Example sentences of "[was/were] his [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor were his first words to her encouraging . |
| 2 | ‘ Have you seen her ? ’ were his first words . |
| 3 | Lochs Torridon and Maree were his next sketching locations . |
| 4 | He said the championships were his last event ; he was quitting swimming to concentrate on bodybuilding and his studies at Houghall Agricultural College , Durham , where he is training to be a shepherd . |
| 5 | ‘ The front of the shirt is not bad ’ — such were his last words on parting . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Those were his last words on this earth . |
| 7 | ‘ You 'll soon find your way about and settle , ’ were his last words after she had protested yet again that she did n't want to stay . |
| 8 | We went to erm a party on Saturday one of the men that he works with , it was his fiftieth birthday and of course fifty years ago was the war was n't it , nineteen forty two ? |
| 9 | This was his 19th goal of the season . |
| 10 | His last-minute header from Paul Stewart 's cross was his 200th league goal in England and his first Premier League goal at Anfield . |
| 11 | It was his 17th birthday , when family affection towards him was especially warm and confident and feelings of young manhood were rife . |
| 12 | In recent weeks his perky figure has turned up twice in the winners enclosure on Northern tracks and when Dance of Words went in for Mick O'Toole last Friday night at Downpatrick this was his seventh winner since his return to Ireland . |
| 13 | It was his fifth Test century of the year , and he passed 1,000 runs for the year in his eighth match . |
| 14 | It was his fifth penalty miss from 13 attempts since joining Rovers from Real Sociadad in the summer . |
| 15 | It was his twentieth birthday . |
| 16 | Curiously , Larry Turman told Arthur Hiller that the thing that finally swayed them towards Dustin was his 45-second spot in The Tiger Makes Out . |
| 17 | The odd thing was his first thought was her husband , Ed , must be told — Ed whom she was on the verge of divorcing . |
| 18 | It was his first Government office in his 14-year House of Commons career . |
| 19 | But since it was his first day in the place , he was particularly anxious to make a good impression , and to demonstrate his eagerness to accept the spirit of the institution . |
| 20 | This was his first mainline trip and he was grateful to Sam for his advice and also for him taking him on this trip . |
| 21 | No. 30 Mouncy Street was his first stop because he knew already from his own observation that here lived a truly old inhabitant ; Mary Adelaide Flock , who had been born twenty years before Queen Victoria died and did not count herself old yet . |
| 22 | This was his first decision as Regent . |
| 23 | The progenitress of the Stewart line with Robert was his first wife , Elizabeth Mure of Rowallan , a member of another ancient Ayrshire family . |
| 24 | Perhaps she was his first wife . |
| 25 | Well Sir Marquess across the road it was his first wife who died of a brain tumour and left him with three daughters , as we know . |
| 26 | It was his first bowl of the day , and in his third over his extra pace defeated Mujtaba 's attempt to pull through midwicket ; Smith held a standard catch . |
| 27 | It was his first call of the day and it was still very dark . |
| 28 | It was his first goal of the season . |
| 29 | McClair 's close-range effort in the 14th minute was his first goal in 12 matches . |
| 30 | Stuart Downing , editor of the club 's fanzine Fly Me To The Moon , was at Filbert Street , and said : ‘ It was his first goal and it was natural he wanted to celebrate . |