Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] a [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 Cumbria 's Dave Swanson opened up a lead over Paul Dugdale after 5K , and stretched it into a 16-second victory .
2 Tom gave a slow , satisfied nod and left them after a last reassuring pat on Faye 's shoulder .
3 Every mouthful made me heave , but I forced it down and chased it with a second one bought by Malc .
4 The group did not exercise its rights but sold them to a third party for £200,000 .
5 The trial of Marion Barry , 54 , Mayor of Washington DC , ended on Aug. 10 when , after eight days of deliberation , the jury convicted him on one count of possessing cocaine but acquitted him on a second charge of possession .
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