Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [verb] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps the rationalisation the person devises for coping with the first loss is shattered by the second loss . |
| 2 | The solution lies in removing from the fourth head the bulk of cases which are charitable in spite of the fact that a particular group is primarily benefited , namely gifts in relief of distress , and thereby making possible a more limited definition of the general sections which can be regarded as benefiting the community and a more sweeping rejection of gifts which though benefiting the community do not do so directly . |
| 3 | The strongest card Britain has in dealing with the Third World is not that it is a burnt-out empire , but that it is a peaceful union of diverse nations , regions and cultures , some of which share with the Third World a common historical experience , and so can speak to them in a manner in which London , or the prosperous south-east corner of England , never can . |
| 4 | Now all the effort goes into preparing for the next one … although the RAF 's team is calling it a day . |
| 5 | If two neutral events of the same class are used , the second one interferes with learning about the first . |
| 6 | Tit for Tat begins by cooperating on the first move and thereafter simply copies the previous move of the other player . |