Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [art] [num] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they passed between the two pillars along the path by which they had entered , the Wheel cleared with plenty of room to spare . |
| 2 | These was no difference in the degree to which turnout rose between the two sets of authority . |
| 3 | If you peered into the hundred eyes of a scallop , a hundred upside-down views of yourself would peer back . |
| 4 | In the pre-First World War days of two divisions , the top limit of transfer fees rose in the eight years from 1905 to 1913 from £1,000 to £2,500 , an increase of 150 per cent ; in the first eight years of three divisions ( 1920–28 ) they went up from £3,300 to £10,890 , an increase of roughly 230 per cent . |
| 5 | The more strictly domestic staff of the Chamber ranged from the four esquires of the body through the fairly honorific bannerets , knights of the household , and chaplains to a range of lesser men : grooms , pages , yeomen , doctors , surgeons , barbers , minstrels , masters of grammar , messengers ; and so on . |
| 6 | The Parkside study relied upon readmissions which occurred within the three hospitals within the DHA and underestimates readmission rates as it excludes readmissions which happened outside the study area . |
| 7 | My hon. and learned Friend the Member for Burton referred to the 1,000 members of the Prison Service Union , which is seeking recognition from the Home Office . |
| 8 | Whitlock shouted at the two policemen on the motorcycles to get the photographers back a few feet to give Mobuto a chance to get out of the limousine . |
| 9 | Tall and strong , with very broad shoulders , he would go on to claim 202 victims at 25 from his 47 Tests , of which 50 came in a dozen games against England . |
| 10 | Table 5.8 demonstrates that a greater proportion of users known to both prevalence studies came from the two townships with higher levels of social deprivation . |
| 11 | They came from the four corners of the world , east and west , north and south , and they spoke many languages . |
| 12 | He gambolled over the four fences on the run towards the turn for home on the first circuit , and made towards the stands with a commanding lead . |
| 13 | For an instant its bright light glistened on a thousand shades of wet green leaves . |
| 14 | there are also exhibits of bicycles , trams , motor cycles , carriages and motor cars — including the Amphicar which drove across the 30 miles from Scotland to Ireland in 1968 . |
| 15 | From 1275 , with the exception of a certain number of years , usually two parliaments met annually , even three in 1278 ; altogether fifty assembled during the thirty-five years of the reign . |
| 16 | In the 1930s accommodation consisted of a thousand beds in twelve hotels . |
| 17 | The Northern Territories ( known in the Soviet Union as the Kuriles ) consisted of the four islands of Shikotan , Etorofu , Kunashiri and the Habomai group , seized by Soviet forces in the final days of the Pacific War in 1945 . |
| 18 | What happened to the 12 days of Christmas ? |
| 19 | The settlement turned on the Four Points of 1854 . |
| 20 | Wayne turned to the two men at the bar . |
| 21 | And he paid over a thousand pounds for it . |
| 22 | Meanwhile , in Blandford , the inquest opened on the four sixth-formers from Southway School , Plymouth , who died in the tragedy as the 11-strong party paddled from Lyme Regis to Charmouth . |
| 23 | With the Oxford system , however , a distinct interface existed between the two sets of rival fans , and although kept apart by police and fences . |
| 24 | Professor Smith , Chairman of BAe , claimed that synergy existed between the two companies in terms of ‘ engineering technology , marketing , purchasing and quality standards ’ . |
| 25 | A second reason , expressed by small businessmen , market women and clergymen , is the feeling that the economic growth and stability enjoyed during the seven years of Mr Museveni 's presidency should be allowed time to bear fruit , before the country is divided along party lines . |
| 26 | Most crucially , it would have the right to issue an Estonian currency , probably named after the kron which served during the 20 years of independence between the wars . |
| 27 | He glanced towards the two students at the table , and lowered his voice . |
| 28 | Then in the account of how the risen Lord Jesus Himself drew near and walked with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus ( Luke 24 verses 13/31 ) we read of how He explained from the scriptures that all the events surrounding His crucifixion had been foreshadowed and foretold in the Word of God . |
| 29 | In August 1828 , after a small exchange of fire , Monteiro landed with a thousand troops under Colonel José António de Azevedo Lemos . |
| 30 | Fascinated by photography , he embarked on the three journeys to the Middle East that were to make his reputation . |