Example sentences of "[noun prp] was [verb] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Salia Jusu-Sheriff was replaced as First Vice-President by Gen. Abdulai Conteh , hitherto Attorney General and Justice Minister . |
| 2 | David was born on 8th January ( 1947 ) . |
| 3 | In Wednesday 's race Courtney was promoted to first place following the disqualification of the winner Nigel Davies but yesterday there was no such drama as Courtney led from start to finish to win by 20 seconds from Nigel Hansen with Greg Broughton third . |
| 4 | Vincent Van Gogh was born on 30th . |
| 5 | The new local housing office in the Northway Centre , Maltfield Road was opened on 14th August , 1989 . |
| 6 | Ferdinand I of Castile and Leon was crowned on 21st June 1038 . |
| 7 | ‘ The show in the Village Troy was yabbering about last night , remember ? |
| 8 | Julian was named after first winner Julian Lawrence who is seen here with two other winners , Heather Valente ( left ) and Liz Marshall . |
| 9 | Leading woman rider Alison Dare , who took her tally of winners to 11 at the Heythrop on Tuesday when Le Kingdom was promoted to first place after finishing a head behind Green Archer , will also be at the Portman . |
| 10 | Walter Geikie was born on 9th November 1795 in Edinburgh , the eldest son of Archibald Geikie , a pharmacist by occupation but a philosopher by inclination , and when still only two years old , contracted a ‘ brain fever ’ ( probably meningitis ) which left him deaf for life . |
| 11 | The inquiry was set up after Ben Johnson was disqualified at last year 's Olympics . |
| 12 | The Médoc was classified as long ago as 1855 , and 5 different classes were identified — which are still the same today , with the single exception that in 1973 Château Mouton Rothschild was upgraded from second growth to first . |
| 13 | The Rev. Roderick Mackenzie was inducted on 9th March 1911 . |
| 14 | When the marriage of Henry and Constance was solemnised on 27th January 1186 , the ceremony was carried out by the Patriarch of Aquileia , who also crowned Henry as King of Italy . |
| 15 | There were also problems with the semi-automatic gearbox and a broken constant-velocity joint , so much so that Mansell was eased into fourth place on the grid by a very impressive lap from his team mate . |
| 16 | Already Mrs Thatcher was looking beyond last night 's result . |
| 17 | Greg was born on 4th February at Paisley Maternity Hospital — ‘ two weeks early ’ said Donna . |
| 18 | The inuagural meeting of the Friends of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh was held on 31st October . |
| 19 | O'Brien was beaten into second place in the pro-am competition , with his 11 handicap partner Eddie Morrell . |
| 20 | Gen. Wimon was succeeded by First Army Region Commander Lt.-Gen. |
| 21 | The issue dominated the meeting and discussion on the ongoing peace process in Cambodia was relegated to second place . |
| 22 | One of the refreshing aspects of Torquay was bumping into first timers , for whom everything was interesting and for whom rubbing shoulders with the likes of Alan Giles , Bing Taylor , Trevor Glover , Paula Kahn , Peter Winslow , Richard Charkin , Kip Bertram , Frank Brazier et al was a bit of a thrill . |
| 23 | The facts of the Sen case were that Mr Sen was dismissed on 9th July 1990 . |
| 24 | Coming into the event at Walton Heath , Murray was languishing in 71st place on the Order of Merit , but worse than that , he had also been warned that an arthritic condition called spondylitis could force him out of the game in little more than a year . |
| 25 | A memorial service for Beryl was held on 27th July at St. Marks Church , Hamilton Terrace NW8 . |
| 26 | Rudge was rested for last Sunday 's Welsh Cup defeat against Pontblyddyn to accommodate another bowler . |
| 27 | Bishop Crowley was born on 23rd July , 1941 in Newbury , Berkshire . |
| 28 | JOHN Patrick Crowley was born on 23rd July , 1941 in Newbury . |
| 29 | The last meeting of the Board of Guardians of the Bedford Union was held on 29th March 1930 . |
| 30 | James Howe was born on 31st August 1780 in the village of Skirling in Peebleshire , the second of four children , all boys , of his father 's second marriage . |