Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tenacious and long-memoried , they had not allowed themselves to be uprooted or changed a second time . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | A strong interaction , on the other hand , allows one component actively to direct , or guide a second component in the pursuit of a particular hypothesis . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 5 | 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) ) . |
| 6 | I expect her to say more , to preach or pose a second question , but she does n't . |
| 7 | So that you 're not think , Oh You 're first thought cos I know the way you you were working , you 're thinking Oh if I just double that , half it or take a third of it or something like that . |
| 8 | The median age divides the women into two equal size groups ; one half of the women first married ( or had a first birth ) at a younger and one half at an older age . |
| 9 | Neither bore much fruit ; nor did a third near Basrah in December . |
| 10 | Richardson scored 53 and shared a second wicket partnership of 141 with man-of-the-match Lara , who hit 14 boundaries and made his runs from 132 deliveries before being run out . |
| 11 | The lawyer , however , still wished to win his argument and asked a second question , |
| 12 | She joined this congregation in 1650 and became a Fifth Monarchist in 1652 . |
| 13 | RADICAL proposals to cut the Premier League to 18 teams and introduce a Second Division could be put to the vote today . |
| 14 | The political state made it clear that Robert Dundas would win his election if two additional nominal voters could be placed upon the roll , but the whole scheme would of course come to nothing should he lose any of his voters , or if Mr. Glassford would not also divide his valuation and make a second vote . |
| 15 | Time to take advantage of any loose word like lucky and make a last effort to change the serious situation building up . |
| 16 | Edward and the younger Despenser fled to Wales , perhaps hoping to rally forces and make a last stand in Despenser 's Marcher lordships . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | In the case of human beings of course you have to notice that men seem to have an advantage because as I think I mention i in the lectures , it 's perfectly possible , you see this happening in our own society which is supposed to be monogamous , perfectly possible for a man to get married , raise a family and then in his forties to desert his wife and raise a second family . |
| 19 | Zahid took another , and made a second castle . |
| 20 | Glentoran 's Neil Candlish , looking like his old explosive self , hit two in eight minutes and made a third for Damien Kelly with a superb cross , as the Glens swept into a three goal interval lead . |
| 21 | Presented on Nov. 28 and given a first reading on Dec. 1 , the new law had replaced an initial draft of Nov. 5 which had been immediately rejected . |
| 22 | This patient was put on a yeast-free diet , and given a second psychiatric assessment when her bowel symptoms had resolved . |
| 23 | Those who accepted his commandments were to be judged in punctilious accordance with the law , whereas the ignorant savage in the darkened jungle who could not possibly have known the light would be treated with gentleness and given a second chance . |
| 24 | Mao Zedong assets the idea of ‘ continual revolution ’ and launches a second phase of the Cultural Revolution . |
| 25 | After they have turned round under gravity and interacted a second time with the microwaves , the fraction of atoms in the F=4 level is detected and recorded . |
| 26 | As long as the Bill goes through Committee and receives a Third Reading , the King 's Cross project will go ahead regardless of the timing of the link between the channel tunnel and London . |
| 27 | These corners are sometimes almost more difficult for the men than for the women , as we use longer skis but I handled the course well and produced a 3rd place , my most encouraging FIS race result for some time . |
| 28 | She stopped singing when he knocked on the door , but he had to wait and knock a second time before she invited him in . |
| 29 | This behaved in the same way as the first unit , so I took this one back and got a third … |
| 30 | A Cheltenham man has since been charged with murder and wounding a second student . |