Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] to the [num ord] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Wednesday evening I went to the second of three seminars at my lawyers to do with Europe — set up to mark the SUMMIT . |
| 2 | Note it is important in that case that not only the settlor but the spouse of the settlor was not domiciled in the United Kingdom at the time of the last to die otherwise the property would not be in an excluded property settlement — see s80(1) which refers to the last of the spouse or the settlor to cease to be beneficially entitled to an interest in possession . |
| 3 | The last beach along here before you come to the first of the rocky headlands that are so prettily characteristic of Biarritz 's coastline , is called the Chambre d'Amour or Chamber of Love , after an old depression in the sand where two lovers are said to have put themselves well and truly on the map by being surprised in their amours by the Atlantic tide . |
| 4 | Here we come to the first of many possible variations , in that this change of gain may be continuously variable or switched between two different values . |
| 5 | It led to the first of his nine England caps , mostly on tour , where his tubby enthusiasm and — from behind the ropes anyway — his seemingly unathletic , but jauntily optimistic matelot 's gait have endeared him to crowds . |
| 6 | He slowed as he came to the first of the two rows , leaning across the dashboard in order to be able to see up the slope . |
| 7 | Martin walked carefully along a narrow path that would tortuously between ancient graves and heavy , ornate tombstones until he came to the first of the family plots . |
| 8 | And it comes to the first of August , and Graham gets his car , his new X J S , and I get my new Lada , and we 've been out at midnight doing all this , but we come to the branch in the morning , and he parks his X J S there , and I park my Lada next to it . |