Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] their [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are the end-of-tether diaries published as My Sister and Myself by his literary executor , Francis King , and any number of references in the voluminous literature that has grown up around the figure of E M Forster , whose acolyte Ackerley became between their first meeting in 1922 and his death , aged 71 , in 1967 . |
| 2 | The rest of the class then use these pictures as evidence , discussing the implications of what they are shown in order to plan for their next journey back in time . |
| 3 | When asked what further services clients and their carers would wish , more home help was always given as their first priority . |
| 4 | He 's top of the A&R man 's list when it comes to nursing young guitar bands through their first , tentative studio steps . |
| 5 | The greatest number will be those returning for their second , third , fourth or later terms . |
| 6 | It is common for patients to appear for their first out-patient appointment with one or other of these problems , which has been going on for the previous few weeks . |
| 7 | Ireland , bidding for their first championship win , have axed stand-off Niall Malone in favour of new cap Eric Elwood of Lansdowne , and switched wingers Richard Wallace and Simon Geoghegan . |
| 8 | Charlton , bidding for their fourth successive League win , include on-loan striker David Whyte from Crystal Palace and another loaned striker , John Hendry , who returns to Tottenham on Monday . |
| 9 | All were at the same stage of their career , applying for their first senior house officer post in a non-teaching hospital because applications to teaching hospitals usually require completion of a form . |
| 10 | Feasting her eyes on him as he quickly enclosed his nether limbs , Gina was forcibly reminded of their first meeting . |
| 11 | When , as they moved towards their first coupling , ‘ it was as if the whole of myself , body and spirit , even parts of me I never knew existed , came alive at his touch ’ ? |
| 12 | Firstly , the proportion of teachers who , having successfully completed the first year , stay on into the second in order to obtain the Certificate in Education ( FE ) is proving to be extremely high : for example , of the 1,128 candidates for the first year courses being offered in 1979–80 , no fewer than 1,024 moved into their second year in 1980–1 . |
| 13 | The problems with the gearboxes of the 141s , 142s and 143s were well publicised as the 1980s drew into their second half . |
| 14 | Only 2 points have come from their last 4 league games , but they want revenge for last season 's 5-3 defeat at the Manor . |
| 15 | Statistically , Oxted Green ‘ B ’ can be denied promotion from division three but it is highly unlikely that they will fall in their last match . |
| 16 | Chigwellians are appearing in their fourth final , having last won the cup in 1980 , while this is Etonians ' second appearance . |
| 17 | Chigwellians are appearing in their fourth final , having last won the cup in 1980 , while this is Etonians ' second appearance . |
| 18 | In a surprise result , Burundians voted in their first democratic election since 1962 to boot out their military president , Pierre Buyoya , in favour of a banker , Melchior Ndadaye . |
| 19 | Pesticides and defoliant residues on a swathe round the coast tens of kilometres wide of exposed seabed resulted in greatly increased heart disease , cancer , and deaths from chronic gastritis , kidney disease and tuberculosis , with over 10 per cent of children dying in their first year . |
| 20 | Professor Brunsden said that more than 10 per cent of children are dying in their first year . |
| 21 | The visitors will certainly be match fit in their third meeting on consecutive days . |
| 22 | It has also produced very comprehensive guidelines about to appear in their third edition . |
| 23 | THE BARE STONE WALLS OBVIATED THE NEED FOR WALLCOVERING AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE ASHLEYS MOVED TO THEIR NEXT HOUSE THAT THEY PRESSED AHEAD WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF WALLPAPER . |
| 24 | There would be even more noise when the navvies moved to their next camp closer to Swinbrook and beside a stream that flowed through the village and on to the river Windrush . |
| 25 | Arnold Palmer , Gary Player , George Archer and Jack Nicklaus are the only golfers ever to have won on their first appearance in a US Senior Tour event . |
| 26 | Mark Wright , John Barnes , Ian Rush and David Burrows were all missing as Liverpool crashed to their second defeat in four days . |
| 27 | DARLINGTON 'S hopes of remaining in the Third Division were dealt a severe blow in London last night when they crashed to their eleventh away defeat of the season . |
| 28 | And what 's more , how Leeds could have done with the Frenchman as they crashed to their fourth defeat in five games . |
| 29 | MIDDLESBROUGH have been hit by injuries as they prepare to concentrate on their Second Division promotion challenge . |
| 30 | And that would leave City free to concentrate on their first round FA Cup tie with Altrincham in a much happier frame of mind . |