Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Plans agreed on by the first meeting included a shopping trip to Holland to visit a shop which sells outsize jeans and sweat-shirts and another to Germany to a shop which claims to sell the biggest size shoes in the world . |
| 2 | Speaking on implementing the guidelines laid down by the fifth plenum , government spokesperson Yuan Mu said on Nov. 22 : " The main problem behind the many mistakes which have occurred in China in the past lies within the party and it is therefore necessary first to focus attention on the party itself in solving the problem " ( of " dilution and weakening of party leadership , neglect of ideological and political work , and neglect of the building of party style " ) . |
| 3 | This example of evaluation is related to the parameters laid down in the first part of the chapter . |
| 4 | The Glasgow Gangs grew out of the First World War , when those too young to fight or know any better began to hang around street corners . |
| 5 | At least 12 other women candidates went through to the second round of voting . |
| 6 | Outside his ears picked up for the first time the rustling of invisible leaves and the rattle of window-frames : the wind was rising . |
| 7 | As the crews tied up for the last time in Southampton , watched , and waited for by families and friends they had n't seen for eight months , many of them agreed getting back to a routine , going back to work , might by tough . |
| 8 | The enrichment of the Library 's printed collections by selecting appropriately from the constant flow of new knowledge , as well as completing gaps in those publications already represented in the collections built up over the last three hundred years of the Library 's development , is of paramount importance for scholars and researchers . |
| 9 | Even in that jungly light I see something does n't add up : can a corpse have half a nose and two fingers busted off at the first joint ? |
| 10 | Steam lorries lingered on after the Second World War , largely because of the shortage of oil . |
| 11 | In rural areas only about 6 per cent of the children who entered the first grade completed the primary cycle , and half these entrants dropped out after the first grade . |
| 12 | In the Plate final — for teams knocked out in the first round of the Chairman 's Cup — Fife beat Perth 4–2 . |
| 13 | A total of 1,767 businesses went under in the first quarter of this year , as against 2,074 a year earlier . |
| 14 | A total of 1,767 businesses went under in the first quarter of this year , as against 2,074 a year earlier . |
| 15 | The bells rang out for the first time just a day after they arrived back at the church . |
| 16 | The main forces that work against trade union interest , according to Beaumont , are the difficulties experienced by unions in using the favourable industrial relations procedures laid down by the last Labour Government ; moves in the public sector that have made trade union organization difficult , and , in the case of GCHO , unlawful ; and the Conservative Government 's continuing drive against the closed shop . |
| 17 | Almost 35 million Americans tuned in to the first , two-hour pilot , making it the most watched TV movie of the season . |
| 18 | The three players walked off to the next tee . |
| 19 | Dunstable withdrew yesterday from the FA Cup , but face disciplinary action after their remaining players walked off in the 38th minute of the tie at Staines after the referee Stephen Head sent off a third member of their team . |
| 20 | The FA will also investigate Dunstable 's bizarre exit from the FA Cup on Saturday when the entire team walked off in their second-round qualifying tie at Staines after having three players sent off in the first 38 minutes . |
| 21 | Also in 1990 , 15pc of mothers gave up in the first week , and 38pc by the sixth , compared with 14pc in the first week and 39pc by week six in 1985 . |
| 22 | the cherry and whites won through to the last eight by beating London Scottish at Kingsholm on Saturday … the score twenty … to seven |
| 23 | Lawrence will change his policy next season when players left out of the first team will play in the reserves . |
| 24 | The police moved in during the first half and then at half-time as a mob of Englishmen taunted and threatened Spanish fans in Santander . |
| 25 | ‘ Most of the children came in during the first two days and our helplines were flooded with calls , but they appear to have calmed down now . ’ |
| 26 | ( Currently students gaining a baccalauréat were guaranteed a university place ; however , 50 per cent of students dropped out in the first two years . ) |
| 27 | Make sure you get a copy of the initial ( and any supplementary ) reading list(s) handed out at the first meeting with your class teachers . |
| 28 | Likewise , was n't hygiene something Lord Lister and others sorted out in the 19th century ? |
| 29 | Indoor bowls : Visit Clacton-on-Sea is the advice being offered to the selectors of county bowls teams in Essex following the indoor club 's latest success over strong opposition.The seasiders moved through to the third round of the London Southern Counties Shield with a 76–67 victory over Essex County , secured largely through the efforts of Ron Marrable 's rink . |
| 30 | Leeman plugged away with constant strikes and both his colleagues joined in on the 17th end when continued Brackley accuracy brought the game to a premature conclusion . |