Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [vb past] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I have already made clear , the issue in that case concerned the second decision which the Secretary of State has to make , whether to release the prisoner at the end of his tariff period or to detain him in custody . |
| 2 | It took several minutes , and then suddenly another wave pulled the last line free , unwinding from her thigh , to relinquish its grip like some long thin tentacle . |
| 3 | 6 October : The Duke of York , Trustee , this evening attended the 10th Anniversary Dinner of the Friends of Lakefield College School at the Cavalry and Guards Club , Piccadilly , London W1 . |
| 4 | This indenture made the 12th daye of June , the 20th yere of the Rayne of Kynge Harry the 8th . |
| 5 | Such excellence threw the next hour into even sharper relief with two sides growing increasingly scrappy . |
| 6 | I was there the night that Madame made the first move in what I now see was a careful campaign to prepare Boy for this romance or meeting . |
| 7 | Naturally enough , the latter group interpreted the first sentence appropriately but were unable to report what they heard through the unattended channel . |
| 8 | It was at this moment , with a faint feeling that made the hair on his head prickle , that Coffin got the first intimation that even if it was not his case , he himself was in it . |
| 9 | It was his management at the end of last season that cost United the First Division title . |
| 10 | 14 members of each section attended the first night . |