Example sentences of "[conj] on the third " in BNC.
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1 | And so it came to pass that on the third day we journeyed to Gstaad and skied . |
2 | If anything , he says , the IASC could be accused of focusing too much on countries in Continental Europe and Japan , rather than on the Third World , in an effort to put the framework of basic accounting standards in place . |
3 | I took 2 days off work before my baby was born , and on the third day my life suddenly changed and it seemed that all of my well laid plans would go to waste . |
4 | I can control the crust easily now , and on the third cast the water erupts as a nice chub takes the bait . |
5 | They travelled for days and on the third entered the Lauderdale valley . |
6 | ‘ Go and tell that fox : ‘ I am driving out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow , and on the third day I shall finish my work ! ’ |
7 | The second day was clearer , and on the third the sun shone . |
8 | ‘ And on the third date , she told us , he took her back to his surgery in Harley Street — and raped her . |
9 | And on the third day after his death the human body of Jesus , still reposing in the sanctity of the divine presence , was quickened by the Spirit and the person of Jesus of Nazareth was restored to life . |
10 | Each year of the cycle the first tithe was paid to the Levites ( with the exception of the Sabbath ) and on the third and sixth year of the cycle the second tithe was a poor tithe . |
11 | And on the third day , some men who thought this to be a favourable sign went forth to water the bumpouses and to bring them to their maturity and wholesomeness . |
12 | The fact that the Prime Minister of Great Britain had twice flown to Germany to intercede with him , and on the third occasion had hurried across Europe with the heads of the French and Italian Governments to meet him at the shortest possible notice , constituted a personal triumph for Hitler . |
13 | Did not tradition relate how Saint James had three times attempted to ascend Massis , and on the third occasion been told by an angel that it was forbidden , but that the angel had given him a plank of wood from the Ark , and there where he had received it was founded the monastery of Saint James ? |
14 | Council now meets three times a year on the 2nd Saturday in March , the fourth Saturday in June ( on the same day as our AGM ) and on the third Saturday in November . |
15 | The convoy was halted for a time by protesters at Dalreoch , on the Dumbarton-Helensburgh road , again at Helensburgh and on the third occasion at the protest camp at the gates to the base . |
16 | All I was told is that you 're getting twelve months guarantee , but you 've got to have a three thousand mile service , and as the gentleman said erm I recorded the deliveries and sent them all back and on the third one , when I took it in I asked if they 'd put a new set of points in for me and erm unfortunately when it came out there was no compression at all and because because I it was suggested that I dug my heels in a bit and got an independent report and erm basically they told me to get lost because it cost fifty pound to do the report . |
17 | Likewise the second night passed without incident , but on the third night , when I was tidying away papers in my office , a dishevelled deputy Sister came in . |
18 | But on the third occasion both the board and the candidate faced the issue squarely . |
19 | The first two nights passed uneventfully , but on the third night , Ted heard the sound of heavy breathing which seemed to come from the armchair . |
20 | But on the third night we heard someone trying to get into our room followed by a gunshot . |
21 | For two days nothing happened , but on the third morning I checked the tank and found that the fish had spawned . |
22 | On the first two touches , it shifted , and she could n't get a grip on it , but on the third attempt , she clasped it between her toes . |
23 | ‘ They defused the first two and had three attempts at the third , but on the third attempt it blew up killing a major and his assistant lost his right arm when a hatch-door blew off . ’ |
24 | I cleared the bar at the first height , then at the second height , but on the third attempt I knocked the bar over . |
25 | The mere wear-and-tear of the prolonged firing contributed to German losses ; after superhuman efforts , one of the monster 420s had been moved up to the Bois des Fosses in order to knock out Fort Souville , but on the third shot a shell exploded in the worn barrel , killing almost the entire crew . |
26 | On two sides were boxes containing new shoes , while on the third were dozens of repairs awaiting collection . |