Example sentences of "they [verb] [prep] the [num ord] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trees had thinned out a little , the closer they got to the coast , until they passed by the last of them and stepped on to sand that seemed to stretch endlessly in either direction . |
| 2 | ‘ It has n't been made public , but the kidnappers have said they 'll kill the girl if they do n't have what they want by the eleventh of October . ’ |
| 3 | Three miles below the village they came upon the first of the hallowed plantations of Father Noah . |
| 4 | On Tuesday , they embark on the first of their midweek league fixtures , at home to Alresford with a 6 p.m. kick-off . |
| 5 | ‘ They talked about the first of May , ’ he said . |
| 6 | They sat in the last of the sun on the morning-room steps . |