Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [pron] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was just let off for an afternoon to sit my first year Sociology exam and then I came into the hospital that was to be my home for the next three years . |
| 2 | Russia 's space industry has won a contract to launch its first western satellite . |
| 3 | The Royal Grand Prix was a prestigious race , run by the Royal Canoe Club to celebrate their 125th anniversary . |
| 4 | The two times world champion , now rated No. 72 , trailed Stevens 5-4 overnight but , without having to produce his best form , he won the next six frames in succession to win their third qualifying round tie . |
| 5 | If ( and hopefully when ) you do finally quit , it may create more of a problem than if you gird your mental loins at the outset and make up your mind to do it first and foremost . |
| 6 | It would be a brave man who would accuse Aitken of cheating on his present club to protect his first senior team , however , and a foolish one who continued to harbour the notion after watching his display of honest professionalism . |
| 7 | As well as fine-tuning his own stamina and fitness by clocking up to 70 miles in training each week , Paul has been helping his 12-year-old daughter Sacha in her bid to compete her first four-mile London mini-marathon . |
| 8 | KING GEORGE hero The Fellow is now as short as 7-4 ( from 3-1 ) with Coral to land his first Gold Cup at Cheltenham in March . |
| 9 | This brought the West Indian 's aggregate for the two matches to 181 without being dismissed and it enabled his side to seal their second impressive nine-wicket win . |
| 10 | I have struggled to pay the loan and have now obtained a Smith and Nephew scholarship to pay my first year 's course fees . |
| 11 | Twenty years later , the Daily Mirror hired this car to transport its first million-pound Bingo winner , Mrs. Maudie Barrett to the Town Hall to receive her cheque . |
| 12 | However , the future of its messy OSF/1-Ultrix-Open Desktop strategy is so unstable that even its own spokespeople were at a loss to explain it last week — ‘ it 's too early to say , ’ they conceded . |
| 13 | Earlier in 1946 Jones 's brilliance had cut short St Colman 's brave bid to capture their first MacRory Cup , but they persevered and three years later captained by Sean Blaney , Greg 's father , they won their first MacRory . |
| 14 | RICHARD HANNON is eyeing the gold in a bid to clinch his first ever trainer 's title . |
| 15 | Our Viewdata system features a ‘ Search ’ facility to enable the agent to show you last minute availability and prices . |
| 16 | Sheila 's head tilted back against the rough bark to receive his first kiss . |
| 17 | " Just a little present to celebrate your first night . |
| 18 | Did the fact that he is accompanied by a doctor on the campaign trail help to lose him last week 's TV showdown with Clinton ? |
| 19 | He has England under-21 honours and at the weekend picked up a Barclays Young Eagle of the Month award for the East Anglia and South to celebrate his 21st birthday . |
| 20 | In the first division , Sunderland took a thirty ninth minute lead at home to Nottingham Forest ; Gabbiadini the scorer , and Gabbiadini 's first goal in three months was enough to send the Roker fans away in a happy mood to celebrate their third successive home win . |
| 21 | Watts withstood a tremendous charge from Taiwan 's Chen Tse-chung to win his first title by just one shot on 274 . |
| 22 | STEVE DAVIS has been practising six hours a day during the build-up to the Embassy World championship , such is his determination to win his seventh title . |
| 23 | Quins led 20–7 at the break , but Rugby scored 22 points in the second half to record their second league win . |
| 24 | According to the Life of Thomas Hardy ‘ they found lodgings at the house of an invalided captain of smacks and ketches ; and Hardy , suspending his house-hunting , settled down for the autumn and winter to finish his fifth novel , The Hand of Ethelberta ’ . |
| 25 | Within a minute Kerly had latched himself on to a Robert Clift free hit to score his first goal . |
| 26 | Second seed Sampras established himself as the odds-on favourite to win his second US Open title with a 6–7 7–6 6–1 6–1 victory . |
| 27 | Lawrence had been drafted into the lineup following a finger injury suffered by Chris Lewis , while Botham was called up at the 11th hour to win his 100th cap when Derek Pringle 's sore back failed to respond to treatment . |
| 28 | On pole after setting a lap record during the qualifying session , Mansell became the first rookie driver to win his first Indy grand prix since the late Graham Hill won the Indianapolis 500 in 1966 . |
| 29 | Club officials spent half an hour arguing over who had the right to wear their first strip . |
| 30 | We also bought Marioff Nortest at the beginning of this year , allowing the Group to establish its first operating base in Norway . |