Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [verb] [adv prt] the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 But then should I also have said that Oliver rang up the next day and asked if I 'd liked them ?
2 After a while , of course , the woebegone aspect of the crossed-in-love becomes very irritating , especially if one is being unjustly blamed for it , so Lydia ripped out the last of the fluff that formed , as it were , the bird 's underclothes , rose to her feet gripping her pheasant by its knees , and then bent over and kissed Beuno .
3 And let's not forget that Waqar shot out the first four England batsmen in the second innings at The Oval with a new ball — and he was scarcely getting it off line .
4 However , by January of last year Scott was involved in arrangements with Chorley and Walker to bring in the second load , alleged Mr Burke .
5 As O'Grady and Kyle went down the 8th another sudden roar came from the expectant crowd waiting round the 11th .
6 Will then organise conference at which present problems can be cleared and principles laid down The next day , 22 May , AFHQ replied to Eighth Army [ KP 22 ] ] : " Policy discussions on questions indicated your U 128 now being considered this HQ .
7 Our annual institutional presentations held in London , Edinburgh and Paris mapping out the next phase of company development were also well received .
8 Pakistan 's start was not quite as grim as India 's at Headingley in 1952 , when the first four batsmen were out before a run had been registered , nor did it quite compare with Australia 's second innings at Brisbane in 1950 , when Bedser and Bailey send back the first three without a run on the board .
9 JUST as spring brings out the first swallows , so it also motivates incoming club tours from one or more of the four home countries .
10 When Blyth came back the next year he was even more unpleasant than before , having lost his left leg from above the knee in a road accident ( the boy he was playing'chicken ’ with was killed ) .
11 Felipe was still having breakfast when Maggie went down the next morning , and it caught her off guard .
12 The New Year feast is only one of a number of sumptuous meals that follow as relatives arrive over the next few days .
13 When Mary woke up the next morning , she saw a young servant girl cleaning the fireplace .
14 When Razor went down the first time I was shouting and jumping up and down , ’ she said .
15 When Clare woke up the next morning , the sky was grey and the sun was not shining .
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