Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [verb] [prep] [noun prp] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 An estimated 10,000 penguins were killed in Patagonia last year as a result of oil spills and other pollution .
3 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 .
4 As the army was deployed to keep order , the remaining two polling days were postponed until June 12th and 15th .
5 SEVEN new cases of AIDS were reported in Scotland last month , bringing the total to 371 .
6 An estimated 5,500 primates were used in Europe last year , according to the report , mostly by the pharmaceutical industry .
7 The squad 's injury troubles were mounting at Lilleshall last night .
8 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 . ’
9 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 .
10 The first rules will include a ban on petrol-powered lawn-mowers ( $81 m worth of such mowers were sold in California last year ) .
11 Two hundred and forty cyclists were killed in Britain last year .
12 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 ) .
13 MORE than 52 million single records were sold in Britain last year , nearly one for every man , woman and child in the country .
14 When the votes were cast on October 27th , Hogg won , but with a greatly reduced majority .
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