Example sentences of "[noun prp] [was/were] in [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alton NFU were in second place with 57.5 points and the Young Farmers , who won the shield last year , were third with 50 points . |
| 2 | Gould was in seventh heaven . |
| 3 | ‘ Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were in last night . |
| 4 | After her first 11 tournaments this year , Maritz was in fourth place on the Woolmark Order of Merit with winnings of almost £26,000 . |
| 5 | A good result and a very necessary one because I think that helps you to pull away slightly at the top of the table ; before this match , Egham were in third place . |
| 6 | Czech rider Daniel Kovar and Kazakhstan 's Andrei Kivilev were in third and fourth place overall after Wednesday 's breakaway , and Banana 's second man Brian Smith was also ahead of Henry . |
| 7 | BIRTHDAY boy Fred Proctor was in seventh heaven after notching up yet another election success . |
| 8 | Constance was in seventh heaven . |
| 9 | And erm Mark was in last week he said |
| 10 | Bituleanu/Toma were in 3rd spot , being followed by Bregeon/Goetschy on the final straight when the Romanians veered right , forcing the French right over to the edge of the course . |
| 11 | But Leonora was in seventh heaven . |
| 12 | Mitchell was in second place at the end of lap one , then developed tyre trouble and eventually had to drop out . |