Example sentences of "[adv] [pos pn] [noun] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that the Institute was setting down its objectives for the first time was seen as ‘ a move in the right direction ’ . |
| 2 | But she was told to tone down her act after the first performance |
| 3 | A Thames waterman would take his grandson , on his Sunday visits , out on his lighter , handing down his skills to the fifth generation to work on the river : ‘ he was one of those methodical old fellows who live quietly , and never get ruffled . ’ |
| 4 | Only his progress to the second round of Wimbledon last year proved more lucrative . |
| 5 | To remind you , it was I who scraped together your passage-money in the first instance . |
| 6 | Her identity is widely known in the village , but her wishes are respected and her name will not be revealed here She is the last of a long line of illustrious cheesemakers and her regular clients can only hope that she will pass on her expertise to the next generation . |
| 7 | This is due to the fact that the capacitors can not simultaneously pass on their charge to the next stage and receive the charge from the previous stage . |
| 8 | My result in the afternoon race was the worst of the event as I dwelt over my fate up the first beat . |
| 9 | Or the actor who stumbles over his words for the second time at a rehearsal . |
| 10 | ‘ It was always my intention after the first two years of trying things out to get a more stable situation after the European Championships . |
| 11 | Julia , who called off their wedding at the last minute a year ago , was recently in Ireland with new lover Jason Patric . |
| 12 | Do n't put off your writing until the last minute and then panic . |
| 13 | It would be really rather nice , she thought as she picked up her cases for the fiftieth time that day , if they could all stay together , though it was hardly likely . |
| 14 | ‘ The industry has cleaned up its act in the last few years and we import from restricted countries , ’ said the timber merchant . |
| 15 | Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd , speaking on BBC 's The World This Weekend , said : ‘ On past form a great many members are looking to make up their minds at the last moment . |
| 16 | Gallup , for example , claimed that 37 per cent of voters made up their minds in the last week and 10 per cent decided on the day of the election . |
| 17 | RCO had tried to brighten up their corner of the third floor with a few gallons of inexpensive paint . |
| 18 | Half-way up the straight , Piggott picked up his whip for the first time and the resulting explosion was unforgettable . |
| 19 | Supplying the retail trade with special orders and quality goods , Storr built up his business over the next eleven years into one of the most important of its kind in London . |
| 20 | Midani , who also owned two French chateaux , a Cannes hilltop villa and a townhouse in Paris , had built up his collection during the last ten years of his life . |
| 21 | The three companies have been hammering out their understanding over the last few weeks : AT&T and USL have sought and reportedly received personal assurances from Novell chief Ray Noorda of the continued independence of Unix and the observation of the proprieties of open systems , neutrality and level playing fields . |
| 22 | The commission carried out its enquiries during the first half of 1932 and presented its report in October . |
| 23 | well you know , John Smith laid out his budget for the next , study for the , to cover the next two years and there , I mean there 's no intention to , to change it in the foreseeable future , I mean they 've laid it out for two years so that the basic rate stays the same , that the personal allowances are being increased so that this will take a lot of lower paid people out of tax and that coupled with the child benefit will make everybody up to about twenty two thousand a year better off , and then from there they 'll be a , a , a range of people who to it wo n't make much difference |
| 24 | No one knows when or by whom whisky was invented , but it was being made in Ireland when Henry 11 carried out his invasion in the twelfth century , and by Tudor times distilling was a thriving industry in Scotland . |
| 25 | The second-half saw Ranger 's stand-in keeper , Ally Maxwell at the centre of things — firstly coming out his box in the 60th minute to bring down Gareth Evans — and then producing a marvellous save from Darren Jackson 's header from the resultant free kick . |
| 26 | We consider first the extent of accumulation for bequests and then its division among the next generations ( these decisions may of course be interdependent ) . |
| 27 | Confidence has risen most in Britain , where signs of economic recovery helped net optimism to 42% , more than twice its level in the first quarter . |
| 28 | Thus , the reforms started a course which was the precise opposite of the emperor 's intention — moves to resist centralization , indeed , to secure greater decentralization , a process which ultimately led to the division of the empire in a Dual Monarchy , and ultimately its disintegration in the first World War . |
| 29 | I think it is , and therefore my judgment on the first demurrer is for the plaintiff . |