Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [art] [num ord] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sam , without any hesitation had agreed knowing that to wait for the first available fireman would delay his train 's departure . |
| 2 | And now we are to wait for the next ethnic war to intervene to salve our pitifully insensitive consciences and our failure to shape and conduct an effective policy : a neat one , no complications , allowing intervention with few , possibly no , losses . |
| 3 | But when the money runs out and they ca n't afford to pay for any more care patients have to wait for the next financial year . |
| 4 | Weather conditions precluded this , so he had to wait for the next scheduled plane from Wick to Kirkwall . |
| 5 | Thus Scargill was reluctant to go for a third national ballot under his leadership , and the fourth in four years . |
| 6 | If , as a returner , you prefer to remain as a second level nurse , there should be no problem in obtaining a place on a re-entry programme . |
| 7 | A hundred years were to pass before the next Roman invasion and this time they came to stay . |
| 8 | Use the erm , they they invited the Chislehurst May Queen , dan maypole dancers to come to the next open evening . |
| 9 | In 1984 Denison set up his own practice , Denison Peters Limited , to work on the first big project on the Leeds riverside , a housing scheme of part converted corn chandlers and part newly built flats . |
| 10 | The fact that resources which should have been released at point B are not available to work on the next planned project until point C is an ‘ opportunity cost ’ and will quite possibly result in that project being delayed too . |
| 11 | The fact that resources which should have been released at point B are not available to work on the next planned project until point C is an ‘ opportunity cost ’ and will quite possibly result in that project being delayed too . |
| 12 | We arranged to meet at the next new mum 's group at my house the following week . |
| 13 | O N A less acrimonious note , I was glad to read that David Alton , the Liberal Democrat MP for Liverpool Mossley Hill , is likely to stand at the next General Election . |
| 14 | Jo Durie also has the chance to progress with a first round match against fellow stalwart Liz Smylie , ranked four places below her . |
| 15 | Voters lined up before dawn in Chad yesterday to participate in the first national election in 20 years in this war-torn former French colony . |
| 16 | Moodie , despite a clutch problem on his Honda , closed within four seconds at Ramsey on the final lap , but the 37 year-old Reid put the power down and pulled away to win for the second successive year . |
| 17 | To apply for a First National Bank loan , fill in the application form opposite . |
| 18 | Besides , say the Liberal Club 's supporters , Civic Forum has a responsibility to carry out its programme and must continue to function until the next general election , in less than two years ' time . |
| 19 | With the adrenalin in full flow , both East and West concentrated on four further days ‘ curling at various venues in Toronto , at the end of which we were thrilled to emerge as the first Scottish team to win in Canada since 1949 . |
| 20 | ‘ I know it 's going to be a hard year and we 've still got a lot of work to do before the first European GP . |
| 21 | The present Labour MP in Barnsley West , Allen McKay , is to retire before the next general election . |
| 22 | Polls suggested that up to one in four Conservative MPs wanted her to go before the next general election : growing numbers of backbenchers were prepared openly to declare that the time had come for her to call it a day . |
| 23 | One of these subjects may be offered to qualify for the Second Level Group Certificate in Book-keeping and accounts . |
| 24 | At least one of them surfaced , rifle in hand , as an officer in the Palestinian forces to fight against the first Israeli invasion a year later . |
| 25 | Their call is timed to coincide with the first European Day for disabled people . |
| 26 | Their call is timed to coincide with the first European Day for disabled people . |
| 27 | A second referendum would then be held to coincide with the next general election , due by November 1993 , when voters would be asked to make a straight choice between the MMP proposal and the existing system . |
| 28 | ‘ I want to ride over the next big bore at Stonebench . ’ |
| 29 | In spite of the weather conditions 50 bands , travelled to compete at the first outdoor competition of the new season . |
| 30 | ( ‘ The first assistant director , ’ he says when I query his qualifications for the role , ‘ just had to shout at the second assistant director . ’ ) |