Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] [verb] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Lazio lost last week at Foggia , Gazza won rave reviews for his performance , and two superb England goals against Turkey and his wonder strike against Maradona 's Seville have raised even bigger expectations . |
| 2 | He beamed at her , revealing himself to be more drunk than Lydia had first supposed . |
| 3 | If Linton dies first , my plan will fail . ’ |
| 4 | If SDLP spread first preference votes geographically over the constituency as has been suggested , first preferences did favour O'Hanlon more than News but most transfers of votes to SDLP seem to have favoured News rather than O'Hanlon . |
| 5 | The situation was such that even Minton could become fussed if Vaughan made first use of Ricky 's Daily Mirror . |
| 6 | By Sept. 26 the Syrian government had indicated that it would not participate in the planned third stage of the conference — the multilateral discussions on regional issues — unless Israel had first showed that it was willing to withdraw from Arab land occupied in 1967 . |
| 7 | The rebels were helped by exiles from Euboia , which may imply a concerted plan , because Euboia revolted next , encouraged by the Athenian reverse in Boiotia . |
| 8 | Ever since Ben had first found that single mention of him in the journals . |
| 9 | She had filled out a little since Sarah had last seen her and she was no longer drab . |
| 10 | The Prioress seemed to have aged since Corbett had last seen her . |
| 11 | Stewart made the mistake of moving too far across his stumps and then trying to flick a straight ball to leg , while Hick went third ball after lunch to a sloppy drive at Kapil Dev and an edge to second slip . |
| 12 | It was over three weeks since Molly had last written , and the delay had angered her mother . |
| 13 | representing that , but you know and I know that it did n't stay like that , I do n't know how long , but it did n't stay like it for very long because sin crept in , that circle was marred , it was twisted , that intermit original fellowship with God was broken , let me read you a verse there in Genesis chapter three and verse eight , it 's , it 's Adam and Eve it says they heard the sound of the lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the lord God among the trees of the garden , for the first time since Adam had first been created they hide from God , they hear him coming , it 's the time when God will come , and they hear him that were walking through the garden using picture language , and they go and hide , they 're ashamed to see him , they do n't want to look upon him , something has happened that perfect circle has been marred , what it was like yesterday , things are different now , there 's that unclean feeling , there 's that guilt complex , we 've done it wrong , we 've failed to keep what God 's said , we 've broken the rules and when you break the rules , it 's not just the rules that are broken is it , you know it and I know it , in relationships , it 's not just the rules that get broken , it 's the relationship is marred . |
| 14 | Piled in one of the stalls was a mountain of logs , which must have been delivered since Mungo had last been there . |
| 15 | It was then 11 days since Jeremy had last been seen , and according to the coroner 's report he was still alive . |
| 16 | Norwich City0 Sunderland1 THE John Byrne and Malcolm Crosby FA Cup roadshow has rolled all the way to Wembley after Sunderland overcame First Division opposition at Hillsborough yesterday to squeeze through to their first final in 19 years . |
| 17 | Among the casualties of Caedwalla 's attack on Wight were Arwald , king of the island , and his two young brothers who escaped to the opposite mainland where they were captured and put to death after Caedwalla had first allowed them to receive baptism . |
| 18 | When Minton had first arrived at the College he had seemed to Elinor a rather shy individual . |
| 19 | Florin Raducioiu scored all four goals as Romania retained second place in group four with a 4–0 victory over the Faroe Islands . |
| 20 | The UK market is small ( 4 per cent of the world ) and as Taylor said last year , ‘ we must now look overseas for opportunities if we are to continue our vigorous growth ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ It is a psychological problem that can take time to overcome , just as Arsenal found last season . |
| 22 | When Lucy had first talked about Christine taking her over , Josie had assumed that she was merely finding words to describe some devised means of survival . |
| 23 | When Lucy woke next morning a quiver of excitement shot through her , telling her that the day would be different . |
| 24 | When Sakharov suffered last summer from thrombophlebitis , a serious condition , he was treated only by his wife . ’ |
| 25 | Common misconception has it that rock'n'roll was invented when Alan Freed first foisted this brash new music on the unsuspecting good burghers of Cleveland in April 1952 . |
| 26 | After one or two early passages of arms , when Wheeler had first come into the post , in which it became apparent that Wheeler was prepared to be a good deal nastier to Ian than Ian was to him , Ian had settled for a civil service manner in which he made no attempt to contribute to the department 's thinking . |
| 27 | When Sandison had last seen him he had been a sad figure , a man approaching old age , tired , dishevelled and drunk . |
| 28 | But , when Nigel comes next year he 'll bring Eileen and I think that under circumstances I think if we say well come for about quarter to two . |
| 29 | When Martin marries next month she 'll be out . |
| 30 | Lawton led the way up to the bridge , Forster with the body , as Grant had first thought , over his shoulder . |