Example sentences of "[noun sg] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Graham Taylor selected Clough as it became clear that Nottingham Forest have finally signed a transfer form which makes the striker the first summer addition to Souness 's squad . |
| 2 | During the 2nd World War seasons , as his career drew to a close , Albert became a magnificent utility player for the Palace , turning out in any position : as a full-back one week , a winger or striker the next , then as centre-half the next ! |
| 3 | The Bundestag is due to vote on June 20th , the Bundesrat the next day , although the upper house can not stop the lower one from leaving if it wants to . |
| 4 | Because those who re-offended went to prison automatically , without the possibility of a non-custodial sentence the next time they were convicted of an imprisonable offence , they might remain in custody for a longer time than would otherwise have been the case . |
| 5 | In view of the grave nature of the crime he appeared in Inveraray before Mr John Campbell and a jury for sentence the next day . |
| 6 | People can enjoy reading about you even if they do n't like your music and if enough of them do , it improves your chances of more coverage the next time you need it . |
| 7 | Because , for reasons mentioned earlier , the itching may persist for some time , an just in case the first application was not exhaustive , it is quite common to advise a second treatment one week after the first . |
| 8 | In this case the first layer Ni atom is well imaged , but not the second layer Ni atom . |
| 9 | A second police car followed close behind in case the first should break down . |
| 10 | The patient was moved on to a life-support machine and another set of X-rays was ordered in case the first ones had not revealed internal injuries caused by the car accident . |
| 11 | It is normal to select one preferred bidder and to attempt to keep a second or third bidder on hold in case the first bidder should withdraw . |
| 12 | Some hotel rooms can take a fourth bed , and in this case the second child will receive a discount of 25% . |
| 13 | By now you 'll be out and about all the time on your scooter but , just in case the second Thursday of the month should dawn wet and windy again , I have chosen yours as this month 's Star Letter . |
| 14 | I did not dawdle , but as I had to pass our post pigeonholes , from force of habit I looked in mine in case the second post had been sorted early . |
| 15 | On the other hand , public authorities do not usually commit illegal acts deliberately , and if an atmosphere of opinion were created in which compensation for illegality were seen as being simply compensation for loss and not as carrying any stigma of fault or as being designed to perform the function of deterring illegal conduct , public authorities might be able to put the chance of an award out of their mind in deciding the applicant 's case the second time round . |
| 16 | In my case the third effect is that someone shouts ‘ Stop leaning forward ! ’ |
| 17 | ln that case the last clause — ‘ in that land were we born ’ — is no patriotic bugle-note , but rather a flat acknowledgement of what can not be helped . |
| 18 | For example you could use the letter P , in which case the last two lines might be : " It 's my patience , you brat , so come here and take that ! " |
| 19 | To be successful the direction-shifts of the fleeing animal must be irregular so that the predator can not anticipate either when or in which direction the next change of course will be . |
| 20 | The whole kaleidoscope is there in the memory : how proud we were of our daughter Sara 's acting ability , at junior school , at senior and at college ; and of our younger , very shy son , who managed a one-line walk-on part the last year in junior school , but wrote , acted in , sang in and played for a satirical revue at University . |
| 21 | The truth is they 're rushing through the debate because they know that in the budget the next month , the chancellor will announce further defence cuts . |
| 22 | For instance the first two letters of this chapter , ‘ It ’ , are at this moment sitting in RAM locations 6446 and 6447 of my computer , which has 65,536 RAM locations altogether . |
| 23 | Chairman the last one first I fully accept the defence er request that er the telephone numbers , contact points and names for our three agent authorities are necessary and make |
| 24 | By contrast the second version — almost a mirror-image of the first — expresses only justified weariness . |
| 25 | By contrast the second of the appeals concerned a young couple who had signed separate , but identical , agreements with respect to a flat which stipulated that they were not to have exclusive possession . |
| 26 | By contrast the nineteenth century was characterized by a youthful population structure and much shorter life expectancy . |
| 27 | I collected my clothing parcel the next morning and there were the razor blades and the tooth paste just as I had expected . |
| 28 | Sacheverell 's trial the next spring sparked off widespread rioting in London , and although Sacheverell was eventually found guilty , he received the mild sentence of three years ' suspension from preaching . |
| 29 | But our captain , who knew that part of the world very well , warned us that there would be a storm the next day . |
| 30 | Well I remember being aboard the Brandon , because Uncle John came and stayed with us at the cliff and er , er father was at sea somewhere but he came and stayed with us and then he now went down into er to see his captain cos they were sailing on on the tide the next day . |