Example sentences of "[noun] were [vb pp] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As journalists were given the first glimpse inside the mall on Wednesday , managers from developer Burton Property Trust geared up for a major marketing exercise . |
| 2 | Anyway , my worst fears about Barny were confirmed the first time I tried to put a leash on him . |
| 3 | IT is unbelievable that in 1970 , during our formative years , only 30 undergraduates were awarded the first general degree of the University , at a ceremony in Pathfoot . |
| 4 | El País reported that " a dozen " Nahda leaders were detained the next day . |
| 5 | At Grafton Underwood were stationed the 97th and 384th Bombardment Groups ; at Deenethorpe , the 401st ; at Kings Cliffe , the 20th Fighter Group ; at Polebrook , the 351st ; at Chelveston , the 305th ; at Podington , the 92nd and at Harrington , the 801st . |
| 6 | Her plans were overthrown the first day when the president requested that she should be chaplain . |
| 7 | The police were called the next day . |
| 8 | Iida 's remains were buried the next day . |
| 9 | The formal US indictments were issued the next day . |