Example sentences of "of [pron] [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The marriage produced four sons and three daughters , the youngest of whom was born seven months after her husband 's death , at the age of forty-one , in the influenza epidemic of 1918 . |
| 2 | Both of them were discharged two years later . |
| 3 | My sister , however , kindly kept him informed of my whereabouts , and he replied in two letters , the first of which was dated 30 November 1940 : The second was dated 27 May 1942 : |
| 4 | Extension services were set up to focus upon a target population of every couple , the wife of which was aged 15–44 years , backed up by medical services and financial incentives to adopters . |
| 5 | There were four nurses ' rooms each of which was to contain one bedstead , a flock bed , pillow and bolster and two blankets , two pairs of sheets and two pillow-cases ; the porter 's room was similarly furnished . |
| 6 | One pair of blue jeans , faded , American label , in the pockets of which were found two cinema tickets , one wallet , brown leather with a red painted design , containing … ’ |
| 7 | But inevitably , the authorities regained control by force , it was a foretaste of what was to happen three months later in Tiananmen Square . |
| 8 | Every policeman was given a pint mug and on night duty we were , have n't , we , each of us was given one pint of coffee . |