Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] year " in BNC.
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| 1 | Behind stood an impressive array of walls and couloirs , though the Pico del Norte and Illampu would prove forbidden fruits , guarded as they were that year by avalanches of fresh snow . |
| 2 | In the nineteenth century the number of persons who were each year involved in civil and criminal cases often exceeded the adult male population of the island . |
| 3 | We stayed in that house till I were eight year old and then we were went on to where I lived the rest of my time and that would have been from nineteen twenty to oh a couple of year ago . |
| 4 | This scheme was relatively modest in comparison with many others such as the £7million scheme , for which contracts were this year placed to resignal fifty-six route miles from Cambridge to Royston , Bishop 's Stortford , Fulbourne ( on the line to Newmarket ) and to a point just south of Ely . |
| 5 | I do n't know what they were this year but I mean that was not much dearer than that . |
| 6 | The 5 who died were 7 year old Ian Lilley , Sheree Lear who was 8 , Paula Barnes aged 16 , Paul Carr , 17 and Belinda Brown who was celebrating her 19th birthday on the day of the crash . |
| 7 | The brains behind the organisation were 52 year old Roy Crack from Surrey and 42 year old Paul Newmann from South London , who both went from ‘ rags to riches ’ on the profits from the drugs . |
| 8 | I 'm me and Colin are settling down a lot compared to what we were five year ago . |
| 9 | On trial at Worcester Crown Court were thirty year old Jamie Ray , a Californian who 'd been staying in England , James Lovelidge from London who 's twenty seven and unemployed , and Michael Rock , a forty one year old French Canadian who was living in London . |
| 10 | Participants were final year students following Liverpool University 's BA programme in English Language and Literature . |
| 11 | Thus there were two year dates running absolutely parallel with one another . |
| 12 | The original shows were last year sold to MTV in the US . |
| 13 | Reprinted by Heinemann in 1956 , these little books are still ( or were last year ) available at 25. 6d. each . |
| 14 | We hope that this year , whether or not the snow situation improves , the Verbier Ski School will revise their arrangements and meet pupils directly up on the slopes , but if not , then any family going to Verbier should be warned of the timewasting and difficulties which arise if the arrangements are left as they were last year . |
| 15 | HIRE PURCHASE — Purchasing and Supply were last year responsible for hiring the massive Penrod drilling rig at Dounreay . |
| 16 | Beginning their new season in the third division of the Paisley & District League , the Stoddard Carpets football team are fighting to get back into the second division where they were last year . |
| 17 | Just on the export front increased optimism er can you just verify what export sales were last year and whether or not you managed to er er hold er local county prices overseas in respect of those exports ? |
| 18 | They were last year , they gave an undertaking to do it as soon as possible , it is a case of where the money comes from er Mr of course is relatively new er we do n't bother about as a rule about what he casts as new costs in new staff . |
| 19 | But that 's been consistent because there are three thousand less nurses this year in the N H S than there were last year . |
| 20 | But that 's been consistent because there are three thousand less nurses this year in the N H S than there were last year . |
| 21 | Buses travelling from Darlington into the village were last year instructed to travel along the A66 southern by-pass and down the A168 entering the village at Hurworth Place . |
| 22 | I think about five six quid a day something like that , they were last year . |
| 23 | mm , this weekend I think Easter were last year |
| 24 | Well , they 're the same as you were last year are n't they ? |
| 25 | That were last year , we 're in nineteen ninety two now . |
| 26 | Than you were last year , yeah . |
| 27 | Britain 's bosses are getting twelve point three percent more in total remuneration than they were last year , their workforce is getting nine point eight percent . |
| 28 | ‘ I made me second team debut when I was eight year old , ’ he claims . |
| 29 | It was eight year old . |
| 30 | The particular Friday night when the Yeti sealed my fate , we went to an end-of-run party for the school play , Doctor Faustus it was that year . |