Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [noun] [verb] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their lordships did , however , state that a different result might apply to a telex message which was not a direct communication in office hours between the acceptor and the offeror , e.g. if it was sent at night or was sent or received through telex machines operated by third persons . |
| 2 | Discussion of PC purchases deferred until next meeting , after DFC returns from China . |
| 3 | The auction ring of Ayr cattle market on 14th December , 1911 , was arranged for the ‘ high noon ’ of the dispute . |
| 4 | But it 's only now , 17 years after her death , that the first lady of crime fiction has at last acquired a fan club . |
| 5 | The put-put of tennis balls came from next door but one , and cultured cries of enjoyment . |
| 6 | In 1987 , The Tsarevich , jointly owned by Edgar Bronfman , the Chairman of The Seagram Company and Ivan Straker , Chairman of Seagram Distillers ran into second place behind Maori Venture , owned by 92-year-old Jim Joel who thus becomes one of the select band who have owned both English Derby and Grand National winners . |
| 7 | A GOVERNMENT minister yesterday promised emergency cash aid to bail out areas of North Wales devastated by last week 's ‘ storm of the century . ’ |
| 8 | Grants in respect of capital expenditure incurred after 31st March 1991 are included in creditors and released to the profit and loss account in equal instalments over the expected useful lives of the related assets . |
| 9 | The remains of Colinton Castle built in 16th and 17th centuries including the fine dovecot can still be seen in the grounds of Merchiston Castle School . |
| 10 | The unfortunate incident meant Sonya was immediately out of the competition and paved the way for Vina Buller to come from third into first position after Caroline Sharp had also faults on cross country . |
| 11 | The then commanding officer of the reconnaissance unit recalled : ‘ The naval battle off Cape Matapan occurred on 28th . |
| 12 | Without doubt , Anne Bancroft emerged as your shining example of growing old gracefully , with Judi Dench following in second place and Diana Rigg a close third . |
| 13 | Digital Information Systems Inc , Rancho Cordova , California , will introduce version 3.3 of its Synergy application development environment that turns out programmes which will run under Windows , MS-DOS , VMS and Unix , with Motif support promised for next April . |
| 14 | The Duofold development into Eastern Europe also continued apace , with sales volume doubling from last year . |
| 15 | Barclays deepened the gloom with first-half profits collapsing from last year 's £378million to £51million . |
| 16 | branded the penalty , which resulting in Courtaulds InterSpray slipping from first to last position in the opening stages of leg three before clawing back places , ‘ draconian ’ and has lodged an objection . |
| 17 | In North Division moved into second place with a 24–12 win Hartlepool whose outstanding player , full back Marty Saunders , scored a consolation try , Alan Calvert adding the conversion and two penalties . |
| 18 | There will be 34 starters headed by Kevin Schwantz in poll position followed by last year 's champion Wayne Rainey . |
| 19 | In Stockport Labour jumped from third to first place in terms of votes cast , and in Leeds it added almost 10% to take its share to over 55% . |
| 20 | Central News South has been to South America to see at first hand the lives that Oxfam hopes to improve . |
| 21 | The European Patent Office has got itself into a mess over these issues because it has proceeded to patent life forms without first examining properly whether the EPC , when interpreted as it was originally intended , actually allows the patents the patent office has granted . |
| 22 | Pressure on office space caused by post-Second World War recruitment and expansion of the collection led to further building on the site in 1954–55 . |
| 23 | Alan Igglesden took five for 41 as Kent beat Leicestershire by an innings and 138 runs at Grace Road to move into second place , 25 points behind championship leaders Essex . |
| 24 | Motherwell should beat Partick at Fir Park to leapfrog into ninth place while in the battle of Brockville the losers of the Falkirk v Airdrie match will , realistically , have little chance of avoiding the drop . |
| 25 | The poem ‘ Futility ’ by Wilfred Owen seems at first glance to be simple and relatively straightforward , but , as with many of Owen 's poems , it is well structured and very clever . |