Example sentences of "[noun sg] and at the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such was my astonishment that I stopped kicking the offending mouse and at the first opportunity went to look at the hedgerow . |
| 2 | With sudden inspiration and at the last moment , I stripped the big bed of its blanket and pillows and stuffed them on top of the suitcases . |
| 3 | In 1883 the Kilarrow Free Church congregation formed a Total Abstinence Society and at the first meeting in January 35 people signed the pledge . |
| 4 | In 1883 the Kilarrow Free Church congregation formed a Total Abstinence Society and at the first meeting in January 35 people signed the pledge . |
| 5 | Then , with flint and steel , he struck a spark and at the fifth attempt carried it to a withered leaf , which delicately he breathed into flame . |
| 6 | How can I forget all 4′ 11″ of him who would run across the office and at the last moment hop , skip and jump and land astride his stool . |
| 7 | There were a number of girls in the party and at the last minute the female teacher who was to chaperone them dropped out . |