Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] [verb] for a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Democratic Labour Party ( DLP ) government of Prime Minister Erskine Sandiford was returned for a second five-year term at a general election on Jan. 22 . |
| 2 | Haygarth Jackson was reappointed for a second term as chairman of Publications and Information Board . |
| 3 | Ben Gill was re-elected for a second year as deputy , and Tony Pexton for a second year as vice-president . |
| 4 | ELABORATE last-ditch attempts to save a town from lava flowing from Sicily 's Mount Etna were postponed for a second day yesterday because of poor weather . |
| 5 | Thus Saxony was conquered for a second time . |