Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adj] at the [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | I was fourth at the last Olympics , so third would give me satisfaction . |
2 | Men from Wadenhoe who were present at the next Northamptonshire Forest Eyre in 1255 were committed to prison , and the whole township was adjudged to be ‘ in grievous mercy ’ . |
3 | She only mentioned Margaret twice — once tenderly : ‘ the beautiful curtains Margaret and I chose together ’ — once tartly : ‘ Margaret would never prepare her lectures … just gather a few notes together and wonder why she was nervous at the last moment . |
4 | ‘ She told me she was vegetarian at the last minute , so no chicken broth . |
5 | ‘ Given that there were many at the first party , fewer at the second and fewest at the last , how many people were there at each of the three parties , not including me ? ’ |
6 | They were present at the first national meeting of indigenous press that we organised in June 1991 , and armed men visit the premises of Etnias magazine without warning . |
7 | It was unopposed at the third reading in July , though Lord Hinchingbrooke thought it ‘ a State experiment in the life and happiness of our people and in my opinion like all State experiments , it will work havoc , bitterness and grave social damage ’ ( Cullingworth , 1979 , p. 25 ) . |
8 | But he was friendly at the next GP and apologised . ’ |