Example sentences of "this [verb] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1990 there were probably around 12,000 CD-ROM drives sold in the U.K. This doubled last year and could rise to over 30,000 this year . |
| 2 | This involves first cutting the panel down to slightly more than the largest measurement , and then supporting it in place , so that it is spaced slightly away from the wall or ceiling , but is exactly vertical or horizontal . |
| 3 | This guarantees first of all full compensation in the original currency of the investment in case of any expropriatory measures and the Hungarian National Bank acts as guarantor . |
| 4 | This covers first half 1990 , second half 1990 , first half 1991 , second half 1991 and first half 1992 , and analyses the main p&l account items over these periods . |
| 5 | Confimation of this came last week when the longest-ever Education Bill was set before Parliament . |
| 6 | In education , the best illustration of this policy , but also of the practical limitations to the concept of parental rights , is in the area of school admissions , and discussion of this occurs next . |
| 7 | This happened first in Germany , when Georg Siemens , the founder and head of Germany 's premier bank , Deutsche Bank , saved the electrical apparatus company his cousin Werner had founded after Werner 's sons and heirs had mismanaged it into near collapse . |
| 8 | But apparently this happened last year at this particular conference . |
| 9 | This followed first place in the European championships at Falkirk , runners-up in the world championship in Glasgow and first at the prestigious Cowal Gathering . |
| 10 | This followed next , the debate opening on 14 November with a speech from Ottaviani , followed by a presentation of the text which suggested that it was a dogmatic decree concerned with the defence of Catholic doctrine : the existence of ‘ two sources ’ of revelation , Scripture and tradition . |
| 11 | And how long can , does this tape last ? |
| 12 | In fact , this augmented fourth chord is very frequently found as a predominant chord-shape in much of the music of composers such as Webern . |
| 13 | If the event of the infinitive following the modals could , would and will is represented as non-actual , this entails first of all that these modals themselves must have a type of meaning which is non-actualizing . |
| 14 | Under his command were three divisions , plus ancillary units : 6 Armoured Division , Maj-Gen Horatius Murray ( this included 1st Guards Brigade , Brig Gerald Verney ) 46 Infantry Division , Maj-Gen Steven Weir 78 Infantry Division , Maj-Gen Robert Arbuthnott ( this included 36 Infantry Brigade , Brig Geoffrey Musson ) . |
| 15 | This meant first a period in hospital , then periodic visits to the clinic . |
| 16 | ‘ Let's get this sorted first . ’ |
| 17 | This means first of all that prisons compete with other government responsibilities for extremely precious resources and secondly that the question of ‘ lesseligibility ’ inevitably raises its head . |
| 18 | This had first been mooted by Konrad Adenauer in 1949 . |
| 19 | ( a ) Deposit(s) paid This comes first on the agenda as a precaution against overlooking it on exchange of contracts , and as a reminder , when it 's paid to the selling estate agent , perhaps to get a release of deposit on completion . |
| 20 | This arises first from the economic effects of the accumulation of capital . |