Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | He passed Caballeros and Bugner as they were holing out at the 15th and driving at the short 16th . |
2 | Another possible official building , constructed of wood and dating to the late first or early second century , was discovered lying within its own ditched enclosure near Keays Lane . |
3 | So I was looking at the slide sitting on the strings , and looking at the major third on the fretboard , and then I said , ‘ If only I could get this note here . ’ |
4 | A constant threat from the east was the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia , reaching from the Tyne to the Forth and amalgamating in the early seventh century with Deira to form Northumbria . |
5 | Gunpowder had been in widespread use in Europe in mining and quarrying since the early seventeenth century , but two hundred years later the techniques available for detonating the charges were still very primitive . |
6 | The British champion jockey was found guilty of two offences when riding at the Vaal last Thursday . |