Example sentences of "[adv] and [prep] [art] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Given that the rituals of circumcision and menstrual taboo , like the other blood rituals , would appear to have derived at least in their final form from the trauma of the exile to Babylon and the consequent restructuring of the Jewish community , we shall need to start our historical survey some centuries further back in time in order to locate and appreciate the profound changes which occurred in and around the sixth century BC .
2 Bolton refused to lie down and in the last kick of normal time a shot from Philliskirk cannoned off the crossbar .
3 ‘ They all knew they wanted to do it right away and by the next day had done something about it , ’ Chay Blyth remarks .
4 Unfortunately , the negotiations for a depôt site in Raleigh Road fell through and at the last minute , the company had to seek another site .
5 She went over and over the last time she had seen him .
6 That much sooner and in the last hour , couple of hours we 've seen what I would call a Tweedledee and Tweedledum amendments erm because quite frankly there is n't that much difference between them er at the end of the day the impact on the people who 've had to pay the bill is virtually the same .
7 It really did turn me on and after the first time I done it it it turned me on so much I come .
8 But things turned Oxford 's way after sub Gary Bannisetr came on and in the 71st minute solid tackling gave Mickey Lewis the chance to put Joey Beauchamp through .
9 He saw with pleasure that she looked cold but not frightened ; she was beginning to swim more slowly and for the first time with trust , as if the water were a friendly and not an alien element .
10 The following day she felt that everything was going very slowly and by the next day she felt that she was back to normal .
11 The town grew very slowly and in the seventeenth century suffered as a result of the Cromwellian Civil Wars .
12 The angels said it would be all right and for the first time , she thought , What if it is n't ?
13 His eyes narrowed dangerously and for a split-second Polly held her breath .
14 Mine Host Norman raised his glass of Highland Park whisky yesterday and for the first time managed to raise a smile from the assembled guests .
15 In the 25th minute , Mark Dunk elbowed Mike Taylor before shooting home and in the 30th minute Stepney netted from an offside position .
16 Joe had n't the faintest idea what I was talking about but he worked away enthusiastically and by the next afternoon we were ready to hang the rope-ladder .
17 I mean , erm she actually then chooses to walk up and down the third storey erm couple of pages later , Jane , when she wants a bit of solitude .
18 The changes aim to improve the high quality of our health service for everyone now and into the next century .
19 Pastor Berndt Albani began his sermon : ‘ How will it continue , today and in the next days ?
20 As this new world takes shape , America stands at the centre of a widening circle of freedom — today , tomorrow and into the next century
21 Few excuses can be offered for the England batsmen 's failure to pile up runs both here and in the first Test at Calcutta , where they were beaten by eight wickets .
22 The victim was then hypnotised twice and during the second session he claimed to recognise the accused as the attacker .
23 Christine looked across and for the first time a defensive flabbiness crawled across her face .
24 One that I look a lot more like the Prime Minister wearing my reading glasses than the Prime Minister actually looks like the Prime Minister and two , the hidden benefits of wearing your reading glasses , group , here , is that I ca n't see a thing over there and for the first time in ten years I 'm gon na enjoy delivering a speech .
25 Since space permits no separate treatment of stunts and stunt artists , their work will be alluded to there and in the last section of this chapter , which concerns special make-ups and costumes — though in practice this may require not just stunt people but also the stars or extras .
26 Skilled performers use the impetus of the opening punch to throw themselves forwards and into the second punch .
27 and like the thing is obviously like the first realise there on a and they try to stop it , why are you stopping for , remember you are in the British army , if you disobey orders you 'll get a court marshall really started laying onto them , and like they 've started again and like the first bloke obviously got to the fucking water , cos he 's stopped again , one man one sides shouting out and round the other side shouting out and they have they 've all gone in , they must of thought fuck it and they 've all just fucking marched into the sea , and we marched them in , tent was only about that much above water , and we 've lasted thought , this is the thing that got me , he , he shouted at him , cos we , we , we managed to get them and that , he said right , right , go in , go in and tell them to come out , what , I said what , can you just pop in and tell them to come out , I said over here sarge , he said you disobey an order
28 If the nest is a hanging one , then the bird will fly round and round the first threads , binding more around them to form the walls of the cup .
29 The Big Bang may have encouraged a greater familiarity among companies with search firms , simply because it was the first occasion when they had called on their services , often reluctantly and as a last resort .
30 Media coverage of the CIOB has increased significantly and for the first time coverage has been obtained at national level on television , radio and in the press .
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