Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The formal support came from the Signet Office , which had been given definite shape in the fifteenth century . |
| 2 | The seventh five-year plan just ended may have had its ups and downs , producing high growth in the first half of the plan 's period , followed by inflation and then austerity in the second half , but overall it was a success : the economy grew by 7.5% a year , incomes for city-dwellers almost doubled and last year 's grain harvest was the biggest ever . |
| 3 | Colombian forward Faustino Asprilla struck the only goal with a superbly placed free kick in the 58th minute against an injury-weakened Milan . |
| 4 | However , research into this area of hydrocarbon generation was given fresh impetus by the first ‘ energy crisis ’ in 1973 which saw gas assume a more important role as a primary energy source . |
| 5 | 28–8–1866 Norman McLeod , an Elder , had ceased to attend public worship for the last year and two other Elders were sent to find out why , " when he assigned as reasons several charges against the Minister , that his preaching was neither law nor Gospel ; that he considered him aiming at himself personally in his preaching . " |
| 6 | In fact , much points towards the conclusion that , despite its centrality to Hitler 's own thinking , anti-Semitism was for the most part of no more than secondary importance as a factor shaping popular opinion in the Third Reich . |
| 7 | In the preceding discussion I have quite deliberately distinguished various types of political theory in terms of the doctrines which , in a broad sense , have dominated political life in the second half of the twentieth century . |
| 8 | For several days I continued my explanation , and I also described British history over the last hundred years . |
| 9 | In this respect , keeping a balance of demand and supply will need careful handling during the next few years . |
| 10 | Eunice 's false understanding of the situation adds light humour to the first scenes although we realise that Blanche is trying to already make herself out as someone better than everyone else in the play . |
| 11 | Expect cautious underspending in the first six months while trends are analysed ; |
| 12 | Instead , they snatched extra time in the 80th minute when Cork got a touch onto Glyn Hodges ' cross and as a defender attempted to clear , the ball was driven against Ward and back past a helpless Mimms . |
| 13 | Students from hot countries should include an additional amount to cover the costs of purchasing warm clothing in the first year of their studies . |
| 14 | Students from hot countries should include an additional amount to cover the costs of purchasing warm clothing in the first year of their studies . |
| 15 | Mr. Warshaw points out that most of today 's historic buildings are simply old houses which have survived , but believes that many modest houses of no great age have every chance of becoming cherished heritage of the 21st century if they are not spoilt in the meantime . |
| 16 | There would again be an increase in the ability of a elements to overshadow c elements , but in addition the reduction of the number of c elements activated by A would mean that relatively few of them would be capable of acquiring associative strength in the first place . |
| 17 | ‘ Ultimately it is the volunteer spirit of lifeboatmen and women which will guarantee effective lifesaving into the next millennium . |
| 18 | The success of the expert system trial at the MU was in part due to the subject chosen , which involved an automatic test equipment that used logical testing in the first place . |
| 19 | But what undermined him in office , and made him worth hearing out of it , was his surprise at becoming Prime Minister in the first place — Rab Butler shared that — so that , he agreed , he never quite suppressed a sense of the absurdity of his position . |
| 20 | Quality standards and Rule 15 place great emphasis on the first letter to the client . |
| 21 | Pancreatic carcinoma is now overtaking gastric cancer as the fourth leading cause of death from malignancy in the United Kingdom . |
| 22 | Phillips continued to progress in the service , rising to a grade of surveying general examiner of the first class in 1853 . |
| 23 | The Solomon Islands Development Trust ( SIDT ) is an independent , indigenous organisation which has attracted world-wide interest throughout the last decade by turning conventional development on its head with a simple premise ; that the villager is the nation 's most valuable resource . |
| 24 | With an unbroken horse you might try reining back in hand , while a mature horse might be asked to try half- pass for the first time . |
| 25 | A new report from Frost & Sullivan predicts that the US plastic additive industry should enjoy moderate growth over the next five years as plastic consumption recovers from the recession , with light stabilisers showing the most dramatic increase . |
| 26 | Although they continued throughout to support Mrs Thatcher , a number were known privately to have expressed the belief that a failure to secure outright victory on the first ballot might irretrievably damage her authority and force her to stand down . |
| 27 | These issues are important for the future of Ghana and other African agricultural exporters , and are of theoretical interest to historians and social scientists concerned with the problematic ability of indigenous capitalism to lead economic development in the Third World . |
| 28 | Even the goalkeeper , Peter Schmeichel , came right upfield for the last of Manchester 's 14 corners . |
| 29 | Some of them received high command in the mid-fifteenth century , and some introduced their own characteristics to the fighting of war . |
| 30 | There is no small irony in this , as applications to purchase foreign technology in the first place will only be approved if the relevant Soviet machine building ministry can not produce something of the appropriate standard and quantity in the time required . |