Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [prep] a [adj] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This carried them to the Plain of Finuval where the shattered remnants of the Elf armies were assembling for a desperate last stand . |
| 2 | England were beaten by a stunning 76th minute goal by Turkish striker Aydin Cafer who cut inside to beat Spurs goalkeeper Ian Walker with a fierce rising shot . |
| 3 | Manchester United at home to Bolton were held to a goal-less first half first forty five minutes , and they had to wait until the seventy seventh minute before taking the lead through Hughes , and United go through with a one nil win . |
| 4 | However when I discovered that the was situated on an old second world war airfield only three miles from my home , I decided to find out more about it . |
| 5 | One of the best known is the Brasher Hillmaster from Reebok ( £80 ) , which was designed around a running-shoe last and is incredibly comfortable , while providing a degree of water resistance from its integral membrane . |
| 6 | He was seen as a supreme First Division predator , with a sequence of seven top-flight goals in just ten games in the mid-winter months as Palace pursued Arsenal and Liverpool at the top of the table ; he was also offered additional encouragement with recognition at the England B level . |
| 7 | After the first loch the track rises sharply over the shoulder of the Carn Bad nah-Achlaise before running along the side of Loch Mhic'ille Riabhaich which was named after a local 16th century outlaw . |
| 8 | In July 1941 he married Gweno Ellis , a sailor 's daughter , and in October was commissioned as a reluctant second lieutenant . |
| 9 | No date was set for a planned third meeting . |
| 10 | The legislation was hailed as a cautious first move by the Saudi government towards modifying the power of the monarchy , which until then — in theory at least — had been absolute . |