Example sentences of "was [adj] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bailey was 5–2 down in the first set tie breaker but won five successive points to draw first blood and then broke his rival in both the third and fifth games of the second set for an astounding victory . |
| 2 | He was 5-3 down in the fourth game against Peter Hill before winning 9-1 , 9-0 , 2-9 , 9-5 in a patchy , not to say puzzling , match . |
| 3 | Martin remained in disarray until he was 0–4 down in the fourth . |
| 4 | But we might be experimental enough to spring people into other ideas , which is what it was all about in the first place . |
| 5 | He was 9-13 down in the third game this time , when he somehow slipped free . |