Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] [adv prt] [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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | This enables the Bureau to find out at first hand how authorities are tackling the issue and what they need form the centre . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The tanks moved in on 4th November and Kádár took over . |