Example sentences of "[verb] [num ord] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time the general level of wealth in this unremarkable corner of the East Midlands , peopled entirely by peasant farmers , with a leavening of yeomen and only a handful of rich squires , was lower only than on the fertile cornlands of Norfolk and in the opulent Stour Valley manufacturing district — higher not only than in other , similar regions but also Berkshire , which the yield of the loans , 1522 — 3 , placed fifth jointly with Suffolk , and Gloucestershire which shared fourteenth place with Rutland itself . |
| 2 | Beatle Paul McCartney 's wife , LINDA McCARTNEY , holds 38th slot with £39.2 million , most of it stemming from an inheritance from the Eastman/Kodak fortune . |
| 3 | Teammate Rob McElnea is on course to secure second place in the Super Cup points at Mallory Park in two weeks time after fourth and fifth places today . |
| 4 | Hopefully , the technique of cutting from shot to shot in a controlled and purposeful way is already becoming second nature to you , as is the use of shots of different sizes as a means of directing the attention of the viewer to where you wish it to go . |
| 5 | And if , at first , she had had to remind herself to be careful not to be found out , deceit was becoming second nature to her . |
| 6 | The strange and difficult was becoming second nature in the way that it had when I 'd learned to fly . |
| 7 | Florin Raducioiu scored all four goals as Romania retained second place in group four with a 4–0 victory over the Faroe Islands . |
| 8 | On the Hebridena crag of Strone Ulladale , the North Wales based team of Noel Craine and Bob Drury made the long awaited second ascent of The Scoop . |
| 9 | Another recent open winner , Harry Williams ' Derby hope Pond Pavarotti , whose victory at Brough Park last week helped Sunderland win second place in the inter-track competition , setting a new sectional record of 3.71 seconds , takes on the well known Yorkshire-based open racer Mandys Supreme , which is trained by the unattached Derek Tidswell . |
| 10 | I 'd spent so much time on my own , sitting watching birds , or reading about them or drawing them , that I did n't make many friends , and those I had took second place to the birds . |
| 11 | The French colt , Machiavellian , now heads the market for the 2,000 Guineas at between 7-1 and 10-1 , with Be My Chief , who has twice beaten Balla Cove , disputing second favouritism with Mukddaam at around 12-1 . |
| 12 | Brakeman for Great Britain Two , Edd helped the team to a better than expected thirteenth place after the first two of the four runs . |
| 13 | Birmingham Bullets claimed eighth place with a 105–77 win over Cheshire . |
| 14 | A community venture from Herefordshire has won fourth prize amongst entries from all over Europe in ‘ La Village que J'Aime ’ — and the people of the Marcle Ridge are thrilled . |
| 15 | Alan , who learnt the art of trial biking at his family home in the hilly countryside of Morar , now holds fifth position in the Scottish Trial Championship . |
| 16 | The Commission normally takes two months to investigate charges , after which it could either instruct Britain to set its VAT rates in conformity with European legislation or proceed to put into effect the long awaited 7th Directive on fiscal matters . |
| 17 | The last stretch is down a narrow lane bordered by woods and lined with horse boxes , cars and spectators , the latter all striving to catch first sight of the leading riders coming at full gallop . |
| 18 | He had won first prize at the eisteddfod as a boy soprano . |
| 19 | B. Y. Yeong of ICM Chemical in Malaysia has won first prize in the utility innovation category at last year 's Malaysian Invention and Design Society exhibition . |
| 20 | She has won first prize in international competitions in Paris and Flanders . |
| 21 | LITTLE Philip Carter ripped open the letter telling him he had won first prize in the Mirror 's WWF wrestling competition … and burst into tears . |
| 22 | In the short time we have been presenting Craft and Design in Heriot 's we have already established a reputation for outstanding work and last Session one of our pupils won first prize in the Edinburgh and District Rotary Club Design Competition . |
| 23 | He was articled to his brother , Richard Phené Spiers , in 1866 , when he also joined the Architectural Association , later gaining first prize in the class of design . |
| 24 | I 'll ask him to come first thing on Monday morning . |
| 25 | New gallery of Egyptian art holds first exhibition with an unpublished head of Tutankhamun |
| 26 | Peter Scudamore still has first call on Twiston-Davies ' string when he is not riding for Martin Pipe . |
| 27 | The convention is that the cross-cousin who meets the groom 's party at the gate should challenge the groom saying that he , the gatekeeper , has first claim to the girl . |
| 28 | Charlie is still with Hughes who along with Noel Meade , has first claim on him , although he rode Cahervillahow in the Gold Cup for Mouse Morris , his old partner . |
| 29 | Newcastle , nine points ahead in the First Division , let Gascoigne go to Spurs for £2 million and Terry Venables has first option on him should he wish to return to England . |
| 30 | Terry Venables has first option on Gascoigne should he wish to return to England , but Keegan is undeterred . |