Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] at the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What the maker has done has been to start with a 12-fret guitar design ( not a guitar with only twelve frets , but a guitar with a neck that joins at the 12th as opposed to the 14th fret ) and then he 's combined this with a deep cutaway on the treble side to open up the whole fingerboard for exploration . |
| 2 | Inmos Ltd finally launched the long-delayed T9000 Transputer on Friday and hinted at the next generation ‘ Chameleon ’ technology . |
| 3 | It only starts counting from the first row of an entry and stops at the last . |
| 4 | Thicker lines are no guarantee of invulnerability , as they can be weakened by a partial cut and snap at the next pull ; equally , they are more expensive ! |
| 5 | He turned right and went half-way along the corridor and knocked at the fourth door . |
| 6 | He pulled out a bundle and looked at the first address , but he did n't recognise it . |
| 7 | At its November meeting the Council failed to set a date for the next SAARC summit , originally scheduled for 1989 , after Sri Lanka formally declared its refusal , while Indian troops remained on its soil , to host the meeting as decided at the fourth summit in December 1989 in Islamabad , Pakistan [ for which see p. 36485 ] . |
| 8 | Foinavon had been trained by Tom Dreaper in Ireland for Arkle 's owner Anne , Duchess of Westminster , but while in Dreaper 's charge had been notable mainly for his extraordinarily laid-back demeanour : in a chase at Baldoyle he was in the lead when falling at the third fence , throwing Pat Taaffe well clear , but Foinavon did not bother to scramble to his feet , preferring to remain on the ground and pick quietly at the grass beside him . |
| 9 | Delegations from Algeria and Yemen travelled to Moscow but withdrew at the last moment in solidarity with the Palestinian delegation . |
| 10 | Ten years previously he had bound her husband over to good behaviour and to appear at the next sessions . |
| 11 | She snapped shut the diary and looked at the next piece of paper . |
| 12 | Oddly enough , at the end of the 205 hours the subjects claimed that they could go on longer , that after the fifth day things had got easier , and indeed offered to stay awake for another day if paid at the ninth day 's rate . |
| 13 | Inmos Ltd has finally launched the long-delayed T9000 Transputer and hinted at the next generation ‘ Chameleon ’ technology . |
| 14 | Bregawn swept over the third fence from home and made his way into the straight , Pursued by Captain John ( who had lost ground when blundering at the third last ) , Wayward Lad and Silver Buck . |
| 15 | IT was claps , crackles and pop at the first night of a new comedy venue in Darlington . |
| 16 | Rip it into tiny pieces and throw it at the bride and groom at the next wedding you see . |
| 17 | Her distraught South African fiance Cuan Cronje had planned to accompany the two women on their safari trip but cancelled at the last minute . |