Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] at the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The simple end-product arrives only at the fifth attempt . |
| 2 | He spins round at the third barrel . |
| 3 | Every sentence begins ‘ The whole point is this , ’ proceeds doggedly towards the target , then veers off at the last moment and explodes harmlessly in the undergrowth . |
| 4 | The strong relationship between syntactic category and coverage exists only at the first level of information . |
| 5 | When calculating the mutual inductance we assumed that the magnetic field due to I1 appears instantaneously at the second ring . |
| 6 | Mostly , crises arise when a guest pulls out at the last minute and we 're urgently looking for a replacement — sometimes we 've had just a matter of hours . |
| 7 | City : O & Y pays up at the last minute |
| 8 | Every September we have the small ad hoc Cabinet committee known as the ‘ Star Chamber ’ [ MISC 62 ] in which Lord Whitelaw sits down and tries to bang heads together , and then the Prime Minister comes in at the last minute and bangs heads together even more . |
| 9 | Yes , it 's disappointing , but when someone comes in at the last minute then the adrenalin flows and you can have a very lively show . |