Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] [conj] [was/were] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Robert said Mr Hale , who had worked for BR for 30 years and was called the captain of the ship in the Hidden report , had indicated he wished to take early retirement . |
| 2 | The Sigma 38 Panda Nova sailed by Derek Matthews from the Royal Dee Yacht Club completed the trip in just over 11 hours and was declared the winner of Class A on corrected times by an eight minutes margin ahead of Alec Rawlinson 's Pellegrina . |
| 3 | Although severely wounded , Atkinson rescued five seamen and was awarded the Albert medal . |
| 4 | He sailed through five interviews and was offered the job subject to two references . |
| 5 | I remind that we put in a housing investment bid for a hundred and twelve million pounds and were given the right to buy thirteen million . |