Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [adj] [num] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though he only finished 12th last year in 2–8–02 he has since recorded two sub 1–51 marathons and is tipped for a top six place . |
| 2 | In 51 minutes Ian Ferguson crashed in a fierce 20 yarder which flew wide and Rangers missed a great chance to go ahead when Murdoch saved a Hateley penalty kick , after the keeper had been penalised for bringing down the big attacker . |
| 3 | CLAY COUNTY put on a five star show at Kelso yesterday , returning from a near nine month absence to capture the BSkyB Handicap Chase . |
| 4 | One long term symptomatic failure occurred in a demented 81 year old man who presented with obstructive symptoms and rectal discharge and was found to have a circumferential rectal lesion . |
| 5 | However , unless you are climbing on a single 50 metre rope , it 's preferable to abseil direct down to the couloir rather than take the pendulum of the normal route . |
| 6 | ( ii ) An employee number would be generated by the system consisting of a unique 5 digit staff number followed by a check digit . |
| 7 | A congested city has been selected for a detailed three month inquiry into its traffic problems . |
| 8 | They want the Government to step in to safeguard the hospital 's future , at a time when staff are pushing for a multi million pound redevelopment of the site . |
| 9 | They all consist of a durable two part coupling system — one side with rows of hooks , the other with a mass of loops , which join together to make a secure fastening — the nylon hook and loop tapes are also sold separately so you can buy exactly what you need . |
| 10 | DEC paid well over the odds for the shares — Olivetti says that 28.53m shares were sold to DEC at 4,547.4 lire per share , which compared with a lowly 1,340 lire price in the market at the time of the transaction . |
| 11 | Not all bouts conclude with a full three point score and when this happens the decision will be given to the contestant with the most points . |
| 12 | It was written in a frantic one month burst and sounded hurried on first hearing . |
| 13 | Cliches and silliness aside , this attempt to portray our changing perceptions of nature could have been highly illuminating , Yet starting with some splendid material — ranging from a fascinating 1947 film about the new Welwyn Garden City , to Grey Walter 's Machina speculatrix and its modern descendant — the producers managed to compile something monumentally tiresome . |
| 14 | The latest capital spending review could result in a near 20 p.c. cut in total investment to $6½ billion ( £3.7 billion ) against $8 billion ( £4.6 billion ) last year although after allowing for the purchase of Petromed in Spain the figure is nearer 7 p.c . |
| 15 | Things , however , came to a head one day when a veterinary surgeon on his rounds , in a regulation Volvo estate , was alarmed to see Noddy tearing towards him on the wrong side of the road , in hot pursuit of a Transit van . |
| 16 | The spiritual crisis in William 's life came to a head one Christmas when he was involved in an attempt to deceive his master by passing off a counterfeit shilling . |
| 17 | Using graphics and an overhead projector to illustrate the talk , all companies within the group were visited on a hectic four day schedule . |
| 18 | She started to brush it off , then realised she was looking at a battered Ten Pound note . |
| 19 | The technique was fairly standard , involving the scaling of an outline map , supplied as a digitised 1:625,000 scale dataset by the Ordnance Survey , intercalating eight-figure National Grid values , and plotting points to which the thesis numbers were later referenced . |
| 20 | All models are supplied with a large 50 litre capacity solid grass box and for a limited period only this offer includes a 9in ( 23cm ) comfort trimmer to provide a perfect edge to your lawn or finish off difficult areas to reach . |
| 21 | The North opened with a hard-won 2-1 defeat of the East , scoring at two penalty corners in the last 25 minutes through Cate Cook and Kirsten Spencer . |
| 22 | It should also be pointed out that the transcription reactions of ribosomal 5S RNA were performed with a synthetic 5S gene ( 34 ) lacking external control regions . |
| 23 | Allen held a 5–4 advantage at the 5th end and over the next four raced into a commanding 13–6 lead . |
| 24 | There are several new initiatives to promote including : a new flavour/sweetener complex which is added to the milk powders and dry pelleted feeds to encourage early acceptance , giving the milk powders a strawberry aroma ; a novel milk shaker for on-farm mixing demonstrations ; a half-kilogram weaning scoop ; and a unique ‘ Earlycare 6 Pack ’ containing all the farmer needs to wean six calves from four days of age to weaning in a convenient one tonne pack . |
| 25 | Second , what is the molecular genetic mechanism that in monkeys leads to a near 1:1 ratio but in man to a strong bias in favour of long-wave cones ? |
| 26 | Dietary iron intake was measured by a prospective seven day diary record of weighed and estimated food intake in patients who had not changed their diet before the first attendence or were not admitted for investigations to be performed . |
| 27 | In December 1959 Congress announced the cancellation of the B-70 weapons system , leaving NAA with only permission to proceed with a single XB-70 prototype . |
| 28 | TV replays showed that Saunders went in with his foot raised and came down on Elliott 's leg as they both steamed into a full-blooded 50-50 clash . |
| 29 | The whole set builds into a searing two song climax . |
| 30 | The whole set builds into a searing two song climax . |