Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] [prep] the [noun] ' " in BNC.

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1 The European elections saw Labour capture forty-five seats to the Conservatives ' thirty-two , the first major defeat for Mrs Thatcher in ten years of premiership .
2 ‘ Rode through forty nights of the gospels ' rain Black sky pourin' snakes frogs And love in vain You were down where the river grows wider Baby let me be your soul rider . ’
3 That game in the fascinating title run-in is on April 12 , just six days before the Gunners ' Coca-Cola Cup final against Sheffield Wednesday , but Graham pledged : ‘ United will be expecting us to play just as hard and do them a favour — and we will do our best . ’
4 Labour won a massive victory being returned with 393 seats to the Conservatives ' 213 and the Liberals ' 12 .
5 There was almost a tragedy in 1905 when a major fire broke out one night in the early hours of the morning while 44 boys in the boys ' dormitories were asleep .
6 In 1924 , with the slogan " Keep Cool with Coolidge " , he easily retained the presidency for the Republicans , carrying 35 states to the Democrats ' 12 ; 15 million Americans voted for him , while 8 million voted for the Democrat candidate and nearly 5 million for Robert La Follette , a Progressive " third party " candidate .
7 In the case of The Cure , they sent in three versions of The Doors ' ‘ Hello I Love You ’ .
8 In the case of The Cure , they sent in three versions of The Doors ' ‘ Hello I Love You ’ .
9 Incredibly , only three of the Fijian party on duty — naturally , including Serevi — travel to the colony for this weekend 's tournament , indicative of the phenomenal sevens resources at the islanders ' disposal .
10 Incredibly , only three of the Fijian party on duty — naturally , including Serevi — travel to the colony for this weekend 's tournament , indicative of the phenomenal sevens resources at the islanders ' disposal .
11 The Giants ' starting pitcher , Rick Reuschel , was driven from the game after only 18 pitches as the Cubs ' lead-off man , Jerome Walton , had two first-inning hits and Mark Grace three hits and four runs batted in .
12 Within fifty yards of the Youngs ' home , across the road which led northward to the Midlands , stood the house called Tullivers at one on our imaginary clock .
13 The man who was killed was one of three people who attacked a crew from the international television news agency , Visnews , 50 yards from the Marines ' post at the airport entrance .
14 He was forced to fly to Colombo last month to rescue a New Zealand tour after a Tamil suicide bomber blew himself up just 50 yards from the Kiwis ' team hotel .
15 The home side increased their lead when teenager Eamonn McLaughlin fired an unstoppable shot from 25 yards into the visitors ' net .
16 My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has appointed the eight members of the schoolteachers ' review body under the chairmanship of Sir Graham Day .
17 For males aged 21 and over who were sentenced to immediate imprisonment at the Crown Court , the average length was 20.5 months in 1999 , compared with 2.7 months in the magistrates ' court ( Home Office , 1990f ) .
18 Nearly 60 guests at the Seniors ' Party organised by Lydham , More & Snead W I for those in the parishes and former residents were delighted to welcome Ken Lucas to their tea-party in September .
19 They sit every two months in the Verderers ' Hall in the Queen 's House at Lyndhurst , and deal with cases concerning common rights , unlawful enclosures , purprestures and encroachments .
20 Presents that will help with financial planning include two books from the Consumers ' Association : Which ?
21 Presents that will help with financial planning include two books from the Consumers ' Association : Which ?
22 Presents that will help with financial planning include two books from the Consumers ' Association : Which ?
23 Any position in the robot 's reach can be described by its two images in the cameras ' fields of view .
24 He had indicated already he wished her to stay in the house for the night , and she knew well enough that the continued presence of her widowed mother and four brothers in the servants ' quarters in the rear compound depended on her strict obedience to all the wishes of the plantation director in his house .
25 The aim of the three-to-seven-year leasing programme is to free 1,250 pubs from the brewers ' tie before the November deadline , rather than try to sell them into a depressed market .
26 Mejka has denied attempting to pervert the course of justice and two offences under the Companies ' Act .
27 Within a hundred years of the missionaries ' arrival many English men and women had enthusiastically adopted the monasticism which was considered the purest form of the Christian life and the surest way to salvation , and which had spread throughout western Europe in the fifth and sixth centuries .
28 Within a short period , after over a hundred years in the Shurmurs ' hands , the mill was conveyed to William Humphries Bennet and , in 1806 , passed into the hands of John Knowles .
29 It was returned to office in May 1929 with 287 seats to the Conservatives ' 261 and the Liberals ' 59 .
30 Chatting to him about the service ( on February 16 , two days after the Valentines ' martyrdom ) it was clear he might take the opportunity to make a point or two about the state of modern human relationships as not touched on in your average Valentine 's card .
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