Example sentences of "[pron] [adv prt] [prep] the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think both he and Weatherall are outstanding prospects , but need an ‘ old head ’ to bring them on over the next couple of years ( pity about O'Leary ) . |
| 2 | I think it opens up the child 's awareness to what 's available and what 's coming erm moves them on into the next century really . |
| 3 | In every generation , REPRODUCTION takes the genes that are supplied to it by the previous generation , and hands them on to the next generation but with minor random errors — mutations . |
| 4 | But their real function is to give people a chance to be famous for five minutes , by saying something that will get them on to the next news broadcast . |
| 5 | Instead of getting rid of the programmes , they should sack the bosses who put them on in the first place . |
| 6 | You did n't turn them on until the second part . |
| 7 | yes and that , that in a way leads me on to the next party , if we 're gon na have an agreement between this group or , you know , the other group |
| 8 | One , two , three , four five six , seven , eight no one , two three , four there 's nine so we 'll probably have to take some stools in , but I wo n't take them in till the last minute . |
| 9 | ‘ I wonder if these councillors realise that anglers are among the people who vote them in in the first place , and who they are supposed to serve ? , ’ he asked . |
| 10 | No , it 's the ones who bring them in , who brought them in in the first place — ’ |
| 11 | If you have any views about ways in which we could help each other in such situations perhaps you 'd like to jot them down for the next newsletter . |
| 12 | The small procession moved on towards a set of metal stairs that led them down to the second landing . |
| 13 | With more complex circuits , having to remove the transfers after taking all that time to lay them down in the first place , is wasteful . |
| 14 | So anyway , after fucking weeks and weeks and weeks I had come out to me one day , and Mr came out and he said to me he had a wee bucket and shovels and he says er bring me down to the first floor so I opened to let him out and he gets out and he says to me , now take her half way between the first and second floor and stop her . |
| 15 | Why you ever asked me down in the first place is still a mystery to me . |
| 16 | Baronness Warnock ( Ind ) , whose 1986 report forms the basis of the bill , said it would be a paradox if ‘ we democratic and increasingly educated people should … put ourselves back into the 17th century , when the question of whether or not Galileo and indeed Descartes might pursue and publish their scientific findings was regulated not by scientific considerations , but by religious considerations . ’ |
| 17 | He led me through to the next room , and up against the wall there lay a stack of some ten to fifteen canvases . |
| 18 | He usually sleeps for a couple of days and then slowly builds himself up for the next trip . |
| 19 | Marlin had given them both a detailed description of the assailant , and instructions to let nobody up to the second floor without Ms Odell 's permission , and even then they were to accompany the visitor to the apartment door , and escort them out if his guest chose not to see them . |
| 20 | He should then carry you on with the next question . |
| 21 | ‘ I will have a few casts here , Blair , then follow you down to the next pool , ’ I suggested . |
| 22 | Or walk out and let you down at the last minute . ’ |
| 23 | Disadvantages : She may not have had much experience looking after young children ; she may let you down at the last minute if something else crops up — like a boyfriend . |
| 24 | Wait until I let you through into the last cellar , and then I must take the keys back to the steward . |
| 25 | I 'll drop you off at the first station we come to . ’ |
| 26 | Then , as the heel touches the ground , lock your ankle and shift your weight forward with the knee bent , rocking forward onto the toes and using them to push you off to the next step . |
| 27 | I 'd like to just bring you back to the first question you asked , which was how do you define sexual harassment . |
| 28 | Yeah , I know he 's admitted it already that does n't mean we 're not gon na get you back for the first time you fucking did it ! |
| 29 | They might fear you , hate you , and try to exorcise you back into the fifth dimension , but they accept you for what you are . |
| 30 | ‘ Are you back in the first person ? ’ |