Example sentences of "[num] [noun] [vb past] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the band split up in 1985 Sting started out on a solo career which has seen hits like Spread A Little Happiness and If You Love Somebody , but he has yet to get near the success , in the singles chart at least , of one of the biggest-selling pop groups in history . |
| 2 | About 30 journalists turned up at the Thai border village of Pong Nam Ron , about 200 miles east of Bangkok , yesterday morning , but were told by the local Thai military commander that he knew of no Vietnamese prisoners . |
| 3 | ‘ About 12 people went along to the basic 15 week course and of course we have six who have gone on to get the certificate . |
| 4 | He was disturbed when his 2 attackers crashed in through a back door . |
| 5 | The 4–5 favourite held on by a fast diminishing half-length from Swift Buck who was attempting to give his jockey , John McIrvine , a record third successive win in the race . |
| 6 | Wimbledon boss Joe Kinnear after just 1,987 fans turned up for the Coca-Cola match against Bolton |
| 7 | Liverpool City Council 's leisure services department believe more than 30,000 people turned out for a thrilling 20-minute extravaganza . |
| 8 | So far , more than 2,000 bodies picked up in the border area have been sent back to their families . |
| 9 | Deee-Lite are three hitch-hikers picked up in a red 1962 Falcon station wagon that levitates into the clouds . |
| 10 | A dim lamp swung over the entrance where three steps led up into the foyer . |
| 11 | The implementation of these concessions , made by the captive King John in London , was refused by the council in France , and late in 1359 Edward set out with a large army for France to see how persuasive a strong show of force could be . |
| 12 | THE SHARE price of Lincat Group , maker of commercial catering equipment , is getting a boost after being toppled from its perch of 175p this summer when news of continuing problems at three subsidiaries filtered through to the City . |
| 13 | In 1917 Griffiths set up as a consulting chemical engineer in the City of London , a career which he pursued with increasing success until his death . |
| 14 | Only three people got out of the train . |
| 15 | On Feb. 21 Nakasone stepped down as the faction 's leader in favour of Michio Watanabe . |
| 16 | The FA will also investigate Dunstable 's bizarre exit from the FA Cup on Saturday when the entire team walked off in their second-round qualifying tie at Staines after having three players sent off in the first 38 minutes . |
| 17 | ‘ Two Turkish teams have had three players sent off in the same European match . |
| 18 | The three players walked off to the next tee . |
| 19 | A woman and three children got up from the table as I entered the room . |
| 20 | Three children ran out of the room . |
| 21 | The three children went down to the station at the right time , dressed in their best clothes , and the Station Master came to meet them . |
| 22 | Around three Talbot came up to the library with a telephone-set in his hand . |
| 23 | In January 1960 Macmillan set out on a tour of Africa , first stopping in Ghana : ‘ Nkrumah was an engaging character with much charm of manner and courtesy ’ , he writes . |
| 24 | Between 1944 and 1946 he contributed articles to the magazine , and when in 1946 Lehmann set up as a publisher , Vaughan initially accepted charge of design and production . |
| 25 | But just then , three men rode round from the front of the castle . |
| 26 | Three men came out of the rear of the house . |
| 27 | The three men stared out across the French countryside as the light turned first murky , then grey and finally black . |
| 28 | Police say a car containing three men drew up outside the house in Hudson Street . |
| 29 | At £115 ( today a first edition set of Birds of Australia is worth in excess of £150,000 ) 283 subscribers signed up for the privilege of owning a copy . |
| 30 | As his unit of 25 men tried to reinforce a company under assault by a tank , a dozen soldiers came out of the tree line near the suburbs on the western edge of Sarajevo . |