Example sentences of "in [num] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He eventually capitalized on his knowledge of Europe by publishing in 1796 both a set of five maps of the Rhine , Meuse , and Scheldt and a survey entitled A Developement of the Views and Designs of the French Nation , which sought to warn the English of certain French activities . |
| 2 | Maria Carlita Rex Doran began developing the new fuel in 1980 following a government plea to scientists to devise new indigenous power sources to meet the country 's severe energy shortage . |
| 3 | This contest , for Under-15s , started in 1970 following a suggestion by The Cricketer 's chairman , Ben Brocklehurst , to the ESCA President Hubert Doggart and , together with the invaluable financial help of The Lord 's Taverners , The Cricketer has been proud to organise and support this competition ever since . |
| 4 | His editorship ended in 1880 following a change of ownership , but in 1877 Knowles had already founded a new magazine , the Nineteenth Century , which became even more influential , bringing Knowles again into the centre of contemporary thought and politics . |
| 5 | The military strength of the CPB was seriously diminished in 1989 following a mutiny by Wa tribesmen , who constituted an estimated 80 per cent of the CPB 's membership . |
| 6 | The area had already been reorganised in 1968 following a report from the Local Government Boundary Commission ( LGBC ) . |