Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [prep] [num ord] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coming out of the corner , the white needle went over the red line at 4,000 revs and , in my panic , I changed from third to fifth . |
| 2 | The climb continued by Knarlton hoot to Hudson Quarry , where wild sage was growing thickly amongst the limestone and grass , until I came at last to the rougher pasture below Hazely . |
| 3 | I messed at first with Harry Phillimore , who was to become a lifelong friend . |
| 4 | Moving with no clear sense of direction , I arrived at last at a wooden hut , set in a clearing in the forest which covered that part of the mountain . |
| 5 | But despite how I felt at first about myself when I lost my leg , I have n't really had that many problems with boyfriends . |
| 6 | In the first round I eased in third behind Pavoni and Bryzgin . |
| 7 | The most notable inclusions in the list were Lazard Brothers and Hambros , which rose from eleventh to second place and nineteenth to third place respectively . |
| 8 | Then she sent Molly into a shadowy room which seemed at first to be empty . |
| 9 | Michael Hardman , Graham Lees , Bill Mellor and Jim Makin decided to launch CAMRA , which stood at first for the Campaign for the Revitalisation of Ale . |
| 10 | ‘ So … do you know my answer ? ’ she whispered at last on a shaky laugh , tightening her fingers round Roman 's hard forearm as he drew her closer against him . |
| 11 | ‘ All right , I 'll leave , ’ she agreed at last in a low voice . |
| 12 | The King was to stay in the Deanery , and the modest but elegant house nearby of the bachelor Prebendary Ken appeared a convenient place in which to billet Nell Gwynne , who ranked about third among the King 's mistresses . |
| 13 | Holder Jahangir Khan , the unseeded former world No 1 one who dropped to 26th in the world rankings owing to a back injury , comfortably beat Simon Parke , 15-8 , 15-7 , 15-10 . |
| 14 | Which is the the one that you 're sort of that you came across first of all the trig functions ? |
| 15 | So she kept to the woods , following the way Pedro had led , until she came at last to the clearing at the head of the ride . |
| 16 | The former cocaine user , who slumped from fourth to 59th in the world , now lives in his native Canada . |
| 17 | Just as the race rekindled Classic hopes for Stoute , the flame was snuffed out for Newmarket trainer Mohammed Moubarak , who blamed himself for the dismal performance of 11–4 favourite Forest Tiger , who trailed in last after coming under pressure at half-way . |
| 18 | ‘ Not exactly , ’ she answered at last with as much honesty as she could without giving anything away . |
| 19 | ‘ No , ’ she said at last with exaggerated patience . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , ’ she said at last with only a faint betraying tremor in her voice , ‘ if you really are dead set on staying to help , there is something you could do . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm awake , ’ she said at last in a voice strained with hurt . |
| 22 | ‘ I think it would be better if we sat a little further apart , ’ she said at last in a slightly cracked tone . |
| 23 | ‘ I think I want to go back to the house for a while , ’ she said at last in a careful tone . |
| 24 | That teed up the ton , completed on Our Rita who swept from last to first to land the ( less aptly-named ) You 'll Never Get Rich Handicap by three lengths from Wellsy Lad . |
| 25 | Lillywhite , from Walton-on-Thames , started the day with just 20 seconds to spare over Norway 's Ole Simensen , who jumped from ninth to second place when he came in with a four-strong leading group in Liverpool City Centre . |
| 26 | We came at last to his office which was basically a roomette like my own : that is to say , it was a seven-by-four-foot space on one side of a central corridor , containing a washbasin , a folding table and two seats , one of which concealed what the timetable coyly called ‘ facilities ’ . |
| 27 | We came at last to a clearing brought about by a massive outcrop of rock . |
| 28 | As my son had been born on 5 March of that year , we talked at first about children , and he observed somewhat wistfully that the experience of having children must , despite all its responsibilities , be a unique sort of pleasure . |
| 29 | Their absence cost ‘ Quins , who lost 25–14 , a victory which enhanced the Saints ’ title ambitious as they moved to third in the table , one point behind leaders Orrell . |
| 30 | Another time , Swan flew through the night for what seemed like hours and hours until they came at last to a gigantic opening in the earth 's surface , a sort of huge gaping hole in the ground , and Swan glided slowly round and round above this massive crater and then right down into it . |