Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [prep] the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew the course because of playing it in my army days , and I knew where the worst of the rough was , but that did n't count for much after the first day . |
| 2 | The goal came after midway through the second half … |
| 3 | ‘ Then what are you doing out here in the first place ? ’ |
| 4 | The Pompeian house does , of course , only depict the Roman home of up to the first century A.D. and in later years , as can be seen at Ostia , the plan was developed . |
| 5 | These horses are part-Arab , part-Basque and part-English , the English blood having been mixed in on the orders of Napoleon 1 , while the Arab strain has been traced , perhaps fancifully , to the horses left behind by the Saracens , who were badly defeated near here in the eighth century . |
| 6 | Despite falling behind twice in the first half to Liverpool 's shadow squad , the Londoners still had the determination to snatch victory with a disputed penalty . |
| 7 | After wintering in London on they travelled in March 1572 up-country to Lancaster and from thence across the first part of the Morecambe Bay sands to their stop-over with the Prestons at Holker . |
| 8 | But it is the husband who is responsible for paying it and who must acquire the money from outside in the first place . |
| 9 | In this article Peter J. Clarke , Manager , International Trade Services , AIB , traces the history surrounding the Letter of Credit from just after the First World War , when it reigned supreme , to the present day . |
| 10 | It continued , in sometimes sporadic use , until shortly after the First World War , one of the last references coming in 1921 . |
| 11 | And while you were , while you were using a film which you had in anyway for the next day 's performance and putting in that slot |
| 12 | It was used in the Roman Empire until early in the thirteenth century , and in most of Western Europe until the twelfth . |
| 13 | Until early in the eighteenth century , moreover , foreign diplomats when given audience by the sultan were expected to wear a Turkish-style robe over their normal clothing in order to spare him the repellent sight of European dress . |
| 14 | But they were always , until far into the eighteenth century , a potentially negative factor . |
| 15 | In England , also , complaints of the difficulty of finding capable diplomats can be heard until far into the eighteenth century ; and many agreed to serve only to put the government under a moral obligation to find some acceptable post for them at home on their return . |
| 16 | In the light and shifty winds which Conner enjoys , because they give him ‘ leverage on the opposition ’ , Stars & Stripes came from behind on the third leg to gain 65 seconds on Koch 's America to take the lead which Conner clung to tenaciously for a 1min 56sec victory . |
| 17 | The two counties met in last year 's Ulster final at Armagh and in one of the best games seen in the province all year Tyrone came from behind in the second half to pull off a memorable victory after having been reduced to fourteen players . |
| 18 | A hospital scan revealed yesterday that the Irish boxer had fought from midway through the second round of the final with a cracked cheekbone after being caught with a vicious right hook . |
| 19 | There are many examples which date from well into the thirteenth century in a style not much altered from 100 years earlier . |
| 20 | The century following the Peace of Carlowitz ( Karlovci ) between the Habsburgs and the Turks in 1699 saw many changes in the relations among the European powers , some of which directly affected the South Slav peoples , and others which had delayed and indirect effects on them , the significance of which did not become apparent until well into the nineteenth century . |
| 21 | No government which was known to enjoy the support of the Crown was defeated in a general election until well into the nineteenth century . |
| 22 | An effort of this kind would have been quite beyond the office 's powers at any time until well into the nineteenth century . |
| 23 | Unfortunately , until well into the twentieth century , the safe period was assumed to be at mid-month . |
| 24 | On the other hand , Peter was responsible for the introduction of a punitive practice which was to remain at the centre of the tsarist criminal code and of the Siberian penal system until well into the twentieth century . |
| 25 | Extra time was deadlocked until well into the second period when both Bolton full-backs moved up , Cowdrill passed square to Brown and a powerful long-range strike hurtled past Digby . |
| 26 | Decisions made over the next three months seem certain to shape the future of work and play in Britain until well into the next century . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's very hard to predict because the costs are coming down rapidly , but I ca n't see it being an economic proposition until well into the next century , ’ Shah concludes . |
| 28 | He launched what became ( from February 1666 ) the London Gazette , which remained the government newspaper until well into the next century . |
| 29 | The Clean Air Act of 1970 set out to create a healthy atmosphere for the population within less than a decade , but even by the 1990s this has not been achieved and it is now expected that some urban areas will not achieve healthy air until well into the next century . |
| 30 | Is not the position that the United Kingdom will remain a very substantial oil producer until well into the next century ? |