Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] the [noun] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | TWO Northern companies were in the limelight last week as Tyne Tees Television recommended to its shareholders that they accept merger proposals with Yorkshire TV . |
| 2 | Ron Skates , president and chief executive officer of Data General Corp and senior vice president , Tom West , were in the UK last week to bolster the company 's bid for a share of the UK Home Office 's Unix System Environment — House 2 — contract for open systems hardware , which is worth up to £100m split between three suppliers . |
| 3 | As yet it has nothing to offer ICL users who want to retain their VMS look and feels , but BBC president , David Pikcilingis , and director of marketing , Edward Gaudet were in the UK last week to try and convince ICL there is a market for VMS emulation software on the company 's Unix-based hardware — and to lend BBC some DRS machines to port to . |
| 4 | ‘ And you , Master Daunbey , were in the chamber next to him , ’ Lady Carey retorted . |
| 5 | FOUR remand prisoners were on the run last night after they attacked prison officers and jumped handcuffed through a smashed window of a moving coach . |
| 6 | FOUR remand prisoners were on the run last night after they attacked prison officers and jumped handcuffed through the smashed window of a moving coach . |
| 7 | Four men were on the run last night after smashing their way with a sledgehammer into Harper 's jeweller 's shop in Montpelier Parade , Harrogate . |
| 8 | FIVE prisoners being tried in connection with the Strangeways riot were on the run last night after escaping from a court . |
| 9 | SHARES in the Savoy Hotel group were on the move last night , fuelled by bid talk . |
| 10 | ‘ I hear you were on the box last night , ’ said small , cheerful voices in Dyson 's ear . |
| 11 | Yeah , but you were at the school last year , you had things to do . |
| 12 | ‘ Like you were at the tables last night and the night before that ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ But all I needed to do was look at the support I got from the club and the fans when we were at the bottom last season . |
| 14 | Elisabetta was asking her something ; it was about the fireworks last year in the city , off the old harbour wall where they had reflected in the sea . |
| 15 | Detectives are anxious to trace everyone who was in the bar last night . |
| 16 | That felt was in the window last week for twelve and six and … and leghorns are always expensive . |
| 17 | She was in the bed next to her . |
| 18 | Mrs Marsden tells us that by chance , Sgt Lawson 's sister , who now lives at Beckenham , Kent , was in the church last Remembrance Sunday when , to her surprise , her brother 's name was read out . |
| 19 | Who was in the cricket last year ? |
| 20 | ‘ I was in the hotel last night . |
| 21 | He was in the hall next morning as Maggie came downstairs , and at the sight of her he walked forward to watch her descent . |
| 22 | He was in the third-year sixth when he got his place at Trinity Hall , Cambridge . |
| 23 | I would like to add here that after the PM 's announcement and the start of the siren wailing there was a dignified stroll to the shelters , but as the tempo of the siren note seemed to get more urgent the pace quickened and no one wanted to start a sprint but I , being a scrum-half , anticipated this and was in the shelter first . |
| 24 | You may not believe this , but though Richard and I have now known each other for eighteen years on and off , the first time he kissed me was in the car-park last Thursday . ’ |
| 25 | Odd you should ask , though , because he was in the shop last Thursday , wanting to talk to Beryl . |
| 26 | ‘ Tell me , ’ he began , ‘ can you be absolutely sure that the boy upstairs is the same one that was in the house last night ? |
| 27 | THE King 's Cross international railway terminal and property development was in the balance last night after MPs on the committee examining a private bill to approve the scheme decided to suspend a decision until December 5 . |
| 28 | Do you know who I might see , I might see that girl , Michelle who lived 'cos I saw her last Thursday , she was in the classroom next to us . |
| 29 | He said someone who was in the area last Friday night or in the early hours of Saturday must have seen the two attackers . |
| 30 | He said someone who was in the area last Friday night or early on Saturday must have seen the two attackers . |