Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He later urged voters to support Lissouba in the second round and , according to sources close to the two parties , on Aug. 11 UPADS entered into a formal electoral alliance with the PCT . |
| 2 | Should you wish to paint hardwood for the first time , it will be necessary to coat it with an aluminium primer . |
| 3 | WHY IS IT EASIER TO LOSE WEIGHT IN THE FIRST WEEK OR TWO ? |
| 4 | Our informants had a well-articulated theory of the relation between ‘ work-in-school ’ and success in a life career that allowed them to see work-in-school as the first rung of their adult moral careers . |
| 5 | Forest began to lose momentum in the second half and found themselves forced to defend for longer periods . |
| 6 | Was n't that partly the reason why she had agreed to see André in the first place ? |
| 7 | Uniform start date to be Thursdays , and matches to include Saturday as the third day . |
| 8 | ‘ In the early Fifties , we all started setting up Resistance networks again , all over Europe , when it looked as if the Soviets were going to come west on the next train : , The Air Force was particularly interested : escape routes for aircrew and so on . |
| 9 | According to the draft rules , a candidate would need to win at least 200 out of 300 votes to secure election in the first round or in a second round five days later . |
| 10 | Central London teachers are asked to provide tea at the next training day ( 17th October 1981 ) . |
| 11 | The MORI survey was conducted to measure the success of the Prospectus and to provide feedback for the second edition , which has now been published . |
| 12 | KEVIN Campbell , Arsenal 's goal-greedy hit man , plans to overshadow team mate Ian Wright and Blackburn 's Alan Shearer in the race to provide England with the next generation of strike stars . |
| 13 | Their ability to attract custom in the first place relies heavily on ( a ) comprehensive , colourful and well-produced catalogues , and ( b ) the use of part-time agents , usually housewives , working on a commission basis . |
| 14 | In June 1984 , small businesses were also required to provide security for the first time under the scheme , which obviously deterred many potential entrepreneurs and damaged the usefulness of the scheme . |
| 15 | Slick catching aided the West Indies effort , Lara setting the pattern by swooping low to his left as the solitary slip to despatch Wessels off the last ball of the day 's third over , and their captain gone , the South Africans never appeared to have the conviction that they could achieve their moderate target . |
| 16 | He said the products shortages that hurt the company in the first half are virtually behind it now , and Apple will be better able to meet demand in the second half . |
| 17 | He argues that the depression marks the exhaustion of firms ' ability to obtain profits from the last generation of innovations and their low profit rates force them to take radical steps . |
| 18 | The Commission could have put forward the first of these amendments separately from the Fifth Directive , and may have chosen its course in order to revive consideration of the Fifth Directive as a whole . |
| 19 | Bates , who beat Byron Black of Zimbabwe 3–6 6–3 7–5 in his first round match , can find comfort , too , in Wilkinson 's victory because he is due to meet Frana in the first round at Wimbledon . |
| 20 | Endill was led to the start of the line and told to shake hands with the first teacher , then the second , then the third and all the way along the line until the last . |
| 21 | SOARING sales mean workers at car giant Rover are being asked to work Sundays for the first time in living memory . |
| 22 | The rise of State intervention in the social sphere prior to 1914 has been acknowledged as marking the beginnings of the process of greater involvement which was to find expression in the Second World War . |
| 23 | CCG will continue to provide services for the first year of operation and hopefully into the future . |
| 24 | Try to relate events to the Third World . |
| 25 | Replying on behalf of Chris Patten , the then chairman of the Conservative Party , Geoffrey Finsberg , stated : ‘ The Prime Minister has made it very clear that there will be no need to increase VAT in the next government . |
| 26 | To mark the country 's first successful bone marrow transplant involving an un-related donor , Norwegian television arranged for her to meet Janet for the first time in front of an estimated two-and-a-half million viewers . |
| 27 | Working on three floors at once we decided to we needed to continue work on the seventh floor before moving up to the eighth and so on to the ninth by the information given us in the er we calculated that the men that were to get onto the programme by the end of the week calculated the production rate for various gangs to see how fast so that 's how it was looking . |
| 28 | Despite lacking the cutting edge , Villa continued to create openings throughout the second half . |
| 29 | And I 'm almost having to bully kids in the fifth year at present into getting hold of the Echo at night and writing off to jobs because they believe they are of no value . |
| 30 | It would be a marvellous feat if the 22-year-old swimming pool attendant from Wakefield was to supercede Hare at the first attempt . |