Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] on [num] may " in BNC.
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| 1 | * Tens of thousands of fish were poisoned on 31 May after rainstorms flooded the Paris sewage system , causing spillage of toxic substances into the River Seine . |
| 2 | The ‘ Eastern Treaties ’ were ratified on 17 May , with the CDU deciding to abstain , and Brandt then went on to negotiate the ‘ Basic Treaty ’ defining future relations with East Germany , on the principle of two German states existing in one nation . |
| 3 | Contracts for the sale of Vertigo were exchanged on 14 May 1985 and completed on 16 August . |
| 4 | Among others who lost office at this time were two of the sheriffs inherited from Edward IV , who were replaced on 13 May . |
| 5 | Among others who lost office at this time were two of the sheriffs inherited from Edward IV , who were replaced on 13 May . |
| 6 | One impressive crater , Viti — the name means hell — — some 300 metres in diameter , was formed on 17 May 1724 as part of a five-year eruption . |
| 7 | Given that the MIT was formed on 13 May 1991 , we had until 12 May 1992 to achieve the objective . |
| 8 | A new company , Corporate Jets Ltd , was formed on 1 May to facilitate the sale to a partner , and will also acquire the Design Authority for BAe 's bizjets from the company 's Regional Aircraft Division . |
| 9 | In order to meet the demand for a maintenance and support facility , Europe Falcon Service , an AMD subsidiary , was formed on 25 May 67 . |
| 10 | Europe Falcon Service , ICAO designation FK , was formed on 25 May 67 at Le Bourget as an AMD subsidiary and key support centre for Falcon customers in Europe , Africa , Asia and Australia . |
| 11 | 185 Squadron was formed on 12 May 1941 from ‘ C ’ Flight of 261 Squadron and some spare pilots . |
| 12 | The order to intern all male category B aliens was posted on 16 May . |
| 13 | The arrest was made on 4 May and Gandhi was interned in Yeravda jail . |
| 14 | General Eisenhower 's offer to accept 150,000 surrendered German personnel , including 45,000 Cossacks , into the US-controlled zone was made on 19 May after a request by Allied forces for help in clearing the area . |
| 15 | In another letter read out to the Zoological Society in his absence , but which was written on 10 May 1839 , he recalls : |
| 16 | The letter from Petrarch to Boccaccio was written on 28 May 1362 , and besides casting doubt on the authenticity of the message , contained a fine defence of secular learning . |
| 17 | Meanwhile at Bruges a truce for one year was agreed on 26 May . |
| 18 | The committee reported , and it was agreed on 24 May that a veterinary surgeon should be attached to each regiment of cavalry . |
| 19 | Begun in 1679 , the new institution was opened on 21 May 1683 . |
| 20 | The child was born on 10 May 1977 and he was adopted two years later . |
| 21 | I have worked for Lothian since it was born on 15 May 1975 and for its predecessor since 1969 . |
| 22 | The climax of these celebrations was reached on 20 May , when Franco attended a Te Deum celebrated by the Primate of all Spain , Cardinal Gomá , at which Franco offered the Nationalist victory to God . |
| 23 | Now that trolleybuses were established on the Crystal Palace route , the regulator 's sentry box at the Robin Hood was no longer required and the lease of the site was terminated on 24 May 1937 . |
| 24 | The final drama was played on 3 May , 1924 , with Huddersfield home to Nottingham Forest and Cardiff away to Birmingham . |
| 25 | His will , dated 27 November 1833 , was proved on 22 May 1834 with effects valued at £400,000 . |
| 26 | He was arrested on 11 May 1991 , having been previously arrested twice and released without charge . |
| 27 | Allitt was arrested on 21 May and released the next day . |
| 28 | JOHN McVEIR alias MacDonald of Elistererrarich in Islay was arrested on 22 May 1699 and brought before the Baillie of Islay , Archibald Campbell of Cluaness , and on 8th . |
| 29 | After two further administered rises in rates , it was announced on 25 May 1978 that from then onwards MLR would be a purely administered rate . |
| 30 | According to the respondents all the disputes were resolved by an oral agreement which was concluded on 6 May 1988 whereby the first two respondents agreed to pay $100,000 to the petitioner and $50,000 to Omnicorp and it was agreed by all parties that the legal proceedings and threatened litigation with regard to all matters in dispute would be abandoned . |