Example sentences of "[that] [was/were] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hits that were the first choices on every juke box between 1956 and 1964 nostalgia-soaked favourites from rock 's bright young stars . |
| 2 | A couple of decades ago , when Piper and Cessna were busy making light singles that were the first aircraft for the average pilot wherever he or she flew , it seemed impossible that anything could stop the domination of the American makers . |
| 3 | That were the first words I ever heard on |
| 4 | Conventional systems analysis procedures were applied to single applications that were the first to be computerised in the organisation . |
| 5 | Her plan was doomed to failure ; they drove to the outskirts of Solihull and turned into the underground garage belonging to a newly built block of flats that were the last word in luxury , according to the advertisement she had seen . |
| 6 | He 'd been the man behind Mr Freedom , the shop that was the first place to sell T-shirts with slogans printed on them . |
| 7 | It is debatable whether it was the cylinder or the disc that was the first to have a formal ‘ label ’ physically attached . |
| 8 | We took the children , when we had the bus we took the children to Southend that was the first time they had all been out together and the owner of the Kersal and the person responsible on the council for the erm maintaining of of Southend , such as the Chairman , they put the Kersal at our disposal ! |
| 9 | I think Porky pig that was the first one I saw , that 's always good |
| 10 | The second thing er sorry that was the second thing . |
| 11 | The Lion Hotel boasts a bar that was the last men-only bar in town , staying that way till the '60s . |
| 12 | Fred says that was the last sighting of the spirit of Jed Knighton so his soul found its peace at last . |
| 13 | He thought of a Socialist future for his half country , and conceived the hope of a job in which he might have the luck to be gripped by some stupendous ire of work , trying to avoid the spectacle of the people around him and in the wet street outside , which pointed out a fraternal indifference in the world that was the last perception he cared to harbor . |
| 14 | All she wanted to do was to snuggle close to him , but waves of resentment coming from Dana told her that was the last thing she could do . |
| 15 | Here , in the Rose & Thistle Inn , in this prosperous trading-post that was the last port-of-call for traffic from Sydney , Mrs Gould 's journal reports a return to the familiar routine : ‘ employed all day making drawings ’ ( 24 September ) ; ‘ drawing all day ’ ; ‘ drew all day ’ ; while her labours were relieved by the occasional walk with her husband in the cool air of the early morning or evening : |
| 16 | And then I saw The Real McCoy that was the last one I think . |