Example sentences of "of [noun sg] and [verb] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To illustrate the way word-processors use embedded symbols , type a paragraph of text and indent the first line with a single tab . |
| 2 | It 's mainly a question of confidence and taking the first few steps . |
| 3 | Fish began to haul themselves out of water and become the first back-boned creatures to colonise the land . |
| 4 | Even when all intended partners of the new firm have indicated assent it will still be necessary to establish some order of seniority and to select the first senior partner : though joint senior partners are not unknown , the better arrangement may be for some restriction to be put upon the time that office is held by any one individual so that by rotating it between the participating firms a reasonable balance is achieved . |
| 5 | The late afternoon slid into night , bringing a touch of frost and sapping the last of warmth and cheerfulness . |