Example sentences of "they [vb past] [adj] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The earliest reversions to Exchequer offices were granted during the fifteenth century ; they became frequent during the sixteenth . |
| 2 | Lancashire had a point lead over Durham after the morning foursomes 3–2 but after new county champion Greg Helsby had halved his opening singles , they lost three of the next four , Southport and Ainsdale 's England international Raife Hutt , losing his to Craig Kilgour of Ravensworth 3&2 . |
| 3 | As everyone was by then in a state of complete exhaustion they did little for the next two or three days except sleep . |
| 4 | They struck lucky with the second block of flats . |
| 5 | Villa began the afternoon where they finished in May , one rung above the relegation places , although this time last year they stood fifth in the First Division . |
| 6 | Cannon , after a miss , hit and lay for a single at the fourth and then they stole two at the fifth where Muirhead just failed by a fraction with a raised take out . |