Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [adv] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coleraine started brightly with Cook and Brian Donaghy both going close in the opening three minutes , but the Crues settled quickly and were presented with a golden opportunity to go ahead in the 12th minute . |
| 2 | She also asked Pamela to try again during the next week to draw up a list of ways she would like her parents to change . |
| 3 | Although officials remain resolutely silent , there is a widespread belief that the British Government will authorise the colony 's administration to go ahead with the first batch of mandatory repatriations this week . |
| 4 | Hall , in fact , might well have won in straight games , as he led 9-6 in the opening game and then missed four successive smashes to allow Baddeley to go ahead for the first time at 10-9 . |
| 5 | Hall , in fact , might well have won in straight games , as he led 9-6 in the opening game and then missed four successive smashes to allow Baddeley to go ahead for the first time at 10-9 . |
| 6 | The possibility of getting that accommodation encourages many refugees to come here in the first place . |
| 7 | Because it is hard to expel asylum-seekers once they have arrived , potential host countries make it difficult for refugees to leave home in the first place . |
| 8 | We have 60 bottles to give away to the first readers to answer the following question and send their answer , with their name and address , to : . |
| 9 | In addition to this , I think it is appropriate that we also take the opportunity to look ahead to the next three year phase , the developing work load of the adviser and the future development of FWAG in Lothian . |
| 10 | GARDEN PLANTS FOR FREE The Gardener has 5 copies of Alan and Adrian Bloom 's Blooms of Bressingham Garden Plants to give away to the first five readers whose names are drawn from the postbag after 31 December 1992 . |
| 11 | The need to deal effectively in the first instance in communications with Council Tax payers , both face to face and in writing , and hence the seniority of staff required for this purpose . |
| 12 | We have 20 copies to give away to the first 20 readers whose names are pulled out of the bag on July 9 1992 , send your name and address on an adhesive label to Business Executive Diaries Ltd , Cornerways , Brenchley Road , Brenchley , Tonbridge , Kent TN12 7PB . |
| 13 | It 's required post-club viewing , and we have 20 copies to give away to the first 20 correct answers ( drawn out on June 25 ) to the following . |
| 14 | We have 250 copies to give away to the first readers to write to Noilly Prat Booklet Offer , . |
| 15 | But , in the end , we will have secured the building to last well into the next century . ’ |
| 16 | Clinton needs 2,145 delegates to win outright on the first Democratic Party ballot at the July convention . |
| 17 | Is it possible for a person to move smoothly through the first three levels of understanding and still leave out something essential ? |
| 18 | Exclusively available from L'Oréal salons , we 've 1000 sets of shampoo and conditioner to give away to the first 1000 names drawn from the postbag on October 31 ( 100 for subscribers only ) . |
| 19 | So , although the Bolsheviks did not start the inflationary process , they were unable to stop it either , despite their wish to do so in the first few months of Soviet rule . |
| 20 | We have 150 single packs to give away to the first 150 names drawn from the postbag on 7 March . |
| 21 | There seemed only one answer , for India had seldom boasted fast bowlers of sufficient quality to operate much beyond the first half-dozen shine-removing overs before the spinners came on for the rest of the innings . |
| 22 | The effect of reading a Bill a second time is to curb further debate on the general principle for the time being and cause the Bill to go straight to the next stage , which is the committee stage . |
| 23 | Do n't expect meetings , discussions or journeys to go smoothly between the 12th and 16th . |
| 24 | By opening the way for military forces to serve overseas for the first time since 1945 , the Peace Keeping Operations ( PKO ) bill marked a significant shift in Japanese foreign policy . |
| 25 | The move came four months after the Diet had approved a law permitting Japanese forces to serve overseas for the first time since the end of the Pacific War [ see pp. 38962-63 ] , and followed a request from UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali . |
| 26 | ‘ There is a big opportunity for our young players to play regularly in the first eleven . |
| 27 | Worried parents have attended a special clinic to learn more about the first signs of meningococcal meningitis . |
| 28 | While we remember those involved in medical missionary work overseas , let us also remember those who are currently in training to go overseas for the first time . |
| 29 | We have 500 booklets to give away to the first readers to write to John West/1H , Gramby Marketing Services Ltd , School Lane , Denham Maasey , Altrincham , Cheshire WA14 5SZ . |
| 30 | Anderton scored in the 26th minute after Barmby had headed Neil Ruddock 's cross back across the goal , delivered the corner that Teddy Sheringham converted after 44 minutes and then crossed for Barmby to score late in the first half . |