Example sentences of "[to-vb] to [noun] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 This meant many of the staff could be travelling for days on end , racing against deadlines , and , just when they were at their most exhausted , might receive a summons to fly to France the next day , which usually meant leaving at 5.30 am .
2 Despite the chill he caught on New Year 's Day 1934 while watching a game at Bury , Chapman decided to go to Sheffield the next day to watch the Wednesday , Arsenal 's next opponents at Highbury .
3 I begged not to go to school the next day , but Mama said that I was over my cold and that I would be safer at school in case her trick should fail .
4 It 's my privilege and pleasure to present to Congress the first report of the Process and Construction Section .
5 David was encouraged to return to work the next day because this seemed to be the one positive aspect of his current situation .
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