Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adj] [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is much cheaper to spend a little longer thinking about them beforehand and getting them right the first time rather than the second , third or fourth time around . |
| 2 | Sometimes he would sleep in them and wear them unchanged the next day , but at other times he took hours to choose what he would wear , then positively preened . |
| 3 | Of the programmes I 've watched-not all of them , let me confess-only the third , on the dhow in the Gulf seemed to enter into a wholly unknown , and dangerous environment , a way of life I could never have imagined . |
| 4 | ‘ In as much as I cringe at the thought of making you sick a second time , yes . |
| 5 | This birdie on the 4th helped her complete the first round just two over . |
| 6 | More like a volcano erupting than a steam engine blowing its top , Nick always said , but he was touchy about it because it made him sick the first time . |
| 7 | And are they alright the next day ? |
| 8 | A professional photographer 's livelihood is dependent on getting it right the first time and most are members of either the Master Photographers Association or the British Institute of Professional Photography . |
| 9 | Much more cost effective is n't it if things to be done once rather than have to do reading them two or three times and generally the reason that things are repeated a number of times is that perhaps people are not really quite sure or not that that are systems , yet productivity the better trained people are people who can do things , get it right the first time and they can do more work ca n't they than somebody else you are not having to pick it up as the manager responsible and put mistakes right . |
| 10 | ‘ If I were you I 'd get it right the first time . ’ |
| 11 | I did n't really think I should advise , except to say , ‘ I got it right last time I did it — I hope you get it right the first time you do it ’ . |
| 12 | It is a vastly complex process and unless you get it right in one , you will never live to tell the tale , to get it right the next time , in order to ‘ evolve ’ the skill ! |
| 13 | He unloosed the third and fourth and was struggling with the reins of the fifth when he heard voices on the path . |
| 14 | The first viewer to select an outfit from the parade will receive it free the next day ( Kinkead claims it is a uni-sex , uni-size garment ) . |
| 15 | Anyway , Aoki came and went ; Crenshaw came up ; Davis came up , but then he double-bogeyed the 14th , I think . |
| 16 | Payne 's was a splendid effort , for he three-putted the first from 12ft . |
| 17 | He three-putted the last hole for bogey . |
| 18 | He three-putted the tenth , his first , then bogeyed three holes in a row with scrappy play around the greens . |
| 19 | He three-putted the 14th , and then the television buggy came past on its way to the 15th , and the guys on board told me that Crenshaw — — who was nearest challenger then — had double-bogeyed 17 . |
| 20 | He tap-loaded the next cartridge , not bothering to use the cumbersome ramrod , but just slamming the rifle 's butt hard on the ground in hope that the blow would jar the ball down to the loose charge . |
| 21 | Sleighthome , Bramley , Bracken , Clarke , Crompton and Ravenscroft had already earned selection for the Student World Cup team in Italy , and to top it all the first three also enjoyed a trip to Namibia and Zimbabwe with the senior North Divisional team ! |
| 22 | Watts 's challenge ended when he triple-bogeyed the 3rd and 4th holes en route to a 75 after lunch , while Pullan struggled to a 74 . |
| 23 | The two leaders come and you show them both the first item on the list . |