Example sentences of "[adv prt] [verb] [prep] [art] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blaise Cendrars , the writer , saw Modigliani let fall a twenty-franc note one evening when a well-known pauper came in to sit at the next table . |
| 2 | Furious , she sat down to wait for the next vehicle . |
| 3 | The Livingstones and Crichtons did this in 1439 , when they seized James II and then settled down to squabble for the next decade ; the Boyds did the same thing with James III ; and Angus found time , despite his matrimonial problems with Margaret Tudor , to get possession of James V in 1526 and dominate politics for the last two years of the minority . |
| 4 | First-half turnover was down compared with the first half of 1991-92 to $171.1m from $196m , although the company says revenues were constant , given comparable structures . |
| 5 | Tobacco released to the market was down 11.3 percent in the first half of 1991 compared with the same period of 1990 and 17.7 percent down compared with the second half of 1990 . |
| 6 | This project is a study of the origins of international trade disputes in manufactures since the nineteenth century . |
| 7 | After another couple of hymns and an anthem , they go down to prepare for the next service . |
| 8 | If we go back to the education example , and suppose that the first vote is between L and M , then if the rich vote sincerely L wins , and in the second round H defeats L. On the other hand , if the rich had voted for M in the first round , then M would have gone on to win in the second round . |
| 9 | Then it goes on to look at a second play , B , and the replies to that . |
| 10 | What had made him take up writing in the first place ? the interviewer asked . |
| 11 | The evidence now suggests that giving up smoking in the seventh decade of life brings health benefits . |
| 12 | Perhaps the Home Secretary will get up to respond on the second point that he made to the Conservative party conference . |
| 13 | Stepping up to bat in the eighth inning of game five on Sunday with the scores tied 1-1 , the Giants first baseman had trouble controlling the adrenalin , ‘ but I took a deep breath and tried to focus on the point of release of the ball ’ . |
| 14 | Sorting went on day and night for a fortnight , and indeed beyond , for books kept on coming till the last moment of the sale . |
| 15 | But it was Portsmouth who came out firing in the second half . |
| 16 | Heavy rain stopped everyone after 18 laps , so it was back to go for a second start . |
| 17 | Putting the thoughts out of his head , he settled back to wait for the next people who could keep the Americans busy . |
| 18 | If he was the sole breadwinner , you may have to go out to work for the first time . |
| 19 | Phillipson has pointed to more direct state management of retirement , in order to regulate the size of the labour force , yet the well-known attempts by the government to induce retirees back to work after the Second World War were notable for their lack of success ; the reserve army of elderly labour was highly resistant to re-enlistment . |
| 20 | ‘ Robert had just taken over the Seconds , but was called back to play in the first team . |
| 21 | ( The Abbey 's building and contents insurance must be taken out to qualify for the first time buyer 's discount ) . |
| 22 | ‘ In that case , you should never have taken me out sailing in the first place ! ’ |
| 23 | Needless to say , Roebuck underwent another ankle operation in December and hopes to be back playing by the first Sydney competition match for Eastwood against defending champions Randwick in April . |
| 24 | David called Mick Ronson and Woody Woodmansey ( after making ‘ The Man Who Sold The World ’ , they had returned to Hull where they lived ) and invited them back to prepare for the next album , ‘ Hunky Dory ’ . |
| 25 | It is a curious miscellany , where photographs of his early ballets are mixed in with family snap-shots , pictures of his friends , souvenirs of journeys , Christmas and other greetings , a book of clothing coupons from the days of rationing , costume drawings and various illustrations cut from magazines , including a feature on Roland Petit 's ballet Carmen and examples of the ‘ new look ’ in women 's clothes when long skirts came back to fashion for the first time since the war ; he proposed a ballet about that , but it was rejected . |
| 26 | Any decent sized salmon would be bound to show itself as it moved around waiting for the next tide to free it . |
| 27 | ‘ There is nothing worse than players hanging around waiting for the next instruction . |
| 28 | It would benefit no one if we all sat around moping for the next week . |
| 29 | She felt sad and immensely tired that she was about to see for the first time how Eddie had died . |
| 30 | No hint that she was about to walk into the last surprise party that she could ever expect to see . |