Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] early [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If legislation were introduced early in the next session of parliament ( beginning in November 1991 ) , the first of the new authorities could be in place by April 1994 , and local authorities would be consulted on the basis that the new tax could be in place in 1993-94 . |
| 2 | Aquileia was a Roman centre and the original basilican cathedral was erected early in the fourth century but was destroyed by Attila the Hun a few years later . |
| 3 | He was booked early in the second half for a clattering foul on Abel . |
| 4 | It was rebuilt early in the 19th century by Hicks , who installed steam power . |
| 5 | Of the structures of medieval Stockport , only two sections of the town walls ( of rough dressed red sandstone ) and the chancel of the Parish church ( in decorated Gothic ) remain : the rest of the church was rebuilt early in the 19th century . |
| 6 | The school established in East Looe , whose boys were dressed by a charitable fund in light blue coats and caps and were known as ‘ blue boys ’ , also was dissolved early in the nineteenth century . |
| 7 | RIGHT : The present Stanley Mill was built early in the 19th century , using a complex structure of iron arches , linked throughout its five storeys . |
| 8 | The remains are all that is left of a monastery which was founded early in the 11th century . |
| 9 | He was replaced early in the second half by Shutt . |
| 10 | It was created early in the twelfth century and in local marble , with the consequence that , far from being eroded , it has become smooth and polished , making a strong contrast with the worn stonework in which it is set . |
| 11 | Fairburn had a busy quarrying industry at one time , and to provide transportation of the stone from the quarries to the River Aire a tramway was constructed early in the nineteenth century to link up with a short section of canal to the river . |
| 12 | This was a combined church and look-out gateway and was constructed early in the twelfth century . |
| 13 | Marsden was bowled early on the third morning for 16 so losing the match by an overwhelming innings and 50 runs . |