Example sentences of "[adj] [vb past] been the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no way of being certain how long she 'd spent on the ward ; it might have been six weeks or six years , but she was guessing at six months because this had been the first commission review that she 'd received . |
| 2 | The number of deaths attributable to political violence since 1984 , according to the South African Institute of Race Relations ( SAIRR ) , had totalled 11,910. 1991 had been the second worst year since 1984 , but the figure of 2,672 for the year was 28 per cent down on 1990 . |
| 3 | These had been the last words that had passed between them . |
| 4 | That had been the first news this night had brought the Duke — that Napoleon 's army had branched off the Brussels road to drive the Prussians eastwards away from the British . |
| 5 | That had been the first of many occasions when a baby in her care collapsed suddenly and surprisingly , said Mr Goldring . |