Example sentences of "were [adj] [to-vb] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Negotiations over Chilean membership of the group were due to resume in the second half of 1991 . |
| 2 | Well we were supposed to meet after the last meeting which was cancelled . |
| 3 | With the adrenalin in full flow , both East and West concentrated on four further days ‘ curling at various venues in Toronto , at the end of which we were thrilled to emerge as the first Scottish team to win in Canada since 1949 . |
| 4 | They were lucky to survive in the 40th minute when Taylor headed against the crossbar , but Wycombe 's Steve Thompson saw a 49th-minute header was cleared off the line by Paul Raven . |
| 5 | A few months earlier , West Indies had encountered any number of problems in Australia and had lost the series 5–1 ; they had then beaten India 2–1 at home , the last match being won when no fewer than five Indians were unable to bat in the second innings . |
| 6 | However , the Committee were unable to progress beyond the ninth paragraph at that meeting , and another meeting was held six days later to complete the report . |
| 7 | Duchamp-Villon and La Fresnaye were also members of the hanging committee , so that the Cubist painters were able to exhibit for the second time that year as a group . |
| 8 | Once I had discussed the situation with Sylvia and explained to her what had been happening , we were able to progress to the next stage . |
| 9 | However , if you were able to travel in the third dimension , you could cut straight across . |
| 10 | ‘ Is that one of the reasons why you were keen to invest in the first place , even one of the reasons why you decided to back the new housing development ? ’ |
| 11 | They were entitled to eat after the last sitting in the central dining car , Emil said , rinsing glasses , but usually they went only for dinner , if then ; I could see why , as after the sandwiches on that first day we ate the all-too-few left-over portions of the Lucullan lunch we had served . |