Example sentences of "[verb] it [vb infin] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moving the light round the half-circle , he let it rest on the third stone from the mouth of the chamber on the right hand side — the one which had been so prominent in his ‘ photograph ’ . |
| 2 | Standing up , he whirled the triple-pronged metal three times to gain momentum , then let it go on the third upswing . |
| 3 | In a business where fees are usually paid on a success only , rather than an hourly , basis , this may come a bit hard to people who have worked hard for two or three months on a deal only to see it fall at the last hurdle . |
| 4 | Indeed why did it flourish in the first place ? |
| 5 | What does it do with the first spiral ( 5 ) as it makes this new spiral . |
| 6 | really so why , why does it go to the next |
| 7 | One wonders how often our players play in tournaments for if one looks at the tennis results in the daily newspapers one seldom sees the letters G.B. behind the player 's name , and if we do , seldom does it appear past the first round . |