Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may perhaps have corresponded to the last creation of the world , for the Maya believed that the world had been created and destroyed several times . |
| 2 | Brendan Ormsby 's transfer from Leeds United to Cardiff City was called off yesterday after the defender decided he did not want to play in the Third Division . |
| 3 | Mr Donovan 's mere financial gain will probably make little difference to him and it is debatable whether his name ‘ has been cleared once and for all ’ as it did not need clearing in the first place . |
| 4 | But Truman did not hesitate to intervene in the next crisis in the Far East , when North Korean troops invaded the South Korean Republic on 25 June 1950 ( CORE , pp. 150–51 ) . |
| 5 | Even HG Wells might not have believed in the last years of the 20th century , plans were being laid to walk across the Martian south pole . |
| 6 | No , I should not have moved into the second Person . |
| 7 | Actually , Edberg might not have got beyond the last eight , for Ivan Lendl played wonderful tennis to lead by a set and 5–4 . |
| 8 | I shall just have to wait for the next Guinness Book of Records for the answer . |
| 9 | ‘ Then we 'll just have to stop at the first one , ’ Isabel declared . |
| 10 | Either the individual can not get to sleep in the first place or he wakes frequently during the night . |
| 11 | ‘ But I got punched to pieces that night and the only reason I won the fight was that I could still keep going in the 12th round . |
| 12 | But we had various versions of M1 , but we did n't ever get rid of the first version , so we could , the one that Suzannah did and then the one that I changed , and then the one that the Committee changed , all exist so that we can back track what we actually did . |
| 13 | After all , if you had asked him , Boy would probably have said for the first time in his life , yes , thank you I am very happy . |
| 14 | It could also pay to go for the next larger filter if your pond is alternatively stocked . |
| 15 | Figures published by the Department of Industry ( DTI ) show that on current trends emissions of carbon dioxide in Britain will probably continue to rise over the next thirty years . |
| 16 | I 'm sure Linfield would rather have got to the first round proper by playing football but at least they 've played it by the rules and good luck to them against Copenhagen . |
| 17 | I do n't really want to comment on the last issue really , I think we 've probably said enough on that , er the the issue of the effect on West Yorkshire . |
| 18 | As for tomorrow 's race , Jeremy ca n't realistically expect to finish in the first ten first time out . |
| 19 | If Cypress Semiconductor Corp has its way , Sparcs will really begin to fly over the next couple of weeks . |
| 20 | Well indeed , and er , having got in , I suppose they proceeded to entertain your father with the music he did n't particularly want to hear in the first place ? |
| 21 | If the child does n't want to go for the first test or even the second test , it is their right . ’ |
| 22 | I do n't want to jump into the first movie that 's offered to me . |
| 23 | It means , do n't keep wishing for the next day , or the next week , or month , or year , or your life goes too fast . |
| 24 | What was it like ? ’ you grandchildren may ask in the future , for the late eighties in Britain might well become known as the second ‘ Belle Epoque ’ . |
| 25 | Now back at Jan Smuts Airport , X-Ray Foxtrot may well have flown for the second time in civvies by the time these words are read . |
| 26 | Despite the new marriage codes , common-law partnerships also remained popular — and may even have increased in the nineteenth century . |
| 27 | If Jack had had to protect his pitch at Dagenham and White City in the days when men were men , he would n't have survived until the third race . |
| 28 | The erm , yes these and it started to be like warfare more than a game you know at that stage but hopefully now we 're getting back to some sort of sanity with the membership cards you know , because we , the crowd is segregated from the away supporters now and that 's cos if Walsall go into the second division again they 'll have to spend so much I believe on the ground to cage the away supporters in which they do n't have to do in the third division . |
| 29 | Is it a new editorial policy that New Scientist will investigate the number and source of replies to advertisements within its pages and then print snide remarks about why the unsuccessful applicants should n't have applied in the first place ? |
| 30 | ‘ When you have a child to consider you do n't go rushing into the first relationship that comes along . |