Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [verb] during the [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pictures were assembled during the 1900s by Sir John Leicester , a close friend of George IV who went on the Grand Tour but who , unlike many of his contemporaries , remained faithful to living British artists . |
| 2 | But certain doubts were dispelled during the 32–9 victory over Midlands at Leicester on Wednesday as captain Naas Botha warned : ‘ We are improving with every game and I believe we will peak when it matters , against Will Carling 's team . ’ |
| 3 | More than 12 vans and cars were stopped during the 35 minutes the road block was in position . |
| 4 | Explored initially for sand-dominated assemblages , the methods were refined during the 1950s and applied to thin section analysis of lithified sediments during the early 1960s . |
| 5 | Large real depreciations were needed during the 1980s to bring exchange rates back to equilibrium . |
| 6 | In the UK , 2462 new HIV infections were reported during the twelve months to 30 June 1992 , bringing the cumulative total to 17,868 . |
| 7 | Over 150 Safetips were received during the three month period from all three locations . |
| 8 | Altogether 125 patients were identified during the two years , giving an overall incidence of severe acute renal failure of 140.5 ( 95% confidence interval 117.0 to 172.0 cases ) per million total population yearly and an annual incidence of 172.5 ( 144.1 to 205.5 ) cases per million adult population . |
| 9 | The same number of players were utilised during the 1990 Grand Slam and for all the flak to which they have been subjected , such consistency reflects creditably on the selectors . |
| 10 | This bar on the right hand side represents those sites where less than one hundred cases were performed during the eight month audit period , there were seven of these sites and they performed a total of four hundred and sixty eight operations . |
| 11 | Many advisory teachers and others who at present hold leadership posts in special education needs support services were seconded during the 1970s and 1980s to take one-year full-time diploma courses at institutes of higher education . |
| 12 | Some worthwhile traffic gains were made during the 1980s , such as timber from the Scottish Highlands and drinks from several locations in the South West . |
| 13 | Fourteen locomotive types were eliminated during the 1980s , although examples of all but five have been secured for preservation . |