Example sentences of "a [num ord] [noun sg] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earlier , the unseeded Masur of Australia made the most of a second life at the Open by mowing down Sweden 's Magnus Larsson in straight sets . |
| 2 | Diouf was re-elected for a second term at the same time . |
| 3 | Ali Rajavi , a first secretary at the Iranian embassy in London , was ordered to leave the United Kingdom by Aug. 25 , as announced on Aug. 14 , in retaliation for the expulsion in July of Geoffrey Brammer , a UK diplomat in Tehran [ see also p. 39027 ] ; on Aug. 15 the Iranian government ordered an Indian national employed as an accountant at the UK embassy in Tehran and two UK citizens to leave the country within one week , accusing them of involvement in " illegal activities " . |
| 4 | A Soviet spy identified in reports as Igor Cherpinski , a third secretary at the Soviet embassy in Brussels , defected to the USA according to a report in La Libre Belgique , a leading newspaper , of June 5 , 1990 . |
| 5 | Tory turned back for a last look at the rejected blooms as the ponies moved off . |
| 6 | Then , with a last look at the empty corner , Conradin returned to the world that he hated . |
| 7 | He took a last look at the green churchyard , turned up his collar and picked his way respectfully round the side of the church . |
| 8 | Doyle checked the road again , then with a last glance at the vanishing cyclist , prepared to settle back behind his hedge . |