Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] at the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as one parent said at the last gathering : ‘ Why do we all have to be so matey ? ’ |
| 2 | She was supported by seven of the eight parties which had agreed to form a coalition Cabinet , although the Centre Alliance withdrew at the last minute . |
| 3 | The joint favourite Mr Michael Buckley 's The Proclamation fell at the fourth fence , which was a nasty blow to his many supporters and he had been heavily backed . |
| 4 | The crunch game came at the second hurdle when Sudbury toppled the mighty London Welsh at Moorsfield , after which they have gone from strength to strength , bolstered by a refreshing brand of running rugby . |
| 5 | He is confident he will gain the 6pc swing needed to secure the seat and says a Labour victory will ‘ finish off ’ what his colleague started at the last election in 1987 . |
| 6 | The winger jumped at the last minute and Kitchen slid underneath him like a runaway bull and hit the concrete wall full on . |
| 7 | On Saturday she was chosen as the candidate by members of the Euro-constituency which the party held at the last election in 1990 by just 2,977 votes . |