Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [noun] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The revelation comes as an oil industry survey claims 84 per cent of forecourts were hit by crime last year . |
| 2 | CHAMPAGNE corks were popping in Lancashire last week following the success of the worker-led MBO of Leyland Daf 's heavy truck division which has saved 700 jobs . |
| 3 | An estimated 10,000 penguins were killed in Patagonia last year as a result of oil spills and other pollution . |
| 4 | Although the borders have long since re-opened , Zambia 's relationship with major international bodies like the IMF and the World Bank has ceased : the economic packages prescribed by these organizations were ditched in May last year . |
| 5 | PEOPLE enjoying an evening out in Edinburgh pubs , clubs and restaurants were asked by police last night if they had any information about two men involved in the fatal stabbing early last Saturday of a student , Paul Sheldon . |
| 6 | Imports were valued at £5,516m last month , down by over £100m on the March figure . |
| 7 | At the end of the 1970s , 29 million days were lost in strikes whereas only 2 million days were lost in strikes last year . |
| 8 | As the army was deployed to keep order , the remaining two polling days were postponed until June 12th and 15th . |
| 9 | SEVEN new cases of AIDS were reported in Scotland last month , bringing the total to 371 . |
| 10 | An estimated 5,500 primates were used in Europe last year , according to the report , mostly by the pharmaceutical industry . |
| 11 | The squad 's injury troubles were mounting at Lilleshall last night . |
| 12 | SHARP increases in the price of petrol and car tax discs were greeted with anger last night by Britain 's motoring organisations . |
| 13 | The Kennel Club 's Bill Edmond added : ‘ 225 Rottweilers were shown at Crufts last year without a snarl or a growl from any of them . ’ |
| 14 | The 1992 Waverley Championships were swum at Cranleigh last weekend and Haslemere swimmers came back with 27 medals , just reward for the time and effort they put into their training . |
| 15 | The first rules will include a ban on petrol-powered lawn-mowers ( $81 m worth of such mowers were sold in California last year ) . |
| 16 | Two hundred and forty cyclists were killed in Britain last year . |
| 17 | RANGERS ' European Cup plans were thrown into turmoil last night with three key players in doubt for tomorrow 's meeting with Marseille at Ibrox Park . |
| 18 | Arrests were made as Earth First ! members adopted the group 's traditional tactics of direct action by chaining themselves to bulldozers . |
| 19 | The band , currently re-equipping after most of their instruments were stolen in Burnley last month , play and London Finsbury Park Cult In The Park Festival ( headlining the second stage ) . |
| 20 | MORE than 52 million single records were sold in Britain last year , nearly one for every man , woman and child in the country . |
| 21 | When the votes were cast on October 27th , Hogg won , but with a greatly reduced majority . |