Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Holland I sank before the first nuclear tests and was shielded by the sea from radiation . |
| 2 | That 's how I got interested in the sport : I read about the first black champion , Jack Johnson and it created my interest for the first time . |
| 3 | I knew an immovable object when I saw it , and I retreated through the first sleeping car , where grooms in T-shirts lolled in open day compartments ( shut off by heavy felt curtains for sleeping ) , on my way to consult with the Chinese chef in the forward dome car 's kitchen . |
| 4 | This happened just before I went to the first gay liberation meeting in London . |
| 5 | I went to the third National Conference of Self-Help Groups . |
| 6 | The talks which led to the first Strategic Arms Limitation Agreement ( SALT I ) were confined to the Russians and Americans . |
| 7 | An idea of the complexity of this process can be gauged from the events which led to the first successful casting of iron cannon in Sussex , at Buxted in 1543 . |
| 8 | It has reached that level in half a century , for 50 years ago today the experiment was begun which led to the first recorded observation of this polymer . |
| 9 | Appointed principal of the Calcutta School of Art and keeper of the Government Art Gallery in 1896 , a post he held until 1906 , he was responsible for momentous changes in the art-school curriculum which led to the first Indian nationalist art movement , the Bengal School of Painting , under the artist Abanindranath Tagore . |
| 10 | The world champions , having wiped Ireland off their pitch , today settle down in Swansea preparing for the second leg of their tour which culminates in the 16th international between the nations at Cardiff Arms Park on November 21 . |
| 11 | Peter Bassett , from Chelsea , said that the present economic difficulties bore no relation to that which pertained under the last Labour government when the country had to be bailed out by the International Monetary Fund . |
| 12 | key operated security bolts which mortice into the first closing leaf top and bottom |
| 13 | for double leaf hinged doors flush mounted bolts fitted top and bottom to the inner meeting edge of the first closing leaf or key operated security bolts which mortice into the first closing leaf top and bottom |
| 14 | It was not the Jerusalem leaders who agreed to the first widespread dissemination of the Word . |
| 15 | What I 'm planning to do is to put them back in the order , colleagues could you settle down please , I 'm planning to put them back on the agenda in the order that they fell off , and er , hopefully , the first opportunity in that connection may be Wednesday afternoon , but I need to have a discussion with colleagues about that , but I 'll certainly let you know at the first available opportunity . |
| 16 | I had thought that if you were not following with a score to marvel at Rattle 's ability to achieve those dynamics so accurately , you would probably feel alienated until you arrived at the next big moment . |
| 17 | Er , yes , this is a follow up erm , if you remember at the last full council meeting , we recorded er proceedings for the er British Corpus , is it , Town Clerk ? |
| 18 | She started as the first hired staff person . |
| 19 | The barely acknowledged hope caused her heart to beat faster as she reached for the first round iron latch . |
| 20 | Much cheered , she bit into the first forkful . |
| 21 | When she cried in the first therapeutic session , he could not move over to comfort her and was surprised when the therapist drew attention to this strong communication which he had ignored . |
| 22 | For a brief moment , as she battled with the last remaining shreds of her resistance , Lindsey could feel the thud of his heartbeat , then excitement exploded , heady and intoxicating , as her hands relaxed against the warmth of his chest . |
| 23 | She waited until the last possible moment before pivoting round to challenge the approaching figure . |
| 24 | Hit the |
| 25 | And if you want him back , ’ she added with a final hoot , and a swish of her sluttish robe , ‘ you have till the next full moon , and no longer ! ’ |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | We found in the first covert and then twice more , I ca n't remember so many good runs in a day before , not all at once . ’ |
| 28 | I think if we get the same budget next year , we will have to consider very carefully what work load we undertake in the next financial year , yes . |
| 29 | Now we talk about the second successive clean sheet , the first for United what , Wednesday night against Milwall since October the twentieth , so what 's happened to stop the goals going in ? |
| 30 | With the end of that accumulatory episode we arrive at the second resultant stratigraphical situation as suggested in " 7 " . |