Example sentences of "year [num] was [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The year 1599 was a bewildering one for Bibles . |
| 2 | The year 1989/90 was a busy and satisfying one for the Scottish Council 's Committees . |
| 3 | The year 1948 was a US presidential election year , so further attempts to reopen the issue were deferred until a new Administration had taken office . |
| 4 | THE number of people killed on roads in Scotland last year 460 was the lowest since records began in 1938 , the Scottish Office said today . |
| 5 | The year 1982/83 was the first in which public expenditure was planned , monitored and controlled in cash . |
| 6 | The year 1991 was an important one in the Scottish Council 's history . |
| 7 | The year 1991 was an important one in the Scottish Council 's history . |
| 8 | The year 1759 was the annus mirabilis , the year of marvels , in which British arms were triumphant throughout the world , but each fresh victory made the French more eager to strike at their enemy 's heart and homeland . |
| 9 | The year 1987/88 was a remarkably good one for the Company , a fact that is reflected in an extract from the Chairman 's statement in the Annual Report . |
| 10 | The year 1833 was a milestone for Swanage when Princess Victoria , with her mother the Duchess of Kent , spent the night of 7th August at the Manor House Hotel while on their West country tour . |
| 11 | The year 1913 was a bumper year , for the ladies in particular . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | In European warfare invading armies normally choose harvest to launch their attacks , and the year 1914 was no exception . |
| 14 | The year 1887 was a good one for Hardy : he and Emma paid a long-awaited visit to Italy which left him ‘ much illuminated ’ , and returned to find that The Woodlanders , with its intensely magical evocation of ‘ one of those sequestered spots outside the gates of the world ’ , had become a popular success . |
| 15 | The year 1970 was the great Bruce McLaren 's last in racing and he died on 2 June testing a Can-Am car . |
| 16 | The year 1982 was an important one in athletics , with the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane and the European Championships in Athens . |
| 17 | The year 1936 was an eventful one . |
| 18 | The year 1937 was an easy and agreeable one for Baldwin . |
| 19 | The year 1989 was a watershed , since the professional climate was changing and there was a clear public expectation that the Institute should adopt a higher profile in dealing with technical matters , especially those involving public interest cases . |
| 20 | Apart from the steady increase in inquiries and applications , it is suggested that this year 1991–1992 was a typical one and can be characterised by the existence of a large number of inquiries , a relatively low number of applicants , and an even smaller number of assisted applicants . |
| 21 | The year 1927 was a good year from several viewpoints , although it saw the death of Sir Anker Simmons ( knighted in 1920 ) , one of the Club 's quartet of founders . |