Example sentences of "who were [verb] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fire fighters from across the country have been paying tribute to airmen who were killed in the second world war . |
| 2 | ‘ Some residents who were moved after the last round of home closures are now faced with losing their homes a second time , ’ said Mr Common . |
| 3 | After a hesitant start , the other leftwing and progressive parties who were defeated in the first round have joined Mr Da Silva 's campaign , along with the Socialist and Communist parties , which already supported him in the Popular Front coalition . |
| 4 | THE long-mocked idea of reparations to compensate black Americans for the slavery experienced by their ancestors is now before the US Congress , and its supporters say the $1.25 billion package to compensate Japanese-Americans who were interned during the second world war has created a legal precedent . |
| 5 | Some very bad-luck cases come to mind of apparently indestructible characters who were chopped on the last few sorties — 97th or 98th . |
| 6 | The market prospects for bauxite are improving and the industry is being redeveloped with the help of the former multinational company owners who were displaced by the first Manley government . |
| 7 | Having finished her spot , the soprano left the stage and rejoined her husband and the Concert Secretary who were sitting at the next table . |
| 8 | A parliamentary campaign has been launched to officially pardon hundreds of British soldiers who were executed in the First World War for desertion and cowardice . |
| 9 | A bill to grant posthumous pardons to all three hundred and seven British soldiers who were executed in the first world war , has gained a formal first reading in the house of commons . |