Example sentences of "[verb] their [noun] to the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Washington , US Administration officials said the soldiers — members of the elite Green Berets — feared the rebels had left booby traps behind and waited for Salvadorean troops to work their way to the sixth floor , on which the soldiers were trapped . |
| 2 | Benson 's at Brimscombe have transferred their production to the third world . |
| 3 | DESPITE the impressive 38–4 scoreline against London Crusaders , there was a distinct lack of style to match the occasion yesterday as Sheffield secured their return to the First Division in a game spoilt by strong wind . |
| 4 | It remains to be seen what precise form of words are agreed by the 12 heads of government to express their commitment to the next stage of monetary union . |
| 5 | And maybe turn their thoughts to the next ? |
| 6 | Andy and Des were making their way to the 18th tee . |
| 7 | As one jaundiced critic put it in 1733 : " A set of brocaded tradesmen cloathed in purple and fine linen , and faring sumptuously every day , raising to themselves immense wealth , so as to marry their daughters to the first rank , and leave their sons such estates as to enable them to live in the same degree . |
| 8 | The larks carry their tongues to the last atom |
| 9 | But he has accepted the captaincy of his club , Blackrock College , who won their way to the second division of the All Ireland League in 1990–91 and Mullin will devote all his playing activities to Rock 's welfare . |
| 10 | In front of the clubhouse , the flags of the 20 or so nations represented among the 260 competitors hung limply in the flat calm as the early starters fidgeted nervously awaiting their call to the first tee . |
| 11 | This proved sufficient until the reign of Charles I. He was one of ‘ the sticklers in the last Parliament ’ pricked sheriff in 1625 to prevent their election to the next ( although he was able to secure that of his son for New Shoreham ) , and in the following summer he was removed from the Sussex commission of the peace , to which he had been appointed only in 1624 . |
| 12 | Leeds , however , did not heed that warning , and paid the ultimate price in the 59th minute , when Rangers ensured their passage to the next phase of the competition . |
| 13 | Unless there is regular guidance given to parents through workshops and school produced booklets the arrival home of the reading book will be seen as little more than an opportunity to check when the teacher last heard their child read and a chance to rush their child to the next stage on the reading scheme . |