services said nothing was done the first time because nobody believed the complaints . |
| 27 | The clause on which they finally agreed and which was adopted the next day as part of the constitution , read instead : Persons who can hear , taking an active interest in the welfare or education of the deaf and dumb , shall be eligible for admission to ordinary membership on the recommendation of five ordinary members of the Association . |
| 28 | If was for service to the monarchy , however , that he was made the first Earl Ashburnham in 1730 ; for a family that had begun as modest farmers in the medieval Weald , this was no mean achievement . |
| 29 | In 1905 he was made the first patriarch templar . |
| 30 | She had come to painting late but after the exhibition of ‘ Angela ’ in 1900 , an Impressionistic portrait of a woman at a mantelpiece in a shimmering , full-skirted dress , she was made the first female member of the New English Art Club . |