Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 Theodosiou was the first to go for stamping in the 72nd minute and Greg Downs followed after protesting at a penalty decision .
2 He intends to concentrate on writing for the next year , with a summer break to make an irreverent beginner 's Guide to Opera , co-written with his colleague Paul Whitehouse .
3 This brought a swift end to the Marquis 's exploits and he and La Tour had to go into hiding for the next few years .
4 I recognise that we have a great deal of work to do in planning for the next steps in taking our strategy forward .
5 C Company withdrew to barracks in order to rest before embarking on the next operation early the following morning .
6 In two respects , it is open to the courts to insist that the constable 's decision must be a reasonable one ; there must first be reasonable grounds on which the constable is entitled to rely in deciding in the first place whether or not a breach of the peace is likely to occur .
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