Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [verb] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hapless producers of the programme were given 50 lashes and sentenced to 4-5 years in prison . |
| 2 | A biopsy was taken 8 cm from the anal margin on the anterior rectal wall ; these were subsequently examined histologically to assess inflammatory activity , which was graded in a standard manner ( table I ) . |
| 3 | The auction was oversubscribed 4.6 times . |
| 4 | A woman whose wedding ring was stolen eight years ago has got it back . |
| 5 | Hopper , who plays bad guy Koopa , storms : ‘ The movie was re-written six times before we even started — now it 's re-written every day . ’ |
| 6 | He saw the possibilities , contacted the manufacturers with the help of the BBC , and as a result was given two sets of the equipment . |
| 7 | ‘ The club was struggling 18 months later and players were in a cushy position . |
| 8 | Not since the Jockey Club was founded 243 years ago has such radical racing reform been in the air and today is also the threshold of a new era which begins with Britain 's betting shops next Thursday . |
| 9 | The local support groups and befriending schemes that MIND was running two years ago are expanding all the time , and a new advocacy service to help people with mental health problems deal with lawyers , the courts , doctors , and other professionals is taking off . |
| 10 | The winning department was given two tea sets and the names of the employees were picked out of a hat to find the winners . |
| 11 | There are 14 people in Documentation and the department was established seven years ago when the old Royal Scottish Museum and the National Museum of Antiquities merged to become the National Museums of Scotland . |
| 12 | By 1986/7 the Urban Programme was supporting 1,380 starter units and 400 business starts in enterprise workshops . |
| 13 | The twice-weekly programme was founded 15 years ago by Frank Delaney . |
| 14 | The public 's ideas for providing full employment were coloured by the success of wartime planning , but they remained largely the notions of the years before the war , as Table 1 , compiled immediately following the publication of the Beveridge report in December 1942 , shows : a public works programme was mentioned four times as frequently as socialism , which was less popular than solutions based on reducing the amount of work to be done by individuals , and in the number wanting work . |
| 15 | CCG 'S RELENTLESS pursuit of quality has been a vital factor in winning valuable contracts since the quality programme was launched 18 months ago . |
| 16 | When the BES programme was started ten years ago , it aimed to provide tax incentives for entrepreneurs willing to take the risk of investing over five years in new small businesses . |
| 17 | The British chapter was founded three years ago , and has made its presence felt in various ways , although they emphasise that ‘ We 're terribly shy and retiring — we 'd hate to think anyone felt we like drawing attention to ourselves . ’ |
| 18 | The purpose of the present prospective study was to analyse 109 controls and 778 patients with reflux oesophagitis , who were divided into five categories according to the endoscopic findings , evaluating the following parameters : ( a ) symptoms of gastrooesophageal reflux ; ( b ) determination of the location of the squamous columnar junction by endoscopy , and the location of the distal and proximal end of the lower oesophageal sphincter by manometry , and ( c ) to determine the characteristics of the mechanical defects of the lower oesophageal sphincter in all groups . |
| 19 | The GSH peroxidase actvity of this study was decreased six hours after indomethacin administration and its activity could not be recovered by the elimination of oxygen radicals . |
| 20 | ‘ This torture was repeated three times a day … |
| 21 | The press laid siege to Diana 's flat in London and followed her every move until the engagement was announced five months later . |
| 22 | Their intention was to close 31 pits immediately , and leave a coal industry of about 20 pits and opencast at its present level . |
| 23 | The car was tossed 20 yards down the line and Swales , 27 , his sister Louise , 24 , and girlfriend Maria Garbutt , 28 , died instantly . |
| 24 | An alleged joyrider who was seriously injured in a crash in a stolen car was carried two miles from the scene by his passenger . |
| 25 | The red Rover getaway car was abandoned two miles away and was carrying false number plates . |
| 26 | Mercifully , his car was abandoned three miles away , and two-year-old Natasha Brown was able to tell a passing couple that ’ a naughty man ’ had taken the car . |
| 27 | He is one of a series of Scholars in Residence who have run courses there since Schumacher College was started two years ago , with the support of the Dartington trustees , by Satish Kumar , the ever-busy founder of the Small School in north Devon , and editor of Resurgence magazine . |
| 28 | One boat was holed three times and despite baling had taken in a foot of water when beached . |
| 29 | I remind him that the applicant was interviewed three times , on 24 September , 2 December and 17 December , and was given every opportunity to present his case . |
| 30 | The term was to cover 21 years with a Royalty of one-twelfth of all metals and minerals — in a merchantable condition . |