Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He can not possibly have played better despite tiring in the second half of a patchy but exciting final . |
| 2 | If one looks at the international scene — as any university or special librarian must — the range of choice is further amplified , especially since publishing in the Third World is expanding very quickly . |
| 3 | It often takes ages for a pair to get down to spawning for the first time and if you were to separate them now it would be extremely difficult to get them back together again . |
| 4 | Erm then we get down to coming into the twentieth century . |
| 5 | How oppressive the satraps were in reality is a question which can be answered only by looking at the second area in which Persia impinged , tribute and military service . |
| 6 | They certainly will not go out of their way to be critical — and if they do they are not worth knowing in the first place ! |
| 7 | Just by glancing at the first chapter of the book you feel a sort of ‘ zing ’ that brings them together , so much so that one could never rate one higher than the other . |
| 8 | This would occupy a fraction of a second which would have to be made up by hurrying over the next group of semiquavers , and would sound breathless and hectic . |
| 9 | Such people are n't worth knowing in the first place . |
| 10 | Well , many thanks indeed for fighting for the last hour on this programme . |
| 11 | Instead of switching to the next phases to be excited are , which enables the motor to develop maximum negative torque at that position . |
| 12 | That made people feel that their least effort was rewarded and they looked forward to participating in the next organizational improvement . |
| 13 | Lime burning had expanded considerably at Halling in the second half of the eighteenth century . |