Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] on the third " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's because I like the way the note A sounds on the top string better than I do on the second , but I like A on the second string better than I do on the third , and so on . |
| 2 | She stopped on the third step , and looked back at Pete . |
| 3 | Richard said : ‘ The fierce weather we encountered on the third leg has tested us to our very limits . |
| 4 | When they resumed on the third afternoon after time lost for rain , they lost quick wickets , and at 214 for 6 seemed to have wasted the advantage . |
| 5 | Once , twice , smash , in it goes on the third kick . |
| 6 | Standing up , he whirled the triple-pronged metal three times to gain momentum , then let it go on the third upswing . |
| 7 | Moving the light round the half-circle , he let it rest on the third stone from the mouth of the chamber on the right hand side — the one which had been so prominent in his ‘ photograph ’ . |