Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [vb past] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remember Liverpool only got their act together in the last couple of months and finished 6th . |
| 2 | First-time buyers and those starting a fresh finance agreement can still normally get this type of insurance , but they are likely to find tough terms and conditions attached to it such as higher premiums and delayed first payments . |
| 3 | He got to his feet and looked first at his companions and then at Nicholson , who nodded , a slight smile creasing his lips . |
| 4 | Two of his comrades had relatively minor head wounds and received first aid in the trench before heading back to a safer area . |
| 5 | His mid teens were spent surfing on a casual basis but when he was about 17 he got into racing surf lifesaving skis and reached 3rd in the UK , a reflection on the poor standard compared with K1 racing rather than an indication of great ability , he believes . |
| 6 | Between 1973–77 this wonderful steeplechaser won the National three times and finished second twice — an unparalleled record . |
| 7 | In the one Caddie Competition Charlie played in ( 1921 or 1922 ) , he was loaned some of Mr. de Ville 's clubs and won first prize . |
| 8 | A good showing by Lyles put them into second place on 233 points while Reyburns , one of the fancied teams , did not live up to expectations and finished third on 210 points . |
| 9 | It sold 2000 copies in 10 days and became fourth in the list of Victorian best-sellers , beaten only by The Bible , Robinson Crusoe and The Pilgrim 's Progress . |
| 10 | I ran the 100 metres at the Hammersmith Schools Sports and came second , being beaten by my schoolmate Victor Ajai . |
| 11 | Many are portrayed as strong personalities : the Swansea shopkeeping grandmother , a ‘ wonderful old lady ’ who would tell historical stories of the Rebecca Riots ; the cultured , much-travelled Scots widow , a ‘ remarkable woman ’ who ran her late husband 's estate ; the toothless , pipe-smoking , ‘ mediumistic ’ Lancashire granny who believed in ghosts and practised second sight ; or the Scot ploughman 's wife who taught her grandson the Bible and catechism ‘ patiently , affectionately , and prayerfully … and at night she would put me to bed , wrap me snug and warm , and kindly teach me short prayers , psalms , and hymns . ’ |
| 12 | Crosland was replaced as Environment Secretary by Peter Shore , a much less exuberant and extrovert character , but a solid , steady man whom I had known over the years and had first met when he was the Secretary of an ad hoc committee formed by the Labour Party — with a few outside ‘ experts ’ such as Dennis Lloyd and myself — to produce a rental policy . |
| 13 | Next to arrive was the photographer , who plugged in arc lights and photographed first the body from every angle and then every single object in the room in the minutest detail . |
| 14 | I had run in the trials for the European Junior Championships and finished fifth in the 100 metres in 10.6 seconds , wind assisted . |
| 15 | I ran in the Cosford Games 60 metres and finished third . |
| 16 | I ran in a spirited 200 metres and finished third behind Ade Mafe and Todd Bennett . |
| 17 | Within 18 months of taking up the sport , she was timed at 11.20 and 22.74 for the sprints , won medals in the Pan American Games and came fifth in the World Cup . |
| 18 | The Perth professional , whose father engraves the winner 's name on the Open Championship Trophy , earned the 37th card on his 11th visit to the PGA School in November but has missed two cuts and finished 66th on his three previous Tour outings this year . |
| 19 | They took their drinks and sat next to a lean , gaunt individual with a twisted lip , whom Tony addressed as Titch . |
| 20 | But it flew well enough to confound the sceptics and won first place at the April 1978 Maryland Kite Festival . |