Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [prep] a [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I left my sack for a third time clipped to Sal and relished the cool caress of wind around my back as I finally found out how to enjoy myself on the steep granite of the ridge . |
| 2 | During my annual medical check-up in 1987 , Dr Dingle discovered a blood irregularity , but as I was fighting fit he said it was probably just a virus and I was to forget about it during my impending holiday and to see him on my return for a second blood test . |
| 3 | To paddle around Laguna Chica enjoying the idle drift of time , the depth of natural silence ; to go and rest my head for a last time between the fifteen-foot-high buttresses of Big Tree … |
| 4 | SUZANNE , 19 , had visited my surgery for a second time in five days . |
| 5 | I am a recent subscriber , having recently renewed my subscription for a second year and I have enjoyed every issue that has come to me in the post . |
| 6 | I was there forty years , right , I 've seen every accident on that bend , I 've had my house as a first aid post a dozen times , until we did something in this committee to sort that corner out |
| 7 | Quite what their role in British theatre was , was hard to define , but they knew everyone , everyone knew them and managements even came to regard their presence on a first night as an essential good luck charm . |
| 8 | HARTLEPOOL United are not prepared to give up their fight for a Third Division promotion play-off place . |
| 9 | Oxford was an active supporter of the Readeption of Henry VI in 1470/1 , and on Edward IV 's return the family lost their estates for a second time . |
| 10 | Oxford was an active supporter of the Readeption of Henry VI in 1470/1 , and on Edward IV 's return the family lost their estates for a second time . |
| 11 | 10-year old Danish company SuperUsers , which has its headquarters in a 16th century castle overlooking the sea North of Copenhagen , is carving out a niche for itself as a Unix ‘ knowledge house ’ for Scandinavian and European countries . |
| 12 | His residence at the Palais Royal became a virtual ‘ court of disaffection ’ , while his sister , Princess Mathilde , ran her salon as a second centre of hostility . |
| 13 | Well she ca n't be much cop if she 'd open her legs to a first date to a Dutch s sailor . |
| 14 | This beautiful hotel , situated across a busy road from the fine shingle beach , retains the atmosphere and style of its origins as a 17th century summer residence . |
| 15 | In December 1990 , the Commission amended its Proposal for a Fifth Directive as part of a general policy of eliminating obstacles to takeover bids . |
| 16 | British Citizens for Hong Kong renewed its campaign for a last resort right-of-British abode for all . |
| 17 | These enable the original owner of the deposit to sell its ownership to a third party if the need arises and make the time deposit instantly realisable , albeit at a price . |
| 18 | Apparently fearing that an increasingly angry president might try to disband the legislature , deputies also voted to continue their session into a fourth day today , ‘ to watch attentively that the executive observes the constitution ’ , in the words of the parliamentary chairman , Ruslan Khasbulatov . |
| 19 | Matthau played Horace Vandergelder , the wealthy ‘ hay and feed ’ merchant from Yonkers on whom Dolly sets her sights as a second husband . |
| 20 | They proved their point with a second goal . |
| 21 | However , Jane felt that many of the problems highlighted by the videos were a result of her inexperience as a first year teacher : |
| 22 | The curve of her arse was emphasised by the tightness of the fit , as it encased her derriere like a second skin . |
| 23 | Berbizier 's decision to start the game without a recognised line-out jumper was a controversial one , even if the French scored all their points in a first half when they were dominated in the line-out and nearly lost the game in the second half when the lanky Roumat redressed the balance . |
| 24 | Both Dragoons had galloped past Sharpe and were now trying to turn their horses for a second attack . |
| 25 | The Premier League clubs were so unaninmous in their view against a second division that chief executive Rick Parry did not even call for a vote on the issue . |
| 26 | We appreciate what a stumbling block this can be and will lend you 100% as a first time buyer . |
| 27 | He would doubtless suffer this blow to his esteem in a First Folio or a 1532 Chaucer , given half a chance , but in lesser books the wound is too serious . |
| 28 | He chose a sample of towns for his study as a first stage , then selected smaller districts within these , and so on . |
| 29 | Gooch , still worried about his own form despite making 42 yesterday , must get his practice during a second XI match at Colchester . |
| 30 | But before Bruno can fulfil his dream of a third crack at sport 's biggest single prize , he must overcome Coetzer . |