Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [adj] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blackburn led through a sweet 43rd minute strike from the impressive Jason Wilcox , before Boro sub Jamie Pollock changed the game . |
| 2 | This carried them to the Plain of Finuval where the shattered remnants of the Elf armies were assembling for a desperate last stand . |
| 3 | But now , I think he 's come into a great second flowering . |
| 4 | Spiro , whose mother still lives in a comfortable first floor flat in Golders Green , had the best education money could buy . |
| 5 | Consultants can get round this problem by acting as a neutral third party . |
| 6 | This is situated between the eyes , and in fish , amphibians , reptiles and birds it lies just below the skin , acting as a rudimentary third eye . |
| 7 | The Conservative selection board was designed to bring the candidates ' list into the latter half of the twentieth century by including more industrialists , more women , more representatives of ethnic minorities , and reducing the number of barristers looking for a congenial second career . |
| 8 | He was seen as a supreme First Division predator , with a sequence of seven top-flight goals in just ten games in the mid-winter months as Palace pursued Arsenal and Liverpool at the top of the table ; he was also offered additional encouragement with recognition at the England B level . |
| 9 | ( 1980 ) point out that statistical classification methods are by their very nature exploratory data-analysis techniques , dependent on the methods used and on a number of arbitrary definitions , and it is therefore inevitable that the results should be seen as a pioneering first attempt , rather than as a polished final product based on the application of well established proven methods . |
| 10 | In front of Celtic 's lowest home gate of the season , the two sides served up a superb all-action second half which compensated for a dour first session . |
| 11 | In front of Celtic 's lowest home gate of the season , the two sides served up a superb all-action second half which compensated for a dour first session . |
| 12 | After the first loch the track rises sharply over the shoulder of the Carn Bad nah-Achlaise before running along the side of Loch Mhic'ille Riabhaich which was named after a local 16th century outlaw . |
| 13 | Oldham 's one hope came with a dubious second half penalty award when Colin Hendry was ruled to have pushed Ian Olney . |
| 14 | A defence motion filed on the same day , however , caused consternation with the claim that Noriega was a US prisoner of war who should be transferred to a neutral third country for trial . |
| 15 | Costs are related to a standard 30-second rate with shorter commercials carrying a ‘ weighting ’ , so that a 20-second spot costs 80 per cent of a 30-second spot . |
| 16 | The image formed by the lens in Copilia 's eye is similarly scanned by a mobile second lens and retina . |
| 17 | At Tothill the mound is known as Toot Hill and is situated behind a lovely seventeenth century Lincolnshire manor house . |
| 18 | Powerful New Zealand Test forward George Mann has hardly had the best of luck with injury , but he is now back in action and ready to challenge for a regular first team place again . |
| 19 | In July 1941 he married Gweno Ellis , a sailor 's daughter , and in October was commissioned as a reluctant second lieutenant . |
| 20 | Oxford 's bowling was never threatening and looked rather ordinary when Glendenen and Parker began to hurry after a quiet first half-hour . |
| 21 | With 13 minutes remaining of a dull second half , John Morrissey knocked a pass inside to the midfield schemer . |
| 22 | In this a group of friends form a syndicate to create the Hopkin myth , inventing biographical details ( ‘ a near genius living in the country with a romantic proletarian background , possibly a dipsomaniac mother and so on ’ ) for a painter who does not exist but whose paintings they churn out in a fashionable style ( ‘ with dots , crescent shapes and bright colours ’ ) and exhibit in a sensational first exhibition . |
| 23 | Housed in a late 18th century palace , this hotel boasts splendid views in every direction . |
| 24 | Housed in a converted 16th/17th century cloth merchant 's house with modern extensions and a reconstructed barn , the museum has permanent displays showing the geology , local history and archaeology of Wantage and the Vale of the White Horse , and a programme of temporary exhibitions . |
| 25 | The demonstration garden itself leads to a so-called 21st century garden , with wildflower meadow , pond , orchard and soft fruit area . |
| 26 | During the Second World War , the nation did not have to contend with a significant fifth column or with the equivalent of Vichy collaborators . |
| 27 | McCoy , McBride and Ferris tormented Bangor 's usually solid defence and Glenavon were also rewarded with a sparkling first appearance of the season by young midfielder Peter Kennedy . |
| 28 | McCoy , McBride and Ferris tormented Bangor 's usually solid defence and Glenavon were also rewarded with a sparkling first appearance of the season by young midfielder Peter Kennedy . |
| 29 | For instance , two-note groups being constantly played with a heavy first note and a curtained second one , or the first note under each slur produced with an accent . |
| 30 | ULSTER driver Stephen Finlay , who finished in a superb third place on the British Open ( or international ) championship Vauxhall Sport Rally in Wales last weekend , moves to Scotland this week to defend his lead in the British national series . |