Example sentences of "was missing [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Holden was missing for 18 minutes and Reid admitted : ‘ We took a calculated gamble by not replacing Rick — and it did not come off . ’ |
| 2 | It was missing for three years , until recovered unharmed from Bothwell Brig in Lanarkshire . |
| 3 | ‘ If Pinder is to be believed , it was missing at twelve-thirty , ’ said Sergeant Bird , taking a seat as quietly as a man of his bulk could manage . |
| 4 | Acts I and III were found in 1984 but the crucial second act was missing until 1988 when it was discovered amongst some rubbish in the basement in a packet labelled ‘ Ballet — no use ’ . |
| 5 | The packet had been ripped open and a small bite was missing from one corner . |
| 6 | But what was missing before 1147 was a clear sense of who the Franks were . |