Example sentences of "[noun prp] [pron] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As part of Illinois ' month-long celebration of French culture , science and trade , the Art Institute of Chicago is giving Patrick Tosani his first U.S. solo show ( until 19 July ) . |
| 2 | JASOORAH , the filly that gave South African-born jockey Michael Roberts his 200th winner of the season , is tipped to overturn hot favourite Daru in the William Hill November Handicap at Doncaster today . |
| 3 | Having made Kuwait his 19th province and sworn never to leave it , he needs ringing international declarations on Palestine , not just hints and mumbles , to blot out the shame of retreat . |
| 4 | Lancashire gave him one of his most memorable finds ( an Old Trafford cupboard crammed with old minute books ) and Surrey his next subject ( George Lohmann ) : ‘ He was a rebel , but also a tragic figure . |
| 5 | The FN on March 30-April 1 , 1990 , held in Nice its eighth congress since the party 's creation in 1972 ; it was attended by 1,600 FN delegates . |
| 6 | A FREE KICK goal two minutes from the end by Jimmy Phillips gave Middlesbrough their first victory , 2–1 over Tranmere , in five League games and improved their Second Division play-off hopes at Prenton Park . |
| 7 | Scotland 's Sarah Gourlay , from Prestwick , gave Scotland their first victory in the women 's world indoor singles championship in Guernsey last night with a 3–1 final win over defending champion England 's Mary Price . |
| 8 | Today in Colombo , Sri Lanka 's spinners will be aiming to inflict upon England their fourth Test defeat in seven weeks . |
| 9 | SUBSTITUTE Mixu Paatelainen earned Aberdeen their first victory at Parkhead under manager Willie Miller as Celtic 's lack of fire power again proved costly . |
| 10 | SUBSTITUTE Mix-up Paatelainen earned Aberdeen their first victory at Parkhead under manager Willie Miller as Celtic 's lack of fire power again proved costly . |
| 11 | Still fighting back , with Doyle tackling Athersmith , striking , and almost giving Scotland her second goal of the match , the final whistle went . |
| 12 | Glentoran skipper Barney Bowers hotly disputed the penalty award that gave Coleraine 's Mark McWalter their first goal . |
| 13 | Its aim is to boost Scotland 's manufacturing exports to Spain which last year totalled £474 million , an increase of 10 per cent over the 1991 figure . |
| 14 | It was Boulez who last January led a boycott by international singers and conductors following Barenboim departure . |
| 15 | Residents in Scotland whose first language is not English may welcome the opportunity to be assessed in their native language as a useful first step prior to undertaking training delivered and assessed in English . |
| 16 | It was Morris who gave Swan his first Cheltenham winner in 1990 when Trapper John took the Stayers Hurdle , still the biggest day in Charlie 's life . |
| 17 | A misunderstanding between Richard Eyres and Derek Pyke gave Rocky Turner his first penalty chance , and a second , from a similarly kickable position , arrived when David Hulme was forced to obstruct Mark Roskell . |
| 18 | For it was Gould who showed Darwin his first evidence of the possible transmutation of species . |
| 19 | The job involved visiting mining camps , quarries and oilfields all over the world selling explosives and it gave Haslam his first taste of the excitement of travel , something that has remained with him all his life . |
| 20 | In spite of William 's immediate miss that allowed Hudson his second escape , the West Indies still made up some ground when Kenneth Benjamin and Jimmy Adams acquired their first Test wickets just before tea through cut shots that were edged to Lara at first slip ; Peter Kirsten off Benjamin , a powerfully-built fast bowler with a method not unlike Colin Croft 's in the wide angle of delivery , and Hansie Cronje to the fourth ball from Adams , whose left-arm spin had been restricted to seven wicketless overs all season . |
| 21 | FROM Sasbach my next target was the Danube , a drive that took me through the Black Forest . |
| 22 | Souness was still grumbling about the decisions that went against his team — the penalty that gave Coventry their first goal , the free-kick that led to their second , an offside flag that never came for the third and the sending off of Jamie Redknapp . |
| 23 | Norway has no immediate plans to leave the IWC which last year rejected plans from Iceland and Japan to catch a limited number of whales . |
| 24 | Playing at an altitude of over 5,000 feet and in humid conditions , Canada introduced only two new caps , B.C. no.8 Colin McKenzie and Scott MacKinnon , the Ontario wing who joined flanker Gord to give Canada its first instance of brothers appearing together in the same international side . |
| 25 | Your paper has reported the Commission for Racial Equality 's formal investigation into the assessment for special needs of children in Strathclyde whose first language is not English . |
| 26 | Taylor fell at 4.05 , in the first over after tea , giving Kapil Dev his 400th Test wicket ( full analysis on page 23 ) . |
| 27 | In 1816 in November his next mention ‘ … |
| 28 | Commanche Run 's neck victory over Baynoun in the 1984 St Leger gave Piggott his twenty-eighth Classic , breaking the record previously held by Frank Buckle with twenty-seven wins between 1792 and 1827 . |
| 29 | ‘ By all accounts he did very well indeed , ’ said a delighted Russ who gave Stephen his first taste of Bass NWC football last season and has seen much to justify his brave decision . |
| 30 | The Economist has published in October its third survey of 1,900 British businessmen and financial analysts , conducted by Loughborough University Business School , of Britain 's Most Admired Companies . |