Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the liberal wing of the Ukrainian Communist Party , Fokin was regarded as a compromise candidate and was elected unopposed in the third ballot ( he had re-entered the contest after withdrawing from the second ballot ) , after the communist hardliners ' candidate , Aleksandr Bulyanda , had been persuaded to stand down . |
| 2 | In a statement on Nov. 22 the Karen National Union ( KNU ) estimated that over 800 civilians , 375 government troops and 27 Karen guerrillas had been killed as a result of fighting during the last six weeks in the lower central Irrawaddy Delta , south-east of Rangoon . |
| 3 | And I got up with the intention of diving off the second one and I went no ! |
| 4 | Catch crops are usually sown in late summer or early autumn immediately after harvest , for grazing in early winter and again in the spring before ploughing for the next main crop . |
| 5 | " The results suggest , however , that a significant part of warming in the last century is not greenhouse-related " , he commented . |
| 6 | Civil war probably halted the work , with the result that 20th century tourists can still stumble on the stone axes where they were lain , and can study the progress of carving from the first outlines to the almost completed megalith ready to slide down from this rocky womb . |
| 7 | ‘ I have given up hope of racing in the first round at Snetterton , later this month , ’ he admitted . |
| 8 | In the euphoria of getting through the first night , Charles had forgotten how much concentration that effort had taken , and found it difficult to get back the rhythm of his lines with the A.S.M. The sleepless night and the excesses which it had incorporated did not help , either . |
| 9 | That Alex Wyllie , the grizzled New Zealand coach , regards this as the All Blacks ' most important tour since the Cup is a tribute not to the Welsh but to the necessity of bringing through the next generation of players . |
| 10 | First , we aim to set out what has happened to the total level of spending in the last 12 years . |
| 11 | Students who show evidence of sufficient merit may on completion of the course and at the discretion of the Course Committee be given the opportunity of transferring to the second year of an appropriate degree programme within the Faculty . |
| 12 | Rainey , seeking his fourth straight world title , slid off the Santamonica circuit after leading for the first third of a race run in dry , sunny conditions . |
| 13 | With the considerable degree of replanting in the last few centuries it is possible that the Weald now exhibits a more wooded aspect than at any time since the early medieval period . |
| 14 | The likelihood of dying in the first year is increased by no more than twofold . |
| 15 | NEXT loop without passing through the NEXT statement . |
| 16 | Having presented the far-reaching study produced by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland research committee on Auditing into the Twenty-first Century to a group of leading Scottish finance directors , we have to admit their reaction was hardly partisan ( see Governance ) . |
| 17 | The Annales school attempts to deal with this issue by appealing to the third category identified by Braudel — that of événements ; but to say quite what événements are is no easy task . |
| 18 | And , of course , the payment of dividend itself re-instates the 40% tax rate and defeats the tax motive for incorporating in the first place . |
| 19 | They also said that maybe Strandli will push Wallace for the first team place after scoring in the last 2 reserve matches . |
| 20 | But there have been significant changes in the nature of stealing since the Second World War . |
| 21 | If you only want the bloody music , whe I , what 's the point of taping in the first place ! |
| 22 | Graham was thrust into the Palace Manager 's seat when Arthur Rowe was taken seriously ill in November l 962 , and with the club in grave danger of returning to the Fourth Division . |
| 23 | She emerged immediately and dramatically to announce that she would be continuing with the contest with the aim of winning on the second ballot . |
| 24 | He could have given us a picture of Halling in the 16th century , but we will come to that later when investigating his own life here at Halling . |
| 25 | The choice of language affects selection , integration and choice of curriculum content throughout the primary cycle , and is of dominant importance in planning for the first school years . |
| 26 | There was no point in staying for the next three days ; her physical progress was excellent , and the proximity of these midwives and mothers and babies was having a most unfortunate effect on her . |
| 27 | What was the , what was the point in averaging in the first place ? |
| 28 | All parts of the body were then to be carefully washed in spirits of wine before proceeding to the third stage , which consisted in the injection of the body a second time — his system being an amalgam of that advocated by Robert Boyle and Ruysch — and the viscera , should it be considered necessary . |
| 29 | Three bureau tied for second place by delivering on the 19th ; P's & Q's , The Setting Studio and The Last Word . |
| 30 | Do n't forget Leeds winning instead — the best scenario would be Leeds winning on goal difference by scoring in the last minute . |