Example sentences of "were [vb pp] [prep] a fourth " in BNC.

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1 The three of them ran downstairs to the debtor 's room where they were joined by a fourth helper , Mrs Bangham , charwoman and messenger who volunteered her services as flycatcher and general attendant , and fanned the patient with a cabbage leaf throughout her delivery .
2 All three hung in the air , moving and looping , until they were joined by a fourth : white , green , red , blue .
3 To this was added the promise to privatise British Coal if the Conservatives were re-elected for a fourth term .
4 These were followed by a fourth sortie of around one hour ten minutes , involving a display .
5 It 's now fifteen months since the Tories were elected for a fourth term and what 've we seen since that election ?
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