Example sentences of "were [adj] [verb] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the basis of this argument , however , were Labour to win the next election on the numerical strength of MPs returned from Scotland , he would then have to agree that Labour have no mandate in England ! |
| 2 | They were quick to spot the first ripples of concern which have surged into a tide over the past year . |
| 3 | In Molly 's absence Kay Evans presented certificates to three of the teachers who qualified in 1980 and who were unable to attend the last qualified teachers ' meeting . |
| 4 | Where schools , aided by PNP resourcing , had lifted their professional climate and decision-making processes out of the slough of low morale , crisis management and paternalism , they were able to confront the next wave of change constructively and with confidence , having the will , expertise and procedures to tackle the very difficult questions about curriculum and assessment which the 1988 Act provoked . |
| 5 | But astronomers from Germany , the main contributor to the project , were keen to start the second part of the mission as soon as possible . |
| 6 | When this happened we had to wait until it was repaired , and if it proved impossible we were entitled to see the next film the following Sunday , for nothing . |