Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [be] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For studies of ICJ transit , with this method , a value of 1 indicated that all the isotope was in the first 4 cm of ileum ; a value of 6 indicated that all isotope was in the caecum or colon . |
| 2 | His bid for the throne was in the first instance an aspect of Merovingian family politics . |
| 3 | In the word de'mocracy , the accent is on the second syllable ; in demo'cratic it shifts to the third syllable . |
| 4 | Much of the building is of the thirteenth century and comprises encircling outer and inner curtain walls incorporating over 50 towers . |
| 5 | Founded in 1269 , most of the building was of the fourteenth century , though it has been extensively restored after damage in the late Middle Ages . |
| 6 | During the Thirties when the streamlined fleet was introduced , the driver was for the first time provided with his own driving cab , complete with folding seat . |
| 7 | Inside , the roof is of the nineteenth century but the fresco painting on the walls is one of the oldest decorative schemes in Germany , dating from c. 1000 . |
| 8 | The entrance was on the second deck , a large double door now wide open that Delaney remembered from before , thinking at the time that it led to a storage area . |
| 9 | The murder was on the 12th , the 13th found him in Farnham , the 15th in Petersfield , and on the 17th the fugitive was in Portsmouth , trying desperately to join the Marines . |
| 10 | The entry is from the first floor . |
| 11 | But the font is of the twelfth century , so there was a church here then ; and deep in the churchyard to the east of the chancel is a buried wall which is perhaps the east wall of a Saxon church . |
| 12 | the quiz is on the second of February , Wednesday , if anyone here is interested in coming they only had about two people attend from this village . |
| 13 | The practice is for the second copy of the Request to be retained in the files of the Central Authority as a record of its action in the matter , and for the second copy of the document itself to be returned with the completed Certificate of service so as to eliminate any doubt as to which document is covered by the Certificate . |
| 14 | The entrance to the gallery is from the first floor . |
| 15 | Although the South Downs were cleared at a very early stage in man 's history in Britain , the clearing of the Wealden forest was delayed until the medieval period , the height of the clearance being in the 13th and 14th centuries , although parts may have been cleared as early as the ninth century . |
| 16 | As the Vice-chairman , who was re-elected , was also deaf , the two elected leaders of the BDA were for the first time deaf . |
| 17 | Scientists talk in terms of ‘ generations ’ of computers , and the most advanced of the machines in operation at the moment are of the fourth generation . |
| 18 | The room was on the second floor of the three-storey building , its curtains drawn , its inhabitants hidden from those below . |
| 19 | Steve Richardson also moved up with a 70 in the company of Jack Nicklaus , who beat him by a shot , the difference being at the 18th , which Richardson three-putted despite only a wedge for his second shot . |
| 20 | But anyway , so the meeting 's on the nineteenth of May , we 'll finish at two thirty . |
| 21 | The silk was of the first order , better than one could obtain nowadays , and had kept in good condition over the years . |
| 22 | If they are all full , the blockage is between the last inspection chamber and the main sewer . |
| 23 | The nave is of the first quarter of the 17C and the altars are of the 1670s . |
| 24 | It is aisleless , cruciform and the nave is of the twelfth century with three large domical vaulted square bays in ashlar construction and is very wide , having a vault spanning 54 feet and which is 80 feet high — a remarkable achievement for so early an example . |
| 25 | claiming for damages for breach of contract and your negligence against their former solicitors in relation to their handling of the purchase of a business by the plaintiff in late nineteen eighty five but all the say is on the nineteenth of October of nineteen eighty nine er my Lord the matter is complex . |
| 26 | The King was in the second room . |
| 27 | The sitting-room was on the first floor , above the garage , with a picture window overlooking a small park . |
| 28 | Even as Andrew was assuring journalists at Sunninghill that he was hopeful he and Fergie could get back together , the Texan was in the next room , phoning around Fleet Street . |
| 29 | The emphasis is on the 19th and 20th centuries . |
| 30 | The library 's on the second floor , by the way . |