Example sentences of "he [verb] a [adj] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made a successful first ascent of the south ridge of his country 's highest mountain , Mount Cook , before getting a taste of the European Alps in 1950 . |
| 2 | He played a diabolical second shot and he must have finished all of 20 yards from the hole , but he sank it for a 3 . |
| 3 | Sixteen-year-old Michael , from Stowmarket , has been shooting for just over two years , and his dedication and practice paid off as he came a magnificent third place in the senior compound section . |
| 4 | By 1899 , having collected almost every available Prize and Exhibition there , he had obtained a First Class Honours degree in History at the London Examination , and his School Exhibition was extended to take him to Balliol College , Oxford , where he obtained a further First Class in History in 1903 . |
| 5 | Although he knew it was to soothe himself rather than a.i. ’ he spent a few last minutes communing with Thoth by neural link , explaining yet again how grieved he was to have to ask it to give its ‘ life ’ for him . |
| 6 | Out of 300 good class competitors , he achieved a brilliant second place on a hilly route in 59 mins. 7 secs . |
| 7 | Epicurus had a mundane philosophy yet despite suffering intense pain of the intestines , he enjoyed a blissful last day on earth . |
| 8 | He had a tremendous first session . |