Example sentences of "this [was/were] [pron] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it was claustrophobia this was its first appearance in her life . |
| 2 | This was their second night . |
| 3 | This was their second experiment , the second month . |
| 4 | This was their ninth defeat of the season and their seventh game without a win — a run which has produced just two points and a solitary goal . |
| 5 | But it soon emerged that a proportion of the women who came forward had been abused as children , ‘ and this was their first chance to talk about it ’ . |
| 6 | This was their first voyage , and their labours were complicated by severe bouts of seasickness , through which they soldiered on valiantly . |
| 7 | For many veterans of Operation Chariot , this was their first sight of the model on which the raid was planned . |
| 8 | For most , this was their first exposure to extreme poverty . |
| 9 | And it was a little strange that this was their first meeting ; her red Golf was a frequent sight on the headland , her cottage had frequently met Iris eyes from the top storey of the mill . |
| 10 | This was their first game , their first attempt to answer the question . |
| 11 | The Times recorded that this was their sixth partnership of over 150 ; the Telegraph that it was their seventh century stand ; while the Guardian made it the eighth . |
| 12 | When she finally came downstairs it was to find Carole insisting that , since this was their last night in the Hamptons before returning to the apartment in New York , she 'd arranged for them to have a romantic candle-lit dinner in their cottage . |
| 13 | All the birds disappeared , of course , and since this was their last stronghold in Asia , the species was presumed extinct in its original range . |
| 14 | This was her thirteenth child , but her first girl . |
| 15 | Unfortunately , as this was her first litter and probably due to inexperience on her part , the cubs did not survive . |
| 16 | It was here that the great receptions and gala balls took place , though it was not the setting for the traditional New Year 's ambassadorial reception as described by Hubner , which was that of the Throne part played by the Empress , since this was her first appearance at such a function and it thus enables us to observe her on an occasion of high formality : |
| 17 | She had not looked at Mrs Frizzell 's copy , so this was her first glimpse of it . |
| 18 | The section concludes with a diary describing the initial stages of development of a program — the teacher concerned was on an intensive course on the design and development of such units , and this was her first effort . |
| 19 | This was her first visit to Rufus Fletcher in Wimpole Street and she was already delighted to have taken up her friend 's recommendation . |
| 20 | Surrey members congratulate Chris Jones on her display-item for the Reunion — this was her first production ; fresh team auditions will be held 29 April . |
| 21 | One of them 's been two or three times , this was , I think this was her fourth time , so she went away to F Florida , away over to the Gulf of Mexico . |
| 22 | Meredith felt the memory freeze her bones , remembering how she 'd comforted her paralysed grandmother during the long wait for the ambulance , knowing this was her third heart attack . |
| 23 | In recent weeks his perky figure has turned up twice in the winners enclosure on Northern tracks and when Dance of Words went in for Mick O'Toole last Friday night at Downpatrick this was his seventh winner since his return to Ireland . |
| 24 | This was his second century in seven days but the game was won by five wickets at Bishop . |
| 25 | This was his first decision as Regent . |
| 26 | This was his first venture into steam , using vessels chartered from the St George Steam Packet Co . |
| 27 | This was his first novel and probably his best . |
| 28 | This was his first mainline trip and he was grateful to Sam for his advice and also for him taking him on this trip . |
| 29 | This was his first loss of freedom … |
| 30 | This was his first job at sea . |