Example sentences of "and [was/were] [verb] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took a leading part in the formation of the Institute of Marine Engineers and was elected the first president in 1889 . |
| 2 | He then ran back to his position , foolishly had another go at the midfielder with his elbow and was given the first dip in the Chester bath . |
| 3 | The patient was transferred to the intensive care unit and was extubated the next morning . |
| 4 | Bristow , who has just regained the world No.1 ranking and was chasing a fifth title , lost 3-1 . |
| 5 | In 1933 , just after the port was completed , it handled 2,700,000 tons , was second only to Copenhagen among Baltic ports and was ranked the ninth largest European port . |
| 6 | His Essay towards a New Theory of Vision was published in 1709 , and was followed the next year by his master-work , A Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge . |
| 7 | When Pascoe rounded the back of the house , he had already moved across the Fernies ' garden and was clearing the next hedge like a trained hurdler . |
| 8 | Just as the family was beginning to get over the tragedy , Dawn 's older sister , Sheila , 6 , vanished from home and was found the next day , drowned in a canal . |
| 9 | He died in London 13 January 1613 , and was buried the next day at All Saints the Less . |
| 10 | He subsequently played a notable part , harassing the enemy behind the lines , and was awarded a second bar to his DSO . |