Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] [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 | Our annual institutional presentations held in London , Edinburgh and Paris mapping out the next phase of company development were also well received . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ) . |
| 9 | Felipe was still having breakfast when Maggie went down the next morning , and it caught her off guard . |
| 10 | When Mary woke up the next morning , she saw a young servant girl cleaning the fireplace . |
| 11 | When Clare woke up the next morning , the sky was grey and the sun was not shining . |