Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] by a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The three of them ran downstairs to the debtor 's room where they were joined by a fourth helper , Mrs Bangham , charwoman and messenger who volunteered her services as flycatcher and general attendant , and fanned the patient with a cabbage leaf throughout her delivery . |
| 2 | All three hung in the air , moving and looping , until they were joined by a fourth : white , green , red , blue . |
| 3 | All I can say is that it was edited by two women , it 's being promoted by a third , it 's being marketed by a fourth , the rights were sold by a fifth , and in Britain the serial rights were bought by a sixth . |
| 4 | All I can say is that it was edited by two women , it 's being promoted by a third , it 's being marketed by a fourth , the rights were sold by a fifth , and in Britain the serial rights were bought by a sixth . |
| 5 | Mr. Lennon 's rates were reduced by a third . |
| 6 | Between 1962 and 1970 , numbers were cut by a third , from 127,000 to 83,000 . |
| 7 | The ace of diamonds and another club ruff were followed by a second heart ruff in dummy , leaving the following position : |
| 8 | These were followed by a fourth sortie of around one hour ten minutes , involving a display . |
| 9 | Navigation and survey project work run from Swindon was dominated by a second season working for the Italian Government on search and salvage of aircraft wreckage deep offshore Italy . |
| 10 | The Times ' price was slashed by a third last month to boost flagging circulation . |
| 11 | While this option was selected by a third of those questioned , there was a mixed response , with 17 per cent preferring an increase in personal allowances and 13 per cent actually considering a cut in personal tax as the best policy . |
| 12 | The truth was told by a second half in which they monopolised the ball and did n't make one opening . |
| 13 | This was replaced by a second Romanesque cathedral in 1097 which , in turn , was largely demolished when the present Gothic cathedral took its place ( 558 ) . |
| 14 | Though forty-five causes were entered in the list for the March session , ‘ so efficacious did the mere issuing of the summons prove , that this number was reduced by a third before the opening of the court . ’ |
| 15 | To standardise the manner in which information was presented by the investigator , patients were simply left to digest the written information for one hour , but they were given the opportunity to clarify anything which they did not understand before their state of anxiety was reassessed by a second Spielberger questionnaire . |
| 16 | He liked the forked lightning better than the zig-zag kind and now he was gratified by a second many-branched display that seemed to spring and grow from the river itself , blossoming in the sky above the Kingsbrook meadows . |
| 17 | This was followed by a second resolution , proposed by Dent ( Newcastle upon Tyne ) and seconded by J Paul ( Ayrshire ) to the effect : That the matter of this Association be referred to a special committee consisting of the President of this Conference ( the Rev W B Sleight ) as Chairman , and twelve gentlemen ( six deaf and dumb and six hearing ) . |
| 18 | But , according to Moore ( 1938a ) , " occasional specimens are taken in which the presence of a second set of teeth within the marginal ones indicates that the original stoppage of growth was followed by a second slight growing period , this in turn being replaced by a second period of thickening and growth stoppage , but such specimens are too rare to be a serious source of error " . |
| 19 | Adherence to Lancaster meant a further forfeiture in 1461 , but this was followed by a second restoration in 1470 . |
| 20 | An investigation was launched yesterday after one of the West Country 's best game-fishing rivers was hit by a second major pollution incident in seven weeks . |
| 21 | His car was struck by a third vehicle pinning him and severely injuring both his legs , one of which was later amputated . |
| 22 | The main disadvantage of the geriatric ward/hospital was ‘ being surrounded by ill elderly ’ , which was cited by a third of respondents . |
| 23 | Money was exchanged , the two contestants shook hands , and their place in the ring was taken by a second pair of fighters : a Rajput with a handlebar moustache , and a small but fierce-looking Muslim who sported a bushy black beard . |
| 24 | In terms of personality , the Chancellor was strengthened by a second Treasury minister in the Cabinet with a special spending-brief , the Chief Secretary . |
| 25 | In the next attack Toman again ran at the defence and laid the ball off for the supporting Les McJannet ten yards out , but the full back was denied by a last ditch tackle . |
| 26 | Scooping previous winners Shell and Tesco , ICI was mentioned by a third — more than double last year 's survey . |
| 27 | Here the money was paid by a third person , and I have no doubt that , upon the acceptance of that money by the plaintiffs with full knowledge of the terms on which it was offered , the debt was absolutely extinguished . |