Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] and [verb] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I retraced my steps and climbed the second flight of stairs . |
| 2 | The most appealing strategy is integration or collaboration , by which groups in conflict modify their views and seek a third alternative . |
| 3 | Children make progress at various speeds at different ages and by watching their activities and offering the next stage when they are ready for it teachers can give them the breadth of experience that will make the formal work of later years more meaningful . |
| 4 | Robyn raised the glass to her lips and took a first sip ; she had a feeling that counting to ten was not going to work , but she tried it all the same . |
| 5 | It walks on only five of its legs and holds the sixth out stiffly behind it so that it appears to have a sting projecting from the tip of its abdomen . |
| 6 | I told me mates it was a sure thing and they emptied their pockets and put every last halfpenny on you and that horse of your'n . |
| 7 | It is thought one pin may have failed on the El Al flight , causing an engine to tear free of its mountings and hit the second engine as it fell . |
| 8 | His ‘ Wares had left their billets and accomplished the first part of the plan , leaving some of their number behind to allay suspicions . |
| 9 | Frankie would be set to work at the big sink , and before he washed each plate and roasting-pan he would scrape it clean with his fingers and eat every last scrap of chicken , sage and onion stuffing , corned beef , sliced Spam and cheese . |
| 10 | The millionaire property developer looked poised to cut his losses and quit the Second Division club after the failure of his proposed £13m rescue package last week . |
| 11 | He looked up , removed his reading glasses , then got to his feet and indicated the second sofa . |
| 12 | Given that for every person who attends live opera , at least 1,000 more buy and enjoy reading poetry , will the Minister change his priorities and become the first legislator to acknowledge the unacknowledged legislators of the world ? |
| 13 | OK , on paper it all sounds like nausea-inducing stuff , the kind of thing that would cause any self-respecting Popkid to pack up his T-shirts and join the next peace convoy out of town . |
| 14 | He switched off the engine then reached into his pocket for his cigarettes and lit the third one since leaving the Windorah . |
| 15 | But when Mr Cheng looked at his papers and asked the first question , Hassan closed his eyes . |