Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [prep] the [noun] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following morning , the bombardment was resumed as a preliminary to a stronger infantry attack by the German 3rd , 7th Reserve and 18th corps in the general direction of Fort Douaumont , the largest in Verdun 's defensive ring . |
| 2 | For this reason one or more indexes may be used in a hierarchy , with the lowest-level index pointing to records while higher-level indices point to the index next below them . |
| 3 | The chosen interior frames go on the wall first , including any required end panel . |
| 4 | Most field men call at the office first thing in the morning to collect files , planning applications or other paperwork , and to pick up clean sample bottles or other equipment . |
| 5 | The five bells of the cathedral ring out a weirdly charming peal : perhaps some of the bells come from the foundry next door to the nineteenth-century cathedral . |
| 6 | Some of UK regional papers appear on the bookstand first thing in the morning and , like the nationals , they are usually printed in the late evening or overnight , so the same considerations apply to the timing of the supply of information . |
| 7 | In theory , things can only get better ; in practice , they may well become a lot worse before Wasps return in the league next March . |