Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [to-vb] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously , it is easier for them to develop in the Second Division rather than the First Division . ’ |
| 2 | Mrs Reed arranged for me to leave on the nineteenth of January . |
| 3 | Having formed the first phrase and its complement as the first sentence of our theme , we must turn to the problem of what to do in the second sentence . |
| 4 | Therefore the only rational strategy for either of us to play on the 100th round will be DEFECT , and we can each assume that the other player will work that out and be fully resolved to defect on the last round . |
| 5 | This stance left Labour with nothing to say in the last week of its campaign and unwilling to communicate with anyone outside its own ranks , except through the media . |
| 6 | On the second task — to cut inflation , the budget deficit and Italy 's vast public debt — Mr Ciampi must rely on his reputation as a defender of sound money to overcome opposition from populist politicians with everything to lose at the next general election . |
| 7 | Paul Taylor 's left-arm pace could be valuable at Calcutta , where the ball tends to swing , but for him to play in the first Test after barely a month of his first trip overseas would be a gamble . |
| 8 | This is my pivot on which to turn to the last , and I think most important category of what you call the breakdown of law and order , because it leads us to concentrate our attention not on the silent majority but on another point in society . |
| 9 | As far as I can see , there is not likely to be anywhere for it to go for the next five or 10 years , except east on the A47 or south on the A6 . |