Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pers pn] [verb] the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 She wanted desperately to reach out to him , but she knew that she had to wait for him to make the first move .
2 What made the annual gathering even worse was we always had to listen to her recite the twenty-third psalm , standing up there on the stage in her white dress , white socks , black shoes .
3 Getting through it took the last of his energy .
4 She seemed able to find interest in any topic , a gift which led to her becoming the first regular columnist for the Manchester Guardian 's women 's page .
5 I 've already earmarked the cage drilling machine just in case we did require it , to make sure that no parts were taken off it to support the next one .
6 And waited for her to make the next move .
7 But nor was it every day that in broad daylight — given that the light was n't all that good — that she stood in what was now quite heavy rain getting soaked while her amorous swain waited for her to make the next move .
8 Did you notice that , you could of you could have ended about you know the last the last six sentences , you could have ended
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