Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv prt] of the [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For crisis loans , helping customers meet expenses in an emergency , 3,315 people were helped out of the 3,508 applications made . |
| 2 | The Benefits Agency spokesman said the figures for budget loans showed that 7,509 people were helped out of the 13,060 applications made . |
| 3 | CHILE were thrown out of the 1994 World Cup by Fifa yesterday after forcing their decisive 1990 qualifier against Brazil to be abandoned in Rio when their players walked off claiming that the Chilean goalkeeper , Roberto Rojas , had been injured by a flare . |
| 4 | Analysis was carried out of the 1988/9 housing investment programme ( HIP ) statements for each authority . |
| 5 | UNEP , it is worth recalling , was born out of the 1972 Stockholm conference ; the 1992 anniversary conference will be the time to consider turning it into a full-blown UN agency with more funds at its disposal . |