Example sentences of "were [verb] [adv] [conj] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was a rush decision to do it , we were phoned up and the next day after that we recorded it . |
| 2 | World stockmarkets reacted with relief and optimism at the start of the Gulf war , but some of the gains were wiped out when the first hopes of a quick victory faded , and the Soviet Union turned violent again . |
| 3 | Never mind , the dates were going in and the last few weeks of the tour in the Eastern states were coming up . |
| 4 | Both their lorries were green , and so were their lead reins , anti-sweat sheets , buckets and bandages , and there were green braids on their splendid horses ' tails , which were left down until the last moment to protect them from the flies . |
| 5 | Two were sent back and the third was sentenced to four years in jail in Sweden . |