Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [noun] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 You could feel the crowd willing it in but it did n't make it and I was beginning to feel it was slipping away , and especially when we could only make par at the 17th .
2 She might get over this present illness but would only fall victim to the first virus that came along .
3 In the absence of any express provisions once employment has ended the law will only protect information within the second class .
4 the time he phoned he could only get Friday of the first week
5 Meetings now on Thursdays , which means you can still attend practices at the First Aid Post on Wednesdays . ’
6 The cows are always milked by members of the family and they can usually spot mastitis in the first 24 hours .
7 Naval patronage was regularly used , within the limits imposed by regulation , to sustain a political interest , and even if the powers of a flag officer in the field of promotion were restricted in Europe , an officer in command of a ship , or in a position to influence that commander , could still place boys on the first rung of the promotional ladder by securing for them appointments as midshipmen or , failing that , captain 's servants .
8 and team should also enjoy support for the second of my points .
9 If there are many siblings who must compete for the mother 's favours , and if no one of them can exclude the others , each will probably demand equality as the next best thing to preference , and most definitely as the best way of preventing the preference of others .
10 If they manage to lure a victim within reach before dropping the illusion , the Daemonettes will automatically gain surprise on the first round of hand-to-hand combat .
11 A number of Stockton schools will also lose teachers over the next few months .
12 The top 50 in the Sony Rankings as of December 31 should automatically receive invitations to the next season 's four Majors .
13 The shop , now double the size it was a year ago , was ‘ very healthily up ’ , and could now take advantage of the last minute frenzy by being able to accommodate more people inside .
14 But the Sports Council has confirmed that both weightlifters can now take part in the next Olympics if selected .
15 It will now take place during the second week of November 1992 .
16 ‘ The Führer 's conference at Belle Ile will now take place on the fifteenth . ’
17 The regression session will often take place during the first or second consultation , and no homework as such will follow this .
18 It is anticipated that this contract will substantially increase sales over the next three years .
19 It is anticipated that this contract will substantially increase sales over the next three years .
20 Variations across London often reflected the differential performance of the parties there at the last general election , and may well portend trends for the next .
21 And he could again seal victory at the 11th .
22 Clearly , if an animal is to learn to do X by operant conditioning , it must occasionally do X in the first place ; otherwise X could never be reinforced .
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