Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [prep] the [noun] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until New Scientist asked the NRPB to reexamine its assessment of the fire last week , to take account of the polonium , no official body had tried to calculate the effect of its release . |
| 2 | A woman should place her handbag on the floor next to her to avoid the possibility of sitting defensively crouched over it on her lap . |
| 3 | Then follows a description of their travels on Jura , their meeting with the factor next morning and leaving about noon to cross to Islay . |
| 4 | Her first thought in the morning was that she 'd failed to pay her share of the meal last night . |
| 5 | She wo n't run again this season , and will take her chance in the Guineas next spring , ’ said Guy Harwood , the filly 's trainer . |
| 6 | SHILDON Strollers retained their leadership of the Durham Second Division at a canter when a weakened Wingate failed to offer any real threat despite the incentive of moving into third place with a win that would have toppled the home team from the No 1 spot . |
| 7 | Her father would take her sailing on the Wannsee next summer — but ! |
| 8 | But though the logic was undeniable , she still felt a quivery sensation in her stomach as she placed her toothbrush in the tumbler next to Nathan Bryce 's . |
| 9 | Bedford ..... 6 Wasps ...... 57 BEDFORD have now conceded 117 points in their last two matches and this latest reversal served only to illustrate the plight of a club who a few months ago were celebrating their arrival in the Courage First Division . |
| 10 | Male spadefoots make their way to the ponds first and start to call . |
| 11 | Then in extra time , Ian Ferguson rifled home his fourth goal of the season from 20 yards to bring Rangers within two games of retaining the cup which set them on their way to the treble last year . |
| 12 | At a reunion of her year at the university last week , not one of her dozen or so classmates could recall the tall slim Yorkshire girl with light brown hair . |
| 13 | With two minutes to go , Spain were leading 16–12 but careless defence — perhaps a premature relaxation — allowed the Russians to snatch a precious win for their survival in the FIRA First Division . |
| 14 | Jeff was voted their Player of the Year last season , but they 've let me have him for six months . |
| 15 | Nigel Heslop of Orrell replaces Tony Underwood , who broke his jaw against the South-West last weekend . |
| 16 | Nigel Heslop of Orrell replaces Tony Underwood , who broke his jaw against the South-West last weekend . |
| 17 | The ambiguity of Jacques Chirac 's attitude to the National Front helped destroy his bid for the Presidency last year , and with it the credibility of the opposition to President Mitterrand . |
| 18 | He missed his footing on the gangplank last time . " |
| 19 | Oldham 's other keeper , 19-year-old Paul Gerrard , has not played a game in nine months after two knee operations and made his comeback in the reserves last night . |
| 20 | Out for a golden duck — but as Mr Maxwell returned to the pavilion , a wry smile suggested that just now keeping his place in the Hailey first team is the least of his worries . |
| 21 | A novel jaunt for Mario as he puts his name to the SNES first art package . |
| 22 | Lewis insisted that if he was crowned WBC champion by default he was ready to put his title on the line next spring against a British opponent — but it would n't be Frank Bruno . |
| 23 | Darryll was suspended for his ride on the horse last month — at Haydock ! |
| 24 | The two head office teams battled it out for the top spot , but it was no surprise to see , a Bolton Sailing Club member along with his father , steer his craft over the line first . |
| 25 | At the end of 1990 Grayson found his way into the Preston first team and was selected for Lancashire last year in his first real season . |
| 26 | When he talked to his mother on the telephone last night about the Los Angeles riots , she pointed out that the same sort of thing — Koreans being attacked by cops , but the cops never being guilty — used to happen in Japan . |
| 27 | Although he could only guess at the enemy 's destination Hawke did not hesitate , as his despatch to the Admiralty next day confirms : ‘ I have carried a press of sail all night , with a hard gale at south-south-east , in pursuit of the enemy , and make no doubt of coming up with them at sea or in Quiberon Bay . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Slaven proved his fitness in the Reserves last week and he will play . |
| 29 | Hence our support for the Bill last year . |