Example sentences of "[coord] i [vb past] the [num ord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't find the entrance to the restaurant that night for a start , and I spent the first half hour of the evening circling the outside of the building looking for a way in — in full view of all the diners . |
| 2 | Martyn and I spent the next 10 days camping on the largest of the islands , sharing it with 30 pairs of geese . |
| 3 | This advice I took seriously ; and Myra and I spent the next ten years mostly in Britain . |
| 4 | At this time I was on holiday and I spent the next three days redecorating my sitting room ( a boring task , but necessary ) while waiting for the G4 to harden . |
| 5 | ‘ One paper asked me to pick the Derby winner and I picked the first four . |
| 6 | And I paid the first fine that I ever did . |
| 7 | ‘ No diet is easy and I found the first few days hard , but by the end of the first week my skin became clearer , my nails grew stronger and my hair was healthy and shining . |
| 8 | ‘ But I scored the last two goals in the second half . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Forgive me , Marshal , but I thought the last two places were to be filled by working scientists . ’ |