Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [conj] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so it came to pass that on the third day we journeyed to Gstaad and skied . |
| 2 | It follows then that if a poor vein on a good tribute suddenly improved then the men working it would stand to profit well , though they might expect to find that on the next setting-day , the rate would almost certainly be reduced in the mine 's favour . |
| 3 | It already has a labour force there of 15,000 and plans to double that over the next year or two , investing around DM1 billion . |
| 4 | It is a valuable piece of equipment , and my hon. Friend may like to know that in the next two or three years we shall proceed with some large modifications to it which we estimate will bring about £4 million worth of work to PBN on the Isle of Wight . |
| 5 | The Teessiders seemed to sense that the Rokermen were starting to wilt and in the 62nd minute it looked as though Middlesbrough had finally found a way through . |
| 6 | Land availability , the activities of speculative builders , and rapid association of suburban living with status and respectability , combined with the growing railway network , contrived to ensure that during the second half of the nineteenth century the population of London 's outer suburban ring grew by approximately 50 per cent in each of the ten years between 1861 and 1891 and by 45 per cent between 1891 and 1901 . |
| 7 | Only 5 per cent of women want a child within the first year , and 12 per cent prefer to wait until after the fifth year of marriage . |
| 8 | In the mid-eighteenth century the linen industry made its appearance , though power looms had to wait till after the nineteenth century Industrial Revolution . |
| 9 | Poor passing gave Cardiff several reprieves , but something had to give and in the 15th minute , Julian Williams sent Lewis over from a five-yard scrum , Stephens adding the conversion . |
| 10 | Poor passing gave Cardiff several reprieves , but something had to give and in the 15th minute , Julian Williams sent Lewis over from a five-yard scrum , Stephens adding the conversion . |
| 11 | Incidentally , I ca n't be with you because I 'm trying to ensure that in the next general election Labour will win more seats . |
| 12 | Even Roxburgh had to admit that over the last year , during which Ferguson has flirted with letting the latter trait get the better of the former , has brought the player an ‘ awareness of the tough , competitive business he is in . ’ |
| 13 | A market economy in China promises to mean that over the next decade Asia 's geography can reassert itself . |