Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [noun] [verb] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's a serious band meeting/liaison and we 're seriously thinking about jacking it in and going back to Blighty until Emma sings the first verse and chorus of ‘ The Show Must Go On ’ by Queen . |
| 2 | It meant that a penalty shoot-out was needed to settle the tie , and the FA faced a barrage of criticism when Liverpool became the first team to reach and FA Cup final on penalties . |
| 3 | Sure , then I would not have to stand in the rain talking to you ’ — PHIL DANAHER ( Ireland 's injured skipper ) talking to a radio commentator on the Athletic Park ( Wellington ) sidelines before Ireland lost the Second Test against New Zealand ( 59–6 ) . |
| 4 | The £2m-rated striker missed three chances to add to his 21 goals so far this season as Pompey dominated the first half of this Anglo-Italian Cup tie . |
| 5 | He could hardly believe his bad luck though in the sixth frame as Wattana fluked the first red and proceeded to compile a total clearance of 136 , the highest break of the tournament so far . |
| 6 | Keeper Walker pulled off superb saves from Johnston , Warzycha and Ebbrell as Everton ran the first hour . |
| 7 | The Proteo has been engineered with a view to taking over from the SZ after Zagato builds the 1000th car late next year . |
| 8 | It was a tense match with not much to choose between the two sides until Scotland scored the first try near the end of the first half . |
| 9 | Then , just at the moment when the full sacrilege of what happened is described , there is a change of tone as Rolle initiates the seventh rhyme scheme chiming with ryng , and refocuses the actions of hideous brutality as the means by which the voluntary ring-dance of love is patterned . |