Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That counts as a second home . |
| 2 | The action would not be an indirect method of enforcing the contract against the other contracting party because it lies against a third party and in tort . |
| 3 | In county cricket it is rare enough , happening only once last summer when Warwickshire played Hampshire in the NatWest semi-final and both teams had two Smiths on their side , but in Test cricket , the Christchurch match chalked up what looks like a first . |
| 4 | Shoemaking with CAD starts with a last marked with a grid and clamped in a digitizer . |
| 5 | The answer to this impasse lies in a third way of knowing , one which is based on presuppositions . |
| 6 | Rob , who lives in a fifth floor apartment , said : ‘ The noise got louder and louder . |
| 7 | Often happens for a first night if it 's not selling … ’ |
| 8 | As this encoded beam passes through a second optoelectronic array , the various stages of the algorithm are executed . |
| 9 | As this encoded beam passes through a second optoelectronic array , the various stages of the algorithm are executed . |
| 10 | The acid solution enters another section of the plant where it passes through a second organic solvent to remove any lingering waste products , then , on coming into contact with a water-based solution , the uranium and plutonium separate , the plutonium returning to the water solution and the uranium remaining in the solvent . |
| 11 | If BR could not make a case for seven trains for one of its most profitable routes , it was clear that plans for a second tranche of HSTs for the Cross Country group of services would not satisfy the new criteria . |
| 12 | And the same will be true of Britain 's spending if Manchester loses for a second time . |
| 13 | One of Barley 's more crashing mistakes occurs on a first and valuable meeting with the rainmaker . |
| 14 | The development of overt lung cancer depends on a second chemical insult ( the promoter ) , a chance event that may occur 20 to 40 years later , or not at all . |
| 15 | The H atom , which was collected by a carrier from the Krebs ’ Cycle , passes to a second carrier . |
| 16 | A Daghestan-quality Caucasian rug is roughly the same price , and would therefore be classified as zero per cent ( 0% ) ; whereas a standard Afghan , which costs between a third and twice as much , will be marked as +35/100% . |
| 17 | Their 1st runs at the end of 1981 were witnessed by scenes not seen since the end of steam when literally thousands either embarked on farewell trips or crowded platform ends for a last glimpse of the 3,300hp machines that were as popular as the LNER Gresley steam Pacifics they replaced . |
| 18 | This links with a second category of verbs , where movement indicates both agent and recipient . |
| 19 | Shoemaking begins and ends with a last , the three dimensional pattern of the inside shape of a shoe . |
| 20 | The RAF defeated the Army 18–6 at Twickenham which means this season 's Inter Service tournament ends in a 10th triple tie . |
| 21 | With two children , that amounts to a fifth of pre-tax income . |
| 22 | Then , if the product appears to be commercially successful , as well as a technological tour de force , suddenly competitors are marketing what amounts to a second generation product . |
| 23 | Then , if the product appears to be commercially successful , as well as a technological tour de force , suddenly competitors are marketing what amounts to a second generation product . |
| 24 | Now he faces what amounts to a second trial — tomorrow the court of Appeal will be asked to increase the jail term . |
| 25 | The emergence of task-oriented behaviour in the group leads to a second pattern of behaviour — the socio-emotional or maintenance behaviour . |
| 26 | Failure to find the right concept at the first attempt simply leads to a second attempt and a third attempt . |
| 27 | This leads to a third reason why caring is of special significance to women . |
| 28 | This leads to a third problem , that of falsifiability again . |
| 29 | The state intervenes as a last resort or safety net when parenting leads to dangerous or inadequate levels of child care . |
| 30 | So desperate has the tribe 's situation become that the government Indian foundation FUNAI is attempting to contact all the remaining uncontacted Awa , an action it only takes as a last resort . |