Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] [pos pn] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 His pleasure was that England went on to their first home victory against the West Indies since 1969 .
2 His pleasure was that England went on to their first home victory against the West Indies since 1969 .
3 Nigel went off for his first term , and when he came back he was Oliver .
4 Boro striker Paul Wilkinson hit back with his 19th goal after Phillips proved the value of getting behind the Cambridge defence .
5 When Re came out on his next daily journey , the serpent lay in his path and bit him .
6 Charles and Di flew off for their third honeymoon this week .
7 With four minutes to go , Stimpson dived over for his second try in the right-hand corner .
8 Miles thought back to his first season as a hunter .
9 Shaun Edwards chipped in with his 18th try of the season but it was the Wigan fans ' new hero — 18-year-old winger Jason ‘ Billy Whizz ’ Robinson — who stole the show with two tries .
10 Shaun Edwards chipped in with his 18th try of the season but it was the Wigan fans ' new hero — 18-year-old winger Jason ‘ Billy Whizz ’ Robinson — who stole the show with two tries .
11 Jim went off for his first day at work in a mood of tender incredulity , still unable to stop smiling .
12 The pace the pattern was set seconds later , as Oxford roared back with their first attack .
13 Blair was wide by the narrowest of margins with three well-struck penalties before Gallagher went over for his second try following a quick transfer right from Johnny Hastings .
14 Here Lewis chipped in with his first contribution : ‘ What about shipping them all off on one of these circular tours you know , on the buses ? ’
15 And it came as no surprise when Saints ' strong-running second row Chris Joynt touched down for their fourth and final try in the dying seconds .
16 Chewing on a lump of gristle in an effort to render it small enough to pass through her swollen throat , Evelyn thought back over her first meeting with Biff Thacker .
17 Reece could n't hold the shot and Guy Whittingham ran in for his 40th goal of the season .
18 The game had started well for QPR when England striker Les Ferdinand waltzed in for his 15th goal of the season after three minutes .
19 Nickle raced in for his second try and Ropati compounded Wigan 's agony with the seventh and final touchdown beneath the posts .
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