Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun] [verb] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been estimated that the total fees paid to third parties in the take-over process in the UK in 1985 came to £500 million , about 7 per cent of the value of the transactions , and the figure will be much higher in the case of contested bids . |
| 2 | In the UK , according to Piers Merchant , Director of Public Affairs for the Advertising Association , ‘ The total advertising spend for last year in all media was £7.5bn. so as a percentage of that tobacco advertising is very small … |
| 3 | Turnover for the six months to the end of March almost doubled to £101m and the interim loss fell from last year 's £6.2m to £5.6m ( tour operators traditionally make a loss during the winter months when few people book holidays ) . |
| 4 | A YEAR after the European Community 's central-bank governors produced what is known as the Delors report on economic and monetary union , the European Commission has at last written its own credo on EMU . |
| 5 | The sorry story began on 18th March 1612 , when a teenage beggar girl , Alizon Device , flew into a rage when a pedlar refused to give her some pins . |
| 6 | The professional competencies required of first and second level nurses are commensurate with the level and duration of initial nurse training , and these are examined more closely in Chapter 7 when discussing changes in nursing practice generally . |
| 7 | The musico-dramatic form known at first as tragedia rappresentata in musica , favola recitata in musica , favola rappresentata in musica recitativa , and similar designations ( but not till around 1640 as opera scenica or opera musicale ) had quickly escaped from the antiquarian dilettanti . |
| 8 | Then the secretory rate declined during second and third hours to the level of about 15–20 mg/30 minutes and remained at this level during the fourth and fifth hour of caerulein infusion . |
| 9 | If you feel strongly about this issue , then please vote on the form below and send it to the editorial offices to arrive by 18th May . |
| 10 | Her marriage in 1137 to the heir to the French throne seemed at first to be an ideal match . |
| 11 | ‘ It belonged to your father , ’ the old man said at last . |
| 12 | The Canadian government had until 26th August to appeal against the ruling and has already lodged an appeal . |
| 13 | Her neighbour , after helping himself well to leg of mutton as the vast dish had at last come round to him , said ( confirming her ) , ‘ Our guest of honour is a real femme du monde . ’ |
| 14 | I spun into the spotlight with arms raised , smile flashing , galloped down the stairs , trying not to look down , across the stage , bowing like a courting duck to the boxed panel en route , along the promontory jutting out into the midst of the wildly cheering audience and , as the extravagant applause began at last to subside , heard myself say : |
| 15 | Argentina 's Jorge Recalde , who had been Sainz 's main challenger through the six-day rally fell to third place , 59 minutes behind the leader after both the rear and front drive shafts of his Lancia HF Integrale failed . |
| 16 | In parliamentary by-elections on Nov. 29 in the two Paisley constituencies in Scotland , Labour held both seats with sharply reduced majorities ; the Conservative share of the poll fell only marginally , although the Scottish National Party candidates moved from fourth to second place in each case ( and the Liberal Democrats fell to fourth place ) . |
| 17 | Mr Ashdown professed to be delighted that the Tories had taken the Liberal Democrats head on last week , in an attempt to chip away at their support . |
| 18 | The Largs-based professional slumped to 51st on the Order of Merit last season but , thanks to his new extra long putter , he has solved his short game problems and gone from strength to strength . |
| 19 | The minutes of the previous meeting held on 27th February 1992 were approved , having been circulated , on the proposal of , seconded by , and signed by the President . |
| 20 | Whilst your forthcoming weekend will naturally provide you with the ideal opportunity to discover at first hand the delights of owning your own Highland retreat , I can assure you there is absolutely no commitment . |
| 21 | The parliamentary session closed on 29th July , without any further progress being made , but on 4th August , Hall and Hunt met Cornewall Lewis and Trevelyan to obtain the Government 's approval for a competition , and to seek the first steps towards acquiring the land . |
| 22 | The rush for tickets was sparked by Sunday 's goalless draw between the US and El Salvador which left Trinidad needing only to draw against the Americans in the National Stadium to qualify for next year 's finals . |
| 23 | The Optional Procedure introduced on 24th September , 1985 , was anticipated as a dramatic departure from the traditional approach whereby a pursuer was compelled to spell out detailed relevant facts upon which he would rely at Proof . |
| 24 | The steadying claw withdrawn at last . |
| 25 | Franco 's propagandists spared no efforts to demonstrate that the international community had at last recognized the rightness of his principles , or to extol what they called the enormous political skill of the man who had foreseen the Cold War years before it became reality . |
| 26 | Most of the existing shares came from First Financial Management Corp , Atlanta , Georgia , which acquired 2.4m shares in connection with FIserv 's acquisition of Tomahawk Holding Inc and its Basis Information Technologies Inc unit . |
| 27 | And indeed the little creature merely sighed before lying motionless , the fateful twitching stilled at last . |
| 28 | Sergeant Charles Trumper was discharged from active service on 20 February 1919 , one of the early ones : the missing toe had at last counted for something . |
| 29 | The traction — is referred to a set of coordinates which in classical elasticity are in the undeformed material , but in large-strain elasticity may alternatively be in the deformed material Consider at first the classical theory ; if the traction — acts on a surface with normal n then we write for the components of the traction , and the scalar product — . |
| 30 | The luxury tramcar had at last arrived ! |