Example sentences of "of [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found several broken crotal bells and some parts of buckles all , again of about mid-17th century/English Civil War period . |
| 2 | On the day of the launch of At First Sight at London Colney , on September 20 , among many moving moments as crews meet up and shared their memories , there was a most poignant presentation . |
| 3 | More recently , we have learned how to use electromagnetic fields to give particles energies of at first millions and then thousands of millions of electron volts . |
| 4 | David Holford , the West Indies team manager , said : ‘ It seems that the strain of at last proving himself on English wickets last year has had an adverse effect on his form . ’ |
| 5 | She began thinking about the possibility of at last talking to some other female about it all — not Alison , because she was the maternal type — but perhaps a professional . |
| 6 | Despite the dubious seaworthiness of our ship , for the first few days of the storm my sense of danger was eclipsed by the exhilaration of at last thundering in the right direction . |
| 7 | There you are , mother — there they go , properly disposed of at last . |
| 8 | And any hope Laura might have had of at last having that ‘ long talk ’ which Ross had so faithfully promised her had been dashed on opening the front door of the apartment . |
| 9 | On returning to the trenches , Charlie was surprised to find that the thought of at last being involved in a real fight had put the men in better humour . |