Example sentences of "[vb past] [pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's how I got interested in the sport : I read about the first black champion , Jack Johnson and it created my interest for the first time . |
| 2 | ‘ I changed my mind at the last minute . ’ |
| 3 | I know my Spencer ancestors built their wealth in the sixteenth century on the rearing of sheep , and I believe one of the benefits of receiving the Freedom of the City is that Freemen , or Women , are able to drive sheep across London Bridge and through the City of London . |
| 4 | Thresher insiders believe the company changed its decision at the last minute after TODAY 's revelations yesterday . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , she changed her mind at the last moment . |
| 6 | The MI5 man paused for a moment to stroke his beard again and a hint of emotion , of disgust , entered his voice for the first time . |
| 7 | But Neolithic tribesmen and Iron Age warriors left their mark on these slopes thousands of years before Ranulf , Earl of Chester , built his fortress in the thirteenth century . |
| 8 | Steven Hodgson , in his first year in the championships , stopped his opponent in the third round , and Craig Wake had a walkover . |
| 9 | Mercer used his pace in the second half to get in at the corner after Harmon 's effort and Forster scored after a quick-witted kick by Turner , who also kicked five goals . |
| 10 | In the same year he used his interest with the tenth Baron Petre to secure the parliamentary seat of Thetford ( 31 electors ) with the approval of Petre 's guardian , Charles Howard , eleventh Duke of Norfolk [ q.v . ] . |
| 11 | The appellant was anxious for the matter to be dealt with in the magistrates ' court , but his accomplice elected to be tried in the Crown Court , but changed his plea at the last minute . |
| 12 | Paul 's unease on the back nine was critical , and there were other points : Nick changed his putter at the last minute . |
| 13 | Once a boy was almost carted away but the Headmaster changed his mind at the last moment . |
| 14 | ‘ Between 150 and 200 prospective customers visited our stand on the first morning , ’ says Patrick Fitz-Gibbon , public affairs manager with Unipart , who organized the event . |
| 15 | But direct observation does give you the colours and you do become more accurate , even though sunlight and shadows move so fast during the time it takes to paint such a scene that the particular arrangement that caught your eye in the first place has long since gone by the time the picture is finished ! |
| 16 | Like geology , botany and zoology expanded their territory throughout the nineteenth century . |
| 17 | Ms Sultana , 34 , met her husband for the first time that day . |
| 18 | She met her aunt for the first time and was invited to spend a holiday with her . |
| 19 | She did not believe that she could bring Scathach back to life , but he could at least be with her in the fortress as she made her journey into the first forest , as she went in search of whatever it was that had ensnared Harry , made him a prisoner in Old Forbidden Place . |
| 20 | She made her way to the second floor , her frown deepening as she looked about her , properly taking in her surroundings for the first time . |
| 21 | Wright , full of vigour and invention , was the motivating force as the Gunners made their way into the next round , where they must travel to Scarborough two days before Christmas . |
| 22 | The nationalist movements and the new nations which made their appearance after the Second World War thus displayed features which distinguish them in some ways from the earlier movements which led to the formation of nation states in Western Europe , because they arose in a very different international context — in a highly developed capitalist world economy , in the aftermath of a division of the world among powerful imperialist nations , and in the midst of political transformations resulting from the growth of the socialist movement . |
| 23 | Shares in the manufacturer of bridal wear and nursery products , which only made its debut on the Third Market a year ago via a placing at 100p , stand at 136p . |
| 24 | In between driving lessons — she passed her test at the second attempt she was much in demand as a babysitter by her sisters ' married friends while Sarah used her to make up numbers at her frequent dinner parties . |
| 25 | Lights began to go on in the dark houses , and I relished my melancholy to the last drop . |
| 26 | " Alone , " she told my mother on the first night . |
| 27 | But after a topsy-turvy match at Midgley Park it was the Swifts who booked their place in the second round , running out winners . |
| 28 | As she clambered over the steep Alpine meadows with Portia , she told her friend for the first time about Thomas and how he had helped her when she had nowhere to go . |
| 29 | The visiting party , including an HMI in attendance , was horrified , dropped their agenda for the second day and went through the problems as they had perceived them with the management group and the Academic Board : |
| 30 | Town lifted their game in the second half with Phil Whelan and Eddie Youds snuffing out any threat . |