Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I mind er mother the first time |
| 2 | Sacheverell 's trial the next spring sparked off widespread rioting in London , and although Sacheverell was eventually found guilty , he received the mild sentence of three years ' suspension from preaching . |
| 3 | On the other hand , public authorities do not usually commit illegal acts deliberately , and if an atmosphere of opinion were created in which compensation for illegality were seen as being simply compensation for loss and not as carrying any stigma of fault or as being designed to perform the function of deterring illegal conduct , public authorities might be able to put the chance of an award out of their mind in deciding the applicant 's case the second time round . |
| 4 | When Sandison arrived at Franco 's bar the next morning at ten to ten , Maidstone was already there , sitting at a table , drinking coffee . |
| 5 | And be expected to do a full day 's work the next day ? |
| 6 | Professional and amateur artists have all agreed to lend a hand in a bid to make this year 's festival the seventh one of the best yet . |
| 7 | Dear old Joe simply could not believe his eyes when he and I entered Miss Havisham 's room the next day . |
| 8 | Seb was in Anna 's room the next evening , talking vainly in an effort to get through to her , when his mother came up the stairs and into the room . |
| 9 | Waning interest from the local running community has forced the organisers to declare this year 's race the 10th and last . |
| 10 | In his position as Commissioning Editor Alan has introduced to Channel 4 's schedule THE ELEVENTH HOUR , PEOPLE TO PEOPLE , CINEMA FROM THREE CONTINENTS , THE MEDIA SHOW , OUT ON TUESDAY and TELEVISION WITH A DIFFERENCE . |
| 11 | Just beyond St John 's Church the first opening on the left is KING 'S STABLES ROAD which leads to the Grassmarket , a picturesque quarter once the seat of public executions , now more noted for its antique shops , boutiques and restaurants . |
| 12 | Despite the lawlessness and corruption , Grigoriev has achieved some notable successes , including Edvard Radzinsky 's book The Last Tsar now a Book of the Month Club choice in the UK and Larissa Vasilieva 's Kremlin Wives , which sold 450,000 copies in Russia and is soon to be published here by Weidenfeld and Nicholson . |
| 13 | At Mauve 's studio the next time it came spilling out . |
| 14 | no , eat by the seventh so what 's today 's date the sixth , tomorrow 's the seventh there 's no hold on sixth today seventh eighth is Sunday , no it must be the ninth , oh god I 'm totally out of date I do n't even know what date it is let's have one of these that 'll make a change |
| 15 | From the passenger 's viewpoint the first things that are different are the plug-type sliding doors , improved welcoming entrance vestibules and a seating layout with some facing pairs of seats in the standard class at tables for four , with others in twos having a face-to-back arrangement . |
| 16 | Schools universities and colleges in er about a year 's time the first resales . |
| 17 | So she said I 'm coming up in a fortnight 's time the fourteenth cos it 's David 's birthday that week |
| 18 | Five years after Emily Davison 's death the first women won the vote . |
| 19 | Police launched an investigation into Henry 's death the next morning … they talked to party-goers and tried to trace the supply chain of the drug . |
| 20 | It happened that I called at Beatrice 's house the last time Aunt Nessy visited there — the time before she was banished . |
| 21 | However , he said that he himself could not prescribe it , and it would all depend on the Christie consultant 's view the next time we saw him . |
| 22 | All three made a delegation to the head teacher 's office the next day . |
| 23 | I found Bunny in the girls ' kitchen the next morning trying to find something to eat that was n't raw carrot , muesli or Ryvita and something to drink other than herbal tea . |
| 24 | After three years ' work the last consignment of nuclear fuel rods has been removed . |
| 25 | So my phone call to the Parsons ' household the next day was in the best traditions of the society in which I found myself living . |
| 26 | If successful , the 100-day trek for multiple sclerosis charities will make Fiennes ' team the first to cross Antarctica via the South Pole without dogs or ground and air support . |
| 27 | If her answers were unsatisfactory , their report would be taken to a magistrates ' court the next morning and a petition for her " reception order " drawn up and signed by two people — preferably near relatives or representatives of the family . |
| 28 | In the directors ' office the next day , the two men talked about Joseph Buquet . |