Example sentences of "[coord] [vb infin] a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first time one person whispered in the ear of another to make or break a third person 's reputation , then public relations was born . |
| 2 | ‘ Consumers do not confuse the availability of good physical facilities with good quality ; such facilities may tempt a consumer to choose a particular shop , but it is the quality of the staff which will determine whether the consumer will buy or return a second time . ’ |
| 3 | The court may allow a defendant to withdraw or amend a first admission at any time on such terms as may be just ( Ord 9 , r 2(4) ) . |
| 4 | I expect her to say more , to preach or pose a second question , but she does n't . |
| 5 | has having enough opportunity to go off and make a second marriage , which I do n't deny them but they must accept their responsibilities . |
| 6 | She stopped singing when he knocked on the door , but he had to wait and knock a second time before she invited him in . |
| 7 | These were : dégorgement ( the act of removing sediment from the bottle after the second fermentation ) and liqueur de tirage ( the addition of sugar and yeast at the time of bottling to promote and guarantee a second fermentation ) . |
| 8 | I have written to the BBC asking them to reconsider and do a third series . |
| 9 | Wages for housework bypasses all those other struggles — well , I mean , with wages for housework , women would n't have to go out and take a second job . |
| 10 | All who had gone to help the stricken townsfolk mixed with those who had lived through the disaster , and were present to mourn and pay a last tribute to their relatives , friends and neighbours , whose coffins , borne by men of the Fire Service , they now followed . |
| 11 | The court heard that after the men were arrested the RSPCA returned to the land to try and retrieve a third terrier which was down the sett . |