Example sentences of "[was/were] the [num ord] year [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1992 was the seventh year of the Altro Floors Sponsored President 's Medals for Architecture in Education . |
| 2 | The last epidemic in Britain was in 1900–5 ; 1935 was the first year without a smallpox death , by 1941 there were no cases . |
| 3 | Dataquest notes that 1992 was the first year in which each of the five top workstation vendors offered RISC-based workstations for under $10,000 and says that in the third quarter more than 60% of the boxes going out the door were priced under $15,000 . |
| 4 | As a further indication of the industry 's plight , he said : ‘ Nineteen ninety-one was the first year in which more used cars than new cars were bought on credit finance . ’ |
| 5 | This was the 316th year of the society , but events such as wars with Napoleon , ‘ Kaiser Bill ’ and Hitler have occasionally prevented it from taking place . |
| 6 | The conversion was for a technical reason — this was the third year of World War One and the dye for the paper was manufactured in Germany . |
| 7 | It was the third year in succession that Jamie McLoughlin ( Ipswich Harriers and St. Joseph 's College ) had recorded a winning double in the 400 metres and 800 metres , his win in the latter being a close one over club-mate Chris Bailey . |
| 8 | Was the next year to be filled by more unemployment and more chemotherapy ? |
| 9 | Coastwatch co-ordinator Gareth Rees said it was the fourth year in succession that the survey had shown a deterioration and called on the government and regulatory bodies to act . |
| 10 | Indeed , 1862 was the last year in which a considerable quantity of New Forest timber was supplied to the Royal Navy . |