Example sentences of "[verb] a [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Involve a third party facilitator . |
| 2 | This causes a second type of problem — an almost impossible demand for nipples and milk supply . |
| 3 | Unconfirmed reports in late November said that Russia had agreed to sell 20 MiG-29 fighter aircraft to help India install a fourth squadron on its northern border with Pakistan . |
| 4 | The might of Gloucester beaten by bottom of the table , West Hartlepool , who 'd never won a first division game before . |
| 5 | The pair are not first-timers to the MPA competition , having won a first prize in the portrait section last year . |
| 6 | TOP Smokebuster Karen MacGregor has won a first class trip on an Intercity 225 for helping her mother quit smoking . |
| 7 | But since then he 's won a Second Division promotion medal and is near the top of the Premier League . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , virtue alone is not enough ; possibly Carter would have been more successful and might have won a second term if he had been less intense , more flexible , less immersed in the detail of government and a little more willing to dissemble occasionally . |
| 9 | ‘ On the way home , we were approached a second time , by an Me 109 . |
| 10 | The growth of multinational corporations provided a second spur to Eurocurrency business . |
| 11 | At 29 , the head Raider does not appear to accept that his best years are behind him , bad news perhaps for Jonathan Davies , for whom the press conference provided a first glimpse of a man whose reputation travels before him . |
| 12 | When Quest for Fame won the Derby and Sanglemore won the French Derby , it provided a first season trainer with a rare double , who was that trainer ? |
| 13 | When Quest for Fame won the Derby and Sanglemore won the French Derby , it provided a first season trainer with a rare double , who was the trainer ? |
| 14 | Nick , let's put to you the three questions ; when Quest for Fame won the Derby and Sanglemore won the French Derby , it provided a first season trainer with a rare double — who was that trainer ? |
| 15 | This provided a third source of information for BRAC on the effectiveness of its programme . |
| 16 | Her looks were sufficiently unusual to attract a second glance in spite of an aloof and rather intimidating expression which she cultivated as a form of defence against being the recipient of too much male attention . |
| 17 | Together , these mosaics suggest a late-second century development of the elements of centralised and curvilinear design , with the mosaics from North Leigh , Colchester , and Verulamium illustrating the culmination of a late-second century trend . |
| 18 | However , these claims suggest a third way in which policing in Easton is ordinary . |
| 19 | One or both of them may not wish to cope with parenting a second time round , having not long been released from the exhaustion and limitations of childcare on their own account . |
| 20 | A turnout of at least 40 per cent was required to make a first round vote valid , but on Sept. 30 this threshold was not met in the majority of constituencies ( turnout nationwide was only 36 per cent ) , necessitating a second ballot for more than 80 per cent of council seats . |
| 21 | Isabel did n't need a second invitation , quickly finding the meat and dividing it between them . |
| 22 | With something as desirable as the Bölkow 207 , I did n't need a second offer , and on a thunderstorm-laden day ‘ TE turned finals onto Bourn 's Runway 19 to rendezvous with an eager air-tester and an equally impatient photographer . |
| 23 | You may need a third hand for this . |
| 24 | More favourable demographics provide a second reason for optimism . |
| 25 | Please state which regional final you would be able to attend from the list below , and provide a second option in case it is not possible to accommodate you at your first choice of location . |
| 26 | Lastly , its own functions as a bank combined with its size and its relationship to the government provide a third channel through which to influence financial markets . |
| 27 | Tenacious and long-memoried , they had not allowed themselves to be uprooted or changed a second time . |
| 28 | If the price had been £50 lower it would have earned a fourth star . |
| 29 | Can a chimp perceive a movie as representing a second individual trying to solve a problem , like reaching bananas or switching on a heater ? |
| 30 | The common aim is to found a Second Republic and to reduce or eliminate the power of the political cliques who have held sway since the fall of fascism . |