Example sentences of "[was/were] [pron] [noun] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Enjoying the irony of it , and actually quite pleased to discover that Ryan had n't turned over a new leaf after all , she continued smoothly , ‘ And might I remind you , Ryan , that it was my money in the first place , not yours ? |
| 2 | But the putt she will take rather longer to forget was her seven-footer at the sixth . |
| 3 | It was his idea in the first place to try celibacy when the Hare Krishna lot came round ten years ago with their gongs . |
| 4 | The BDDA 's farewell gesture to him was his election as the first Honourary Vice-president . |
| 5 | What was his marks for the last test . |
| 6 | 3 What was his score in the 4th match ? |
| 7 | That was his intention from the first . |
| 8 | Councillor Bookbinder was his opponent at the last election , if I am not mistaken , and I am sure that he at least doubled my hon. Friend 's majority . |
| 9 | Yes but it was our mistake in the first place . |
| 10 | He was your friend until the last few months preceding the insurrection in Romania . |