Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] [adv] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The researchers went back to first principles by making a detailed mechanical analysis of Diatryma 's head . |
| 2 | The latter 's daughter , Lady Joan , is certainly interested in ‘ the Condition of England Question ’ , and his guests include the principled , High-Church , and well-born clergyman , St Lys , who retorts to Lord Mamey that war on the cottage does not at first seem so startling a cry as war on the castle . |
| 3 | My route to work involves a lot of difficult roads with the engine spinning away in second gear , but I average 38 to 40 mpg . |
| 4 | Llanelli went into the 1992 at the top but two consecutive defeats at the hands of Newbridge ( 13–9 ) and at home to Bridgend ( 17–12 ) saw The Scarlets slip back to third . |
| 5 | remind you that all money at the moment goes either to first which is n't quite so bad cos they 're family but a vast amount goes into and , both of whom have therefore access to our commercial sensitive , for want of a better term , information and we want to control that . |
| 6 | The clouds were parting and the moon showed dimly at first when the 12-pounder gun 's crew of cooks and stewards closed up aboard the destroyer . |
| 7 | In fact , the fog obliged the convoy to turn back at first , but it set out again later in the day and reached the Spanish mainland with little difficulty . |
| 8 | The metal yields easily at first , hardens somewhat and then breaks off in a brittle fashion . |
| 9 | Newmark ( 1966 ) claims that this causes the learners to fall back on first language rules , i.e. they use the syntax of the first to speak the second . |
| 10 | The charges arose out of last summer 's internationally publicised ‘ sting ’ operation when FBI undercover agents in California 's silicon Valley formed a bogus company and posed as electronics dealers with trade secrets to sell ( New Scientist 1 July 1982 p 8–9 ) . |
| 11 | On the track and field scene , did n't the province do well in last weekend 's All-Ireland League finals in Tullamore with victory by the Lisburn women and third placings for the young Lagan Valley women and understrength Annadale men . |
| 12 | On the track and field scene , did n't the province do well in last weekend 's All-Ireland League finals in Tullamore with victory by the Lisburn women and third placings for the young Lagan Valley women and understrength Annadale men . |
| 13 | This enables the Bureau to find out at first hand how authorities are tackling the issue and what they need form the centre . |
| 14 | The book had now at last acquired its final title , The Birth of Tragedy , or in full , with qualifying subtitle , The Birth of Tragedy from the Spirit of Music ( Die Geburt der Tragödie aus dem Geiste der Musik ) and on 16 November , under this title , it was accepted . " |
| 15 | The transmission has undergone a major change to a four-speed unit , sourced from General Motors , and has been provided with the now-obligatory sports and economy programmes , plus a winter mode which allows the system to start off in second gear . |
| 16 | The tanks moved in on 4th November and Kádár took over . |