Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [adv] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there was a limit beyond which the furtherance of working-class interests conflicted with the national interest ; few were prepared to advance there in the first two years of the war . |
| 2 | They are clearly determined not to be beguiled and are prepared to trade quickly at the first sign that sterling 's recent advantage is beginning to dissipate — although they are also finding that the money market is an ants ' nest where one man 's guess is as good as another . |
| 3 | The total investment need is there from the beginning but it is split into two phases and in our thinking it is only too easy to look only at the first phase because this almost returns the organisation to profitability , and to ignore the second phase which may be essential . |
| 4 | So , although it is not possible to state any overall figures , the prevalence of ageing with a disability among minority ethnic communities is also likely to increase significantly over the next decade and beyond . |
| 5 | Mr Taylor and Rick Parry , the Premier League chief executive , who spent much of the weekend trying to thrash out an agreement on the telephone , are likely to meet again in the next 48 hours . |
| 6 | On the other hand they indicated that former President Giscard d'Estaing ( UDF ) was likely to do better on the second ballot by taking centrist votes , with the result that , in late 1990 , the UDF seemed less concerned to reach an agreement . |
| 7 | Sales are likely to drop further over the next three years , says the report . |
| 8 | Beeny was solid all game , and pulled off one great save midway through the 2nd half . |
| 9 | Having thus fended off three challenges to his leadership , Franco felt sufficiently confident to deal summarily with the fourth , simply picking off the signatories of the September petition one by one . |
| 10 | ‘ Pat Nevin , our other scorer , has not been able to train properly for the last five weeks because of an ankle problem . ’ |
| 11 | I was surprised I 'd been let in at all , surprised that I 'd been able to wander freely about the second and first floors of the cold labyrinthian building of stairwells , escalators and concrete locker-lined corridors . |
| 12 | It is also important to differentiate here between the first flight of the day and subsequent flights . |
| 13 | I gather you 'll be able to leave here on the 15th . |
| 14 | This is not a practical way to run a paper and pencil address book because it 's not possible to turn directly to the 3423rd character in a book , and the saving in space would not be worth the tedium involved . |
| 15 | Mr Deputy Speaker that 's exactly what the authorities are asked to make sure about and of course they must have sensible plans so that there are always beds and facilities for those who need them , but in a way it 's a success of care in the community that that more elderly people are being looked after in their own homes and so we 've arrested the very rapid growth in permanent residential places which was occurring before the policy was introduced er , as we now see , despite some gloomy forewarning , local authorities have in general managed well in the first year of their responsibilities , they 've examined thousands of cases and many people have been helped to make decisions about their own futures . |
| 16 | ‘ IT 'S been disappointing coming here for the last 20 years — so let's not get carried away with this defeat ’ . |
| 17 | But all the time they forage they are alert , ready to withdraw instantly at the first hint of danger . |
| 18 | Dealers left for a quiet early evening drink in the sunshine , ready to return ahead of the first ‘ exit polls ’ last night . |