Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [adv prt] [prep] the [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a revue back in the thirties . |
| 2 | This had a tube in between the two rails . |
| 3 | In New Zealand 's ’ King Country' — so called because of the Maori kings who fought a guerrilla war against the settling English — Maori lads fresh from rounding up the droves of merino sheep from the bush clad hills would have a night out in the one horse town and go to the fleapit . |
| 4 | Of course , there was a bit of a shake out in the mid-seventies and a fair number disappeared , which might explain … ’ |
| 5 | If it 's something funky and soulful you seek , I suggest a trip back to the Seventies . |
| 6 | In Finland alcohol consumption has shown an increase up to the 1990s , which is in contrast with other European countries . |