Example sentences of "[Wh pn] was [verb] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only reason I was here was because Joyce , who was to spend the first two days at the Centre with me , had continuously reminded me on the journey that the decision to go to Bristol had been mine and mine alone . |
| 2 | Among the many notable prisoners taken was Charles , duke of Orléans , who was to spend the next quarter of a century an honourable captive in England , developing a considerable talent as a poet in both French and English . |
| 3 | But that performance and the world record before the war inspired one young spectator at the White City , Roger Bannister , who was to run the first four-minute mile nine years later , and set off a string of British world record breakers , Derek Ibbotson , Sebastian Coe , Steve Ovett and Steve Cram . |
| 4 | The story is told of a professor who was giving the first lecture of the year to a group of new medical students . |
| 5 | A 46 year old Worcestershire man , who was driving the second car , also died . |
| 6 | In June 1788 Charles Vial , the Frenchman who was to become the first Professor of the London Veterinary College in 1791 , arrived in England with letters of introduction from Pierre-Marie Auguste Broussonet ( 1761–1807 ) to Sir Joseph Banks PRS ( 1743–1820 ) , Samuel Foart Simmons MD , FRS ( 1750–1813 ) and Dr P.D . |