Example sentences of "[vb past] to the third " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He was going like a winner when he came to the third from home , fell and broke a leg . |
| 2 | When we came to the third hole I thought we were going to need some of that cushion . |
| 3 | Then when I came to the third I did not like it . |
| 4 | It came to the third night . |
| 5 | Now the woman came to the third cave , where lived the great bee . |
| 6 | When I came to the third class , the head introduced me as the ‘ expert from London ’ . |
| 7 | Bucknor signalled to the third umpire — and the red bulb for ‘ not out ’ lit up . |
| 8 | Just before Christmas , we visited Carlyle Mansions , climbed to the third floor and , ringing the bell , delivered to the housekeeper a rather nice , mature Camembert . |
| 9 | What happened to the third to make it a minor ? |
| 10 | I turned to the third passenger . |
| 11 | Annie rang the top bell and then went to the third floor , Susan 's flat . |
| 12 | I went to the third National Conference of Self-Help Groups . |
| 13 | Exasperated by what he saw as Theo 's heartless neglect of him , he unleashed a volley of angry questions to a brother he relegated to the third person : ‘ Why does n't he write ? |