Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] at the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 24 , said : ‘ They agreed to stand in as headliners at the last minute . |
| 2 | The gonococcus , a micro-biological master of male chauvinism , not only gives virtually no clues as to its presence in an infected female , but , should she attend a clinic or specialist for the purposes of diagnosis , it will only reveal itself m-some 50 per cent of cases at the first visit compared to well over 90 per cent of cases in males . |
| 3 | Groups at the lowest level will themselves form constituents of groups at the next level up , and so on through the hierarchy . |
| 4 | Torrance said : ‘ I have finished 12th and 13th in my last two tournaments and I would have done better in Valencia if I had not driven out of bounds at the last hole . |
| 5 | [ For table of rates at the last ECU realignment , when sterling joined the ERM in October 1990 , see p. 37782 . ] |
| 6 | We sincerely hope that Mr Taylor will stay with us and defeat the handful of critics at the next election . |
| 7 | CW reported on allocation of new machines and re-allocation of replacements , arising out of agreements at the last meeting . |
| 8 | He dwelt on the pondus sacerdotum : the burden of priests , and more particularly of bishops ( and especially of archbishops ) , was that they would be responsible for the souls of kings at the Last Judgement . |
| 9 | Nicholas Ridley retired from the house of commons at the last election after his outspoken remarks over Europe , he took a peerage and spent the last few months of his life in the House of Lords . |
| 10 | If no candidate receives an overall majority , the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes at the second ballot will be placed on a ballot paper for a third and final ballot on the Thursday following . |
| 11 | It starts on Wednesday , and , you know , I 'm taking time off from searching for props at the last minute and dress rehearsing to come and talk to you . |
| 12 | While Yeltsin attempted to mobilise political support from the regions against the Supreme Soviet [ see above ] , a display of separatist militancy in speeches at the fourth Congress of the Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus , in Grozny ( capital of Chechnia ) on Oct. 3-4 , raised the level of tension in relations with Moscow . |
| 13 | Whatever did not sell was , it is said , traded off from stalls at the next Party Conference . |
| 14 | The nut width on the five is 1⅞″ , and the neck widens to 2¾″ at the 24th fret . |
| 15 | The venue has been changed from Scottish Churches House because of pressure on places at the last conference . |
| 16 | It is hoped that formal Articles of Association will be ready for discussion and adoption by members at the next AGM . |