Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having started the match eight points down from the first leg , Hemel spent the first half apparently doing everything they could to double the deficit . |
| 2 | We must insist on a system of tests that will be for the benefit of the pupils ; that will test what each one can do in practical work and in theoretical understanding ; and will serve as a motive for each to go on to the next stage . |
| 3 | If your conscience allows you to say that you really are stuck at some point do n't be afraid to pass on to the next paragraph . |
| 4 | Here there are 100,000 old books and illuminated manuscripts , some dating back to the tenth century . |
| 5 | This leads on to the second part of the book , in which the author begins by showing that there is a deep ambiguity in our basic concepts of causality and chance . |
| 6 | This leads on to the third scenario , that decisions would be taken in economic and other fields at Community level , and that they would be submitted to the scrutiny of the European Parliament . |
| 7 | Oh it took some sorting out on the next morning . |
| 8 | Unfortunately this fell out on the third ascent . |
| 9 | Er , thank you , Mr Chairman , to me erm , this went on from the first paper that chose the effects of the food and management of the er , the fire local services , whereas carried through and it will be interesting to see next year er what the situation is , in order to the position of the as it were , this year , benefit of everything that has previous administration . |
| 10 | This went on until the sixteenth century when Henry VIII ordered his chief fruiterer , Richard Harris , to visit France and learn about apple cultivation . |
| 11 | From their Edwardian dominance of golf and tennis , the British slipped back to the second rank . |
| 12 | But evolution ploughed on remorselessly , enabling only the most adaptable to go on to the next stage . |
| 13 | From there on , the cherry and whites took complete control and were 10 points up in the first 14 minutes . |
| 14 | The annual growth of world trade in 1991 slowed down for the third successive year , according to the annual report of the Director-General of GATT , issued on March 18 . |
| 15 | It 's important not to lose your security of tenure in council accommodation — which is so hard to come by in the first place — by making yourself " voluntarily homeless ' . |
| 16 | ‘ I informed everyone in local league cricket , including 21 clubs of Asian boys , but only three turned up for the first week . |
| 17 | I mean there is extra heating requirement in buildings which are cooled much faster when they are subject to high winds , but I think we can see these coming up in the next ten , fifteen years we will start to see these . |
| 18 | It 's the type of client , life assurance clients are the type of client where the commission 's all come out in the first four years . |
| 19 | It all came down to the last throw the lady who came second had three houses on Park Lane and Mayfair but I threw an 11 and sailed right past ! ’ |
| 20 | Many give up at the first hurdle before discovering the eventual and significant rewards . ’ |
| 21 | They say nine out of ten women have problems in learning to feed , and many give up in the first weeks . |
| 22 | The grounding could be the beginning of the end for the Wessex — with a gradual phasing out over the next few years : |
| 23 | We all took off on the last hundred yards ' dash and I was mildly surprised to find that the first man past the post was myself — and I was n't really out of breath . |
| 24 | An assessment of those walls , banks and groynes , published last year by the Department of the Environment , found that ‘ many go back to the 19th century and so , not withstanding that over £2 million per year is spent by the district councils on maintenance , heavy expenditure on renewals continues to be needed ’ . |
| 25 | But it all fell through at the last moment . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm just really happy I was able to come back in the second and third sets , ’ said Sukova , who held three set points in the first set , including two in the tie-break , before Sanchez took the decider 9–7 . |
| 27 | A few little personality defects like indecision but we 'll get those sorted out over the next few months . |
| 28 | The hope among many is that Lamont , or as looks increasingly unlikely , his successor , will be able to pull back from the second rise when he comes to the December 1994 Budget . |
| 29 | You got two more to put in for the next tape . |
| 30 | Kerns also won the consolation singles , for those knocked out in the first round of the men 's singles , with a final win over Neil Butcher . |