Example sentences of "the [noun] were [verb] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their seventh century opening stand in 14 Tests together safely established , the openers were separated at last when the younger man was bowled by Akram , who pitched around leg and hit the off stump at sped . |
| 2 | Last season they won the Fourth Division title and Corden believed the club were heading for second division football . |
| 3 | Labour held Hemsworth , where the Conservatives were beaten into third place by the Liberal Democrats . |
| 4 | The Gunners were edged into third spot overall by Liverpool , whose £5.8m haul included £1.3m for their FA Cup final triumph . |
| 5 | The group 's freehold and long leasehold land and buildings in the UK were revalued on 31st March 1991 by Rostock Evans & Co . |
| 6 | The group 's properties in the UK were valued on 31st March 1991 at open market value and are shown at that value in the balance sheet . |
| 7 | A 5 p.c. reduction in gross margins on lower-margin desk-top computer products and the weakness in the market were blamed for last year 's downturn but ICL says its share of the British computer market rose by one point to 19 p.c . |