Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [v-ing] the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in the years immediately following the Second World War , when its manufacturing capacity was weak by any standards , the UK 's net exports of manufactured goods ( the surplus of sales of manufactures after deducting imports of such goods ) was 8.6 per cent of the country 's output ( GDP ) while net imports of primary products were 11.4 per cent of GDP . |
| 2 | Many thousands of Lebanese had , like Gibran , travelled to America to escape hardship in the years immediately preceding the First World War . |
| 3 | Do n't worry if you 've not been told , it 's very new , and the managers actually over this week and last week have been before the Group Managers effectively having the last bits of training done and workshops before we really launch it to the field . |
| 4 | If the items truly reflect a developmental sequence , then , it is argued , the items immediately following the last items ticked , for a given child , provide the best focus for intervention . |
| 5 | Our programme of seminars continues , with recent events designed for centres currently piloting the first batch of general SVQs , and those interested in joining the pilot next session . |