Example sentences of "[prep] the [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The painting Competition was won by Eric Gavin and Christopher Houston for the 7–11 year olds . |
| 2 | Despite the contemporary tone of much of Action for Cities , the programme 's heritage can be traced to the early 1960s studies which provided the basis for the 1965 Milner–Holland Report on housing and the 1967 Plowden Report on education , as a result of which general improvement areas and education priority areas were established . |
| 3 | Today , the pilgrimage still takes place , now by air or car for many and , for the 1965 pilgrimage year , the Spanish government made strenuous and successful efforts to restore and clean these famous churches ( and also provide hotels for tourists ) on this traditional route . |
| 4 | For the mobile unit , it must be well built and braced to allow for moving over uneven ground , if the birds are in at the time , then the extra weight on the floor will be 204 kg for the 100 bird house and 409 kg for the 200 bird house . |
| 5 | A quick breakdown of the routes in the guide is a good way to end , for the 100 routes split almost exactly into quarters : V. Diff to VS , HVS to E1 , E2/3 and E4 and above . |
| 6 | In 1991 Carl Lewis set a world record of 9.86 seconds for the 100 metre sprint . |
| 7 | Wassall must have been in with a chance of winning the £10,000 first prize because he was the fifth fastest qualifier , with a time of 11.92sec for the 100 metres . |
| 8 | But that was in 1976 , a black year for British sprinting when no one was selected for the 100 metres at the Montreal Olympics . |
| 9 | The individual sprinters were Wells , McFarlane and Reid for the 100 metres and Buster Watson and Ade Mafe , a new talent , for the 200 metres . |
| 10 | I ran two personal bests , 10.33 seconds for the 100 metres and 20.79 seconds for the 200 , which was further encouragement for me and compensation for the traumas I had suffered on the West London track throughout the long , cold , seemingly never-ending winter . |
| 11 | I lined up for the 100 metres at the AAA Championships and , lo and behold , everybody came out in similar outfits ! |
| 12 | Certainly she presented me with my medal for the 100 metres and as I stood on the plinth she did not bat an eyelid . |
| 13 | In addition to seeking a long overdue first global hurdles title , Jackson wants to qualify for the 100 metres and compete alongside his great pal , Linford Christie . |
| 14 | In addition to seeking a long-overdue first global hurdles title , Jackson wants to qualify for the 100 metres and compete alongside his great pal , Linford Christie . |
| 15 | Stuart , who left Middlesbrough and Cleveland Harriers in November and has since joined Sale , is entered for the 100 metres as well as her main event , the 200 metres . |
| 16 | Gookey , 21 , has made rapid progress at 200 metres this year but will line up second favourite for that event and for the 100 metres , which he won last year , if Sale 's European junior champion attempts a sprint double at Blackpool . |
| 17 | There is a much appreciated personal escort for the 100 yards to the hotel , for the price of a handful of Marlboro . |
| 18 | In 1915 the New South Wales Swimming Association invited Duke Kahanamoku to the Domain Baths in Sydney where he beat his own world record for the 100 yards with a time of 53.8 seconds . |
| 19 | At school , both he and his elder brother ( Robert Victor ) excelled at sports ; in 1919 Eric set a new ( and still unbroken ) school record of 10.2 seconds for the 100 yards . |
| 20 | Just like his dad — who , one memorable Sports Day at his school , broke the world record for the 100 yards sprint . |
| 21 | But the makers of the Jolly Roger ales believe they can find customers for the 100 barrels a week they soon hope to produce . |
| 22 | Six weeks before and immediately after the closedown was assumed to be a more stressful time for the 100 men than one and two years later when 90 per cent of them had found alternative employment . |
| 23 | For the 100 Senate seats , there were 47 two-member counties and three members each for Warsaw and Katowice counties . |
| 24 | Consultation paper for the 1994 Synod |
| 25 | Writing an opera for the 1994 Edinburgh International Festival , Scotland , says Tan is his second musical home ; and home to a dear friend — the composer , Eddie McGuire , who shares Tan 's love of cross-cultural exploration and like him , deeply influenced by John Cage . |
| 26 | Any delay in NAFTA might leave the matter unresolved as the ruling Mexican party chooses a successor to President Carlos Salinas de Gortari for the 1994 election , creating political chaos . |
| 27 | Before the final curtain some teams had registered and paid their deposit for the 1994 tournament to be held in Birmingham , preparations for which are already well under way . |
| 28 | DAVID EVANS , director of Reactor Division , is to take over a new post as director of Reactor Technology , working on BNFL 's input into the Reactor Study Programme being co-ordinated by the Nuclear Utilities Chairmen 's Group for the 1994 Industry Review . |
| 29 | Chris 's new appointment will allow him to retain his amateur status and prepare for the 1994 Commonwealth Games and the 1996 Olympics , the two main targets in his sights . |
| 30 | Pointing to the vote in the Strasbourg parliament last week which backed PR by 207 votes to 79 , Mr Martin commented : ‘ Whilst I 'm sceptical that the Government will yield to full PR for the 1994 elections , they could introduce an element of PR by using the six new seats in this way . |