Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [coord] [vb past] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when Strawberry reached under the seat and produced the first bottle of an apparently endless supply of Star Tiger rice spirit we realised it was not going to be that kind of adventure . |
| 2 | The ship rounded the point and started the last approach to Lisbon , going past the great Tower of Belem and the harbour where a hundred fishing boats made a forest of masts and spars . |
| 3 | Since very small , light animals can fall a long way without being hurt , it 's quite likely that it survived in the forest world under the tree and had the second most interesting experience any tree frog has ever had . |
| 4 | Silence was observed as she moved a table to stand between Charlotte and the chair Natasha had sat in , then arranged the china and poured the first cups . |
| 5 | She threw herself off the bed and hauled the first outfit that came to hand from the wardrobe . |
| 6 | DeFreitas injured a thigh muscle early in the tour and missed the first Test . |
| 7 | Duffy won a black ball fight in the opener and took the second frame 62–40 before winning the next two easily with breaks of 35 and 57 in the third and 92 in the fourth . |
| 8 | I worked it out , from things Barbara Coleman told me , and I hitched a lift in a car going up the valley and walked the last mile or two . |
| 9 | Captain Howell , a midfielder from nearby Worthing , put the home side ahead with a superb dipping volley from the edge of the box and scored the third in injury time . |
| 10 | She lifted the receiver and dialled the first number with great care . |
| 11 | The Grimsby professional , however , responded to the challenge and took the last frame 100-17 . |
| 12 | She could have cried with relief when at last she passed the war memorial with the crucifix and realised the next track led to the farm . |
| 13 | Then I slid on to the stool and began the second verse , seated , then hit the foot-rest and the stool began a too-slow descent which fortunately gathered enough momentum to throw me off . |
| 14 | Folly dropped her handbag underneath the table and took the next in the queue . |