Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] the [num] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I moved slowly letting the two dead men slide under me . |
| 2 | It has , from all accounts , been a successful marriage — as clearly shown , in part , by his recent recording of the American composer John Corigliano 's brilliant First Symphony ( which has just won the 1992 Grammy Award as Classical Record of the Year ) . |
| 3 | Brine shrimp sinking stick has also gained the five star fishy version of Egon Ronay approval . |
| 4 | The government has also sacked the three main police brigadiers who were in charge of security in the area in which a bus bomb killed one Egyptian and injured five British tourists . |
| 5 | Fisher had little answer to the good left jabs of the Olympic gold medallist as Fisher , a knockout specialist , tried hard to find the one big punch which never came . |
| 6 | That was the question that the Alton Carnival Committee were beginning to ask themselves , when they found that no girls had come forward to enter the 1962 Carnival Queen contest . |
| 7 | The company says it does n't expect enough volunteers to come forward to cover the six hundred job losses announced yesterday but union policy is firmly against enforced lay-offs . |
| 8 | It saw little more than arguments over who had done most to break the 1975 Final Act ; but the fact that it continued to meet held out the hope of more fruitful conversations in future . |
| 9 | She looked towards the bag , where she 'd lovingly wrapped the two priceless items , believing them to be precious — but only because they 'd belonged to her beloved father . |
| 10 | A comma has been used here to separate the two distinct impressions , but some might think it unnecessary even there . |
| 11 | The photographs shown here illustrate the four basic steps taken in building up a design . |
| 12 | Inside , the drawing-room and dining-room are of different shapes , with long windows angled deliberately to catch the two main views of the estuary . |
| 13 | No rival actually couples the two early symphonies together , so this new Chandos disc from the Royal Scottish Orchestra under the latelamented Bryden Thomson begins logically . |
| 14 | Forty one year old of King Street in Worksop denies indecently assaulting the twenty seven year old woman in October last year . |
| 15 | Forty one year old Kumar of King Street in Worksop denies indecently assaulting the twenty seven year old woman in October last year . |
| 16 | I noticed with amusement that the tapestries hanging there illustrated the seven deadly sins . |
| 17 | Who is the only prime minister since World War II to have previously held the three major offices of chancellor , home secretary and foreign secretary ? |
| 18 | Yes I only opened it , cos I want Angie to come over to help bring the food over , cos we 've only got the one little car , |
| 19 | We 've only got the one infectious diseases ward . |
| 20 | The new two-part report in February 1983 avoided direct reference to the Committee constitution that had so bedevilled the 1982 Extraordinary General Meeting , and it restricted its recommendation to clubhouse alterations , and to raising finance by a new bond issue which simultaneously meant redeeming the foundation bonds . |
| 21 | I had done well in my O-levels , but I had already won the Under-16 British squash championships , and I decided to go for broke and turn professional and see how I got on . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've already passed the two written exams . |
| 23 | I 've already mentioned the two general stores in Gigant Street , Whitlock 's and Moody 's , and just around the corner were two bakers , Naish 's and Robbins ' , trading in Trinity Street . |
| 24 | ‘ I won a gold medal dancing and jabbing , but I have since neglected the two basic ingredients , ’ said Lewis , who is unbeaten in 19 fights . |
| 25 | ‘ We know we have public support the 1,200 signed letters of protest proved that . |