Example sentences of "was the tenth " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was the tenth child of the retired army captain and professional horse artist Charles Lutyens , and his beautiful Irish wife Mary . |
| 2 | This , alas , was the tenth time — the freak one that you hope will happen to someone else , while you gasp at poker 's infinite potential for cruelty . |
| 3 | This meant that the subject was Making Notes ; that it was the third draft ( for other drafts were lying about ) ; and that it was the tenth manuscript page of that draft . |
| 4 | The year 1992 was the tenth warmest year on record , according to the meteorological office of the University of East Anglia 's Climatic Research Unit , confirming the overall trend of global warming . |
| 5 | ‘ It was the tenth birthday of my youngest brother , ’ says R Patchett , of Marmaduke Street , Spennymoor . |