Example sentences of "[verb] [pos pn] [noun pl] in the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sterling standard for silver ( 925 parts per thousand of silver with the remainder being mainly copper ) has its origins in the fourteenth century and has continued virtually without interruption to the present day . |
| 2 | The modern ‘ clean break ’ approach has its roots in the nineteenth century which with varying degrees of application has continued throughout the twentieth century ( Triseliotis , 1989 ) . |
| 3 | The ‘ society-as-parent ’ school perhaps falls into a tradition of paternalistic state intervention in the cause of social welfare , which has its roots in the nineteenth century ; a tradition in which the values of the dominant class have been imposed on the poor for their own good , and in which the children of the poor have been removed to make a ‘ fresh start ’ in what were adjudged more favourable circumstances than those of their origins . |
| 4 | Liverpool , Merseyside computer games company Psygnosis Ltd , which has quadrupled its exports in the last three years — and has taken Japan by storm , was another winner as was Ipswich , Suffolk-based BT & D Technologies Ltd , the joint optoelectronic manufacturing venture between British Telecommunications Plc , E I du Pont de Nemours & Co Inc of Wilmington , Delaware . |
| 5 | Soon after this incident Richard emerges from the obscurity which had surrounded his movements in the last two years since he knelt in homage at Montmirail . |
| 6 | On Villa-Flotilla you have a chance to meet your companions in the first week . |
| 7 | Hemel Hempstead , Hertfordshire-based Uniplex developer Redwood International Ltd , which reckons to have trebled its exports in the last three years to become the leading Unix-based office automation system supplier , won due recognition . |
| 8 | Graham Stamper and Mick Jones scored their goals in the first half , after Dean Ashton had given the home side an early lead . |
| 9 | By law they have to ballot their members in the next couple of years on whether they can keep their political funds , through which they give money to the party . |
| 10 | As William Hamilton , now at the University of Michigan , pointed out in the 1960s , a male can perpetuate its genes in the next generation , not only by fathering offspring himself , but also by assisting the reproductive efforts of near relations who share many of his genes . |
| 11 | I would have preferred to see its replacement with a fixed housing allowance of limited term , and possibly on a more generous scale , for first time buyers only and those who have bought their houses in the last few years ; that should be coupled with the extension of housing benefit , which is limited to the rented sector , to low income home owners who have difficulty in meeting their mortgage payments . |
| 12 | I would have preferred to see its replacement with a fixed housing allowance of limited term , and possibly on a more generous scale , for first time buyers only and those who have bought their houses in the last few years ; that should be coupled with the extension of housing benefit , which is limited to the rented sector , to low-income home owners who have difficulty in meeting their mortgage payments . |
| 13 | Lord said he was at a loss to find room to play his shots in the first two games . |
| 14 | We have wonderful eighteenth-century objects , but would like to strengthen our holdings in the nineteenth century . |
| 15 | Voters left two dominant impressions as they queued in the hot sun — their determination to cast their ballots in the first free election since Germany began the European conquest of Namibia more than a century ago , and their orderly , disciplined behaviour in the searing heat . |
| 16 | All I want is the truth , the real reason why you decided to come here , why you suggested that we try to ease our differences in the first place . ’ |
| 17 | They certainly fancied their chances in the next event : swimming . |
| 18 | Mrs Grundy , who lives in Whitby Way , Darlington , decided to launch the group after she lost her twins in the 24th week of her pregnancy . |
| 19 | No fewer than 39,000 members of the Merchant Service lost their lives in the Second World War , many of them in the Western Approaches , yet they are invariably overshadowed by their more glamorous allies in the Royal Navy . |
| 20 | At least ninety-three people lost their lives in the first days of fighting . |
| 21 | More disasters followed , when it was found that the track had been laid slightly out-of-gauge , and all of the new cars 27–41 broke their axles in the first two weeks . |
| 22 | I will ask ‘ Spokes ’ to sing its praises in the next newsletter . |
| 23 | The stragglers took their seats in the second half of the train . |
| 24 | Some others , however , like the earl of Sandwich , sent their sons in the first instance to the local grammar school . |
| 25 | If any of the three MP 's mentioned in this article would like to dispute the truth of the comments , we will gladly print their views in the next Ulster Dawn . |
| 26 | Mr Kostikov said the president would announce his plans in the next few days . |
| 27 | Commenting on its figures , LSI Logic Corp reports that net profit in the first quarter exceeded net in any single quarter in the company 's 12-year history ; it also surpassed total net profit in all of 1991 ; it said the improved financial results reflect a significant turnaround since it restructured its operations in the third quarter of 1992 . |
| 28 | The clock was installed in 1920 with money raised by the parishioners with the intention of creating a long-lasting memorial to those who served and gave their lives in the First World War . |
| 29 | World At One and PM increased their ratings in the first week of the campaign and Today maintained its 1.3 million audience . |
| 30 | Voters can cast their votes in the second ballot in the light of that knowledge , and will be similarly well informed before they cast them in the third and fourth . |