Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [adv] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 A magnificent bookplate of 1899 with , on the male side ( left in picture ) , twelve quarterings , some of which appear to go back to the 13th century .
2 McHale is toying with the idea of a complete reshuffle as the Seasiders bid to climb closer to the Fourth Division play-off zone .
3 ‘ It 's not yet up to the standard of EDS , of 12% ( of revenue ) pre-tax , but we aim to get there within the next few years .
4 We have to go back to the first quarter of 1986 to see such a low figure for construction output per person in the past decade .
5 It could also tie up members of the C E C , the General Secretary , the Regional Secretary , the President , Officers and many others in internal wrangles new union just at the time when we need to look outward in the next two or three years .
6 We have to look back to the first quarter of 1988 to see a time when construction output was so low .
7 Instead , people learn to back off at the first sign that somebody might disapprove .
8 They plan to move in within the next few weeks .
9 There is no institutional culture here , which there is at the BBC , and that 's what we have to trade on in the next 10 years .
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